RAD Reading Podcast
Episode # 8
Episode Title: Shameless Reading - Like What You Like + Our Shameless Book Recs
Release Date: November 19, 2021
Episode Summary
This week we’re talking about dropping reader shame and reading what you want to read. Plus, we’re giving our favorite shameless recs! Make sure the kids aren’t in the room for this one, y’all. ;) Join us and read shameless!
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Highlights:
The language/terms used to shame readers about certain types of books
Roni gets on her soapbox about the word “cheesy”
How genres read primarily by women are often shamed the most
Shame about book covers, titles, taboos, and uncomfortable topics
Self-help books and why they shouldn’t be shamed
Graphic novels count as reading
Romance novels and mental health
People who watch romance on the screen but won’t read a romance novel
Ways to keep things private if you really can’t been outwardly shameless
Finding your people
Our shameless book recs including Dawn’s blue aliens and Roni’s kinky picks
Our RAD Reading Recs of the week
*spoilers of which books we talk about below*
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*Note: all book links are affiliate links which means the podcast makes a small commission if you make a purchase, but there is no extra cost to you!
Books recommended by Roni:
Natural Law by Joey W. Hill
Willing Victim by Cara McKenna
Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Solve for Happy by Mo Gawdet
Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday
The Upward Spiral by Alex Korb
Books recommended by Dawn:
Omegaverse novels by Callie Rhodes
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon
Bound by Eva Charles
Masters of the Shadowlands series by Cherise Sinclair
Sky Mates series by Susan Grant
RAD Reading Recs of the Week:
American Queen by Sierra Simone (Dawn rec)
A Knight In Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux (Roni Rec)
Other books mentioned:
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Other non-book things mentioned:
How Romance Novels Helped Me Life Myself Out of Postpartum Depression by author Sherry Thomas
Navigating Depression with the Help of Romance Novels by Carolina Ciucci
Outlander TV show
Bridgerton TV show
True Blood TV show
Find us online:
Connect with Roni on her website or @roniloren on Instagram
Connect with Dawn on her website or @dawnalexanderbooks on Instagram
Another note: Because we are both in the publishing industry, sometimes the books we recommend might be by an author we know personally, an author who shares a publisher, editor, or agent with Roni, or an author whom Dawn has edited. Publishing is a small world, so that will happen from time to time. However, we guarantee that we only recommend books we love. We have not been asked to promote any of these books and none are paid ads. However, some books we review may be ARCs (advanced reading copies provided by publishers to reviewers for honest reviews.)