“DEEP DIVE”
This week Ana hosts the podcast and introduces our April tribute to Romance Friendly Librarians with special guest Robin Bradford with a focus on slow burn romance
EP 229 HOST
> ANA COQUI (she/her) A lifelong genre reader, Ana grew up reading fantasy, sci-fi & mystery novels in Puerto Rico, before finally wandering into the romance section of the library in search of HEA’s after bawling through one too many dystopian novels. When she is not reading, knitting, writing about romance for Love in Panels or running #RomBkLove on Twitter as @anacoqui, Ana is a school librarian
EP 229 GUEST
> ROBIN BRADFORD (she/her) Robin is a collection development librarian in the Pacific Northwest and the 2016 recipient of the RWA Cathie Linz Librarian of the Year award. You can follow Robin on Twitter and Instagram @tuphlos
EP 229 DISCUSSION
NOTE: This episode was recorded in mid-March during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020-21
CW: This discussion includes mentions of romance blogger Corey Alexander
> #RomBkLove is Ana’s annual celebration of inclusive romance in which romance readers share recommendations on social media during the month of May
Link: https://www.anacoqui.com/rombklove/
> Corey Alexander passed away in Aug 2020, and their blog lives on as an archive of their unique and invaluable voice in the romance community. Last March, we were lucky to speak with Corey about neuro-divergent representation in romance for RBP
LISTEN NOW: http://lustandfoundreads.com/rombkpod/ep-129/
Link: https://coreysbookcorner.wordpress.com/
> Robin is the author of many an opinion on book covers which you can read by following the #CollectionDevelopment hashtag on Twitter
> Robin recommends the Crossfire Series by Sylvia Day
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/series/73778-crossfire
> Robin recommends Make It Sweet by Kristen Callihan
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54447129-make-it-sweet
> Robin recommends A Slow Burn (Stories from Beauville #0.5) by Tigris Eden
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21896217-a-slow-burn
> Robin recommends In Her Wildest Dreams by Farrah Rochon
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13448644-in-her-wildest-dreams
> Decision Fatigue is real!
> Librarians to Authors: Tell us what’s in your books! Tropes, keywords, content warnings are all helpful
> Robin recommends the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton including Dead Ice (Anita Blake #24) featuring Rafael the wererat
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24353296-dead-ice
> Robin & Ana recommend all things Shelly Laurenston
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/65137.Shelly_Laurenston
> Ana recommends Empire of Sand (The Books of Ambha #1) & Realm of Ash (The Books of Ambha #2) by Tasha Suri
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/series/247496-the-books-of-ambha
NOTE: These books were previously discussed on RBP #209 & #217 with Tasha herself
LISTEN NOW: http://lustandfoundreads.com/rombkpod/ep-217/
> Robin recommends Binding Shadows (Tooth & Spell #1) by Jasmine Silvera
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49231123-binding-shadows
> Ana recommends The Devil You Know (Mercenary Librarians #2) by Kit Rocha
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53424624-the-devil-you-know
NOTE: This book is due out August 2021
NOTE: The Mercenary Librarians series was previously discussed in RBP #209 with Kit Rocha
LISTEN NOW: http://lustandfoundreads.com/rombkpod/ep-209/
> Who’s your favorite romance friendly librarian? What’s the best romance recommendation you received from a librarian? Let us know on Twitter or Instagram @RomBkPod
Happy Reading!
EP 229 MUSIC CREDIT
Music: “Lift Off” by Jahzzar
From the Free Music Archive
CC BY-SA 3.0
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