Hot Cocoa Books: Campy Holiday Romance with Timothy Janovsky

Happy holidays, comrades! Hope you're staying warm this December (or heading to the beach if you're a Down Under comrade) and curling up with a nice cup of cocoa and a book. If you need recs, I'm joined by Timothy Janovsky, the unofficial King of the Christmas Romcom, today to talk about campy holiday romance. We chat about why we all love to imagine banging Santa so much, the overlap between romance and horror, and telling campy queer stories especially this time of year. Enjoy the show! Connect with Timothy; @timothyjanovsky WRION episodes mentioned: Alison Cochrun; Her Night with Santa; "Older" FMCs Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family! Support the podcast and buy me coffee WRION merch! My feminist, sapphic, bookish Etsy shop! Instagram/Threads: @wereaditonenight TikTok: @wereaditonenight Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

This one's for all the monster f*ckers! I'm joined by Minotaur milking queen C.M. Nascosta to chat all things monster romance. Why it had such a boom during lock down; what the OG monster romance is; how indie authors are leading the freaky charge. Enjoy the show! Connect with C.M. Nascosta Episodes mentioned: Morning Glory Milking Farm That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon Sing Me to Sleep Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family! Support the podcast and buy me coffee WRION merch! My feminist, sapphic, bookish Etsy shop! Instagram/Threads: @wereaditonenight TikTok: @wereaditonenight Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

I'm joined by Kiwi author Esme Brett to celebrate Movember and the microtrend (fingers crossed that it becomes a full trend) of mustaches in romance novels! We talk about what and who installed our love of Mustache Man, what's causing the resurgence, and recommend a full stache's worth of romances for your TBR. If you're a fan of heroes with upper lip caterpillars, whiskers, crumb catchers, and lady ticklers, this is the episode for you! Connect with Esme: website; get her books; Instagram; TikTok Romancelandia's resident mustache experts: Beth and Allie Twisted Love episode Smart Bitches, Trashy Books Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family! Support the podcast and buy me coffee WRION merch! My feminist, sapphic, bookish Etsy shop! Instagram/Threads: @wereaditonenight TikTok: @wereaditonenight Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

Surprise! RACHEL IS BACK! Rachel takes a break from her busy life to guest host this episode with me so that we can celebrate the podcast officially being old enough for preschool. We're combining two of the classic podcast topics--romance novels and Taylor Swift--by stuffing your TBRs with recommendations inspired by Taylor's recent, controversial album THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL. We also drop loads of fun facts, talk himbos, and spread some conspiracy theories about Taylor's true identity. Enjoy the show! Listen to the episodes on some of the books and authors we talk about: The Intimacy Experiment LOTHAIRE Pt. 1; Pt. 2 Seven Days in June Run Posy Run Alison Cochrun: 1, 2 The Hating Game Alexandra Vasti When a Scot Ties the Knot Danica Nava RESOURCES: Eloisa James on TLOAS   Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family! Support the podcast and buy us coffee WRION merch! Our feminist, sapphic, bookish Etsy shop! Instagram/Threads: @wereaditonenight TikTok: @wereaditonenight Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

Comrades! Today, I'm joined by Molly Tullis (aka The Bibliophile Blonde) to talk myths and legends and why the heck we can't stop retelling them. Also: the ethics of retellings and what gets called myth and what gets called religion. We also celebrate not being raptured, send a little love toward OG shadow daddy Hades, and recommend some of our favorite myth, legend, and folklore inspired romances. Enjoy the show! Connect with Mollie: get her books; @thebibliophileblonde; Queens, Quests, and Tropes Podcast Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family all about us! Support the podcast and buy us coffee WRION merch! Our feminist, sapphic, bookish Etsy shop! Instagram/Threads: @wereaditonenight TikTok: @wereaditonenight Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

Hey comrades! Today's episode is all about fangirling over happily ever afters, our favorite romance authors, and the revolutionary power of the romance genre--all with photographer Chandra Wicke, creator of The Happily Ever After Society, an upcoming coffee table book featuring photos and interviews from 41 romance authors as well as photos recreating scenes from some of your favorite romance books (seriously so cool!!). We also talk about the romance genre and feminism, romance as resistance, and Ali Hazelwood and Adriana Herrera's blockbuster After the End project. And of course, we each give you recs for romance books with HEAs that surprised us (seems like an oxymoron, but trust me!). Enjoy the show! Connect with Chandra: website; @chandrawickephotography The Happily Ever After Society: order the book! @happilyeveraftersociety Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family all about us! Support the podcast and buy us coffee WRION merch! Our feminist, sapphic, bookish Etsy shop! Instagram/Threads: @wereaditonenight TikTok: @wereaditonenight Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

Comrades! Today I'm chatting about "older" heroines with queer writer, author of EVERY STEP SHE TAKES, and WRION veteran, Alison Cochrun. We talk about whether FMCs are getting older in romance, queer awakenings, and how we balance escapism and diversity in our reading. We also recommend some delicious romances with FMCs who are 30+ years. Enjoy the show! Connect with Alison: www.alisoncochrun.com; @alisoncochrun Episodes ft. Alison: Ep. 18: Interview; Ep. 10: The Charm Offensive Romancing the Data   Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family all about us! Support the podcast and buy me a coffee WRION merch! Our feminist, sapphic, bookish Etsy shop! Instagram/Threads: @wereaditonenight TikTok: @wereaditonenight Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

Hey comrades! In this episode, I'm chatting about what the heck "historical accuracy" is anyway with my new favorite historical romance author (and 19th c. English lit professor) Alexandra Vasti, author of the upcoming sapphic romcom, LADIES IN HATING. We talk about falling into research rabbit holes, when to throw that research in the trash, and assign an appropriate amount of hate toward Georgette Heyer and the Victorians. And of course, we're stuffing your TBRs with our favorite historically accurate recs. Enjoy the show! Connect with Alexandra: www.alexandravasti.com; Instagram &  Tiktok: @alexandravasti RESOURCES Heyerisms Tiffany Problem Pride & Predators Female Husbands by Jen Manion When We Were Trans by Kit Keyam   Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family all about us! Support the podcast and buy us coffee WRION merch! Our feminist, sapphic, bookish Etsy shop! Instagram/Threads: @wereaditonenight TikTok: @wereaditonenight Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

Hey pals! We Read It One Night is back!! I'm jumping in feet-first with the incredible Danica Nava to chat about cowboy romance and Westerns. Danica's debut THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO EMBER became the first traditionally published all-Native romance (Native MCs, Native author) and she's reclaiming cowboy romance with her latest LOVE IS A WAR SONG. Enjoy the show! Connect with Danica: www.danicanavabooks.com; @danica_nava Britt Newton (cover artist): @holoske The Celluloid Princess Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Crisis Unbound podcast Menswear Guy 'Warrior Tonight' by Avery Fox Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family all about us! Support the podcast and buy us coffee WRION merch! Our feminist, sapphic, bookish Etsy shop! Instagram/Threads: @wereaditonenight TikTok: @wereaditonenight Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

Hey pals! Welcome to another episode of We Read It One Night with Alison, featuring return co-host, Elodie! We're talking about listener suggestion WHEN A SCOT TIES THE KNOT by Tessa Dare, aka the historical romcom Queen. Watch what happens when the fake fiance that bluestocking artist Maddie made up ten years ago only to fake kill off because she felt guilty for lying to her family shows up at her Scottish Highlands castle, alive, real, and hunky! Tessa turns marriage of convenience, epistolary, fake dating, found family, and more of your fav tropes on their heads. All of this in between our in-depth chat into the state of Romance books today, including Tiktok, the rise and fall of historicals, fanfic, online community, and more. Plus, tons of bonus book recs scattered throughout the episode. Enjoy the show! Elodie's other episode: Ep. 93 - Always Only You by Chloe Liese Brazen banter: Penguin clothbound classics! Where did all the dry humping go? The double edged sword of TikTok! Cat Scale: 6.25 Revolutionary Resources Clothbound binding my bookshelf Cora Harrington, lingerie expert The Traitors show Made of Honor movie Highland Clearances 831 Stories   Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family all about us! Support the podcast and buy us coffee WRION merch! Our feminist, sapphic, bookish Etsy shop! Instagram/Threads: @wereaditonenight Facebook: We Read It One Night TikTok: @wereaditonenight Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com