Episode 168 - Holiday Romance

Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory Podcast

It's almost Valentine's Day, so this episode we’re talking about Holiday Romance! We discuss what counts as a holiday, Christmas, nostalgia, 1st vs. 3rd person narration, and how all the stories we read are “fine.” Plus: There’s only one bed!

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In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

• Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
• Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
• Someone to Trust by Mary Balogh
• Yule Planet by Angel Martinez
• Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber

Other Media We Mentioned

• The Red Satin Collection by Giselle Renarde
• The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer (the Hanukkah one Jam mentioned)
• Casper Gets His Wish by R. Cooper (the elf one Jam mentioned) (from Episode 063: Cheap eBooks)
• The Frontier Romance: Environment, Culture, and Alaska Identity by Judith Kleinfeld

Links, Articles, and Things

• Hark! Episode 328: Brand Synergy
• When Is ‘Cuffing Season?’
• New Christmas Movies You Can Stream This Season (2022)
• How to watch all 172 new Christmas movies in December
• Quiz: What Queer Holiday Romance Should You Read?
• Escape from the Holidays
• 24-hour comic (Wikipedia)

20 Holiday Romance books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

• The Holly Dates by Brittainy C. Cherry
• Whiteout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon
• Sweet on You: A Filipino Romance by Carla de Guzman
• Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
• Kwanzaa Angel by Shirley Hailstock
• Mangos and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera
• Amor Actually: A Holiday Romance Anthology by Adriana Herrera, Alexis Daria, Diana Muñoz Stewart, Mia Sosa, Priscilla Oliveras, Sabrina Sol, and Zoey Castile
• Merry Inkmas by Talia Hibbert
• Tempted at Midnight by Cheris Hodges
• One Christmas Wish by Brenda Jackson
• Grand Theft N.Y.E. by Katrina Jackson
• Gettin' Merry: A Holiday Anthology by Beverly Jenkins, Francis Ray, Geri Guillaume, and Monica Jackson
• A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli
• Holidays with the Wongs by Jackie Lau
• Ready When You Are by Gary Lonesborough
  • Also published under the title The Boy From the Mish
• The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo
• Right Beside You by Mary Monroe
• Love Me This Christmas by Jasmine Nicole
• The Christmas Clash by Suzanne Park
• All I Want Is You by Kayla Perrin and Deborah Fletcher Mello

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Join us again on Tuesday, February 21st it’s time for What is a book? (part 2)!

Then on Tuesday, March 7th we’ll be discussing the genre of Gender Theory/Studies!