Monthly Book Chat - May 2025

We were delighted to talk to author Brittney Arena again, this time about one of her own favourite fantasy romances, Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo.There are some plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but there will be a warning when these are coming up. In next week's episode we will be discussing our topic of the month: Fan Fiction.If you'd like to watch this episode with captions, you can find links to You Tube and Spotify here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you! All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

The SFFRomCast is going to be at the Meet Cute Romance Festival in Elstree on 28th June 2025, and we want to interview you!Whether you are a writer, industry professional, booktoker, fellow podcaster or just a massive fan of any kind of SFF romance, we'd love you to contact us at [email protected] to book in a "flash" interview from 4.30pm on the day! And if you're not up for interviews, we'd still love to see you for a chat, to hear your suggestions or enter you in our prize giveaway!Tickets are currently still available for the festival here: Meet CuteThere will be so much happening, and for an amazingly reasonable price so get in there quick!All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

Welcome to the fourteenth episode of season eight. We're talking about what we've been reading, new releases coming up in May and the big new buzzing in the book community over the last month. Next week we'll be back with our final guest author for season eight, Brittney Arena, for a discussion about one of her own favourite fantasy romances, Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo.If you'd like to watch this episode with captions, you can find links to You Tube and Spotify here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you! All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

Welcome to episode thirteen of season eight! We were delighted to talk to our final guest author ⁠of the season, Brittney Arena about her debut novel, A Dance of Lies - out 5th June 2025. Next week we'll be back with our monthly book chat, and look out for episode fifteen when Brittney will join us again for a discussion about one of her own favourite fantasy romances. If you'd like to watch this episode with captions, you can find links to You Tube and Spotify here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you! All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

In this episode we're talking about our topic of the month - audio books. Next week we'll have our final guest author of the season, Brittney Arena, join us to discuss her up-coming release, A Dance of Lies.If you'd like to watch this episode with captions, you can find links to You Tube and Spotify here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you! All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

We were delighted to talk to author ⁠⁠Ali Williams again, this time about one of her own favourite fantasy romances, In The Vanishers' Palace by Aliette De Bodard.There might be some small plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but we always try to warn you. As always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic. These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content/trigger warnings for the book before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about. In next week's episode we will be discussing our topic of the month: Audio Books.If you'd like to watch this episode with captions, you can find links to You Tube and Spotify here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you! All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

Welcome to the tenth episode of season eight. We're talking about what we've been reading, new releases coming up in April and the book chat buzzing in SFF romance publishing and reader communities over the last month. Next week we'll be back with our guest author for April, Ali Williams, for a discussion about one of her own favourite fantasy romances, In The Vanishers' Palace by Aliette DeBodard.If you'd like to watch this episode with captions, you can find links to You Tube and Spotify here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you! All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

Welcome to episode nine of season eight! We were delighted to talk to author ⁠Ali Williams about the first novella in her new series, Nix and Tell. Next week we'll be back with our monthly book chat, and look out for episode eleven when Ali will join us again for a discussion about one of her own favourite fantasy romances. If you'd like to watch this episode with captions, you can find links to You Tube and Spotify here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you! All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

In this episode we're talking about our topic of the month - adaptations. Next week we'll have our third guest author of the season, Ali Williams, join us to discuss her latest release, Nix and Tell. If you'd like to watch this episode with captions, you can find links to You Tube and Spotify here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you! All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

We were delighted to talk to author ⁠⁠Stephanie Burgis ⁠again, this time about one of her own favourite fantasy romances, The Sorceress Transcendent by Casey Blair.There might be some small plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but we always try to warn you. As always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic. These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content/trigger warnings for the book before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about. In next week's episode we will be discussing our topic of the month: Adaptations.If you'd like to watch this episode with captions, you can find links to You Tube and Spotify here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you! All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)