033. Romance Myths & Misconceptions: Kennedy Ryan, Emma Barry, Talia Hibbert, Tif Marcelo, and Suzanne Jefferies

Myths Twitter Thread from 12/11/19: https://twitter.com/ShelfLovePod/status/1204745917527732226

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Myth: Romance Novels Aren’t Well Written
Myth Buster: Emma Barry

Mentioned

• Purple Prose Parody Contest

• Susanna Kearsley’s experiment

Emma Barry

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author.emma.barry/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorEmmaBarry

• Website: https://authoremmabarry.com/

Listen to Emma on Episode 30: A Seditious Affair by KJ Charles with Emma Barry: Cross-Class Romance, and Andrea’s HEA Existential Crisis

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Myth: Romance novels are only read by uneducated women who don’t want to read substance
Myth Buster: Talia Hibbert

Talia Hibbert

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taliahibbert/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaliaHibbert

• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorTaliaHibbert/

• Facebook Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/192280797995525/

Listen to Talia on Episode 27: Talia Hibbert on Genderqueer Themes from Mulan and Forced Proximity in Therese Beharrie’s Work

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Myth: Romance novel heroines are all damsels in distress; they’re vapid and lack substance or depth
Myth Buster: Tif Marcelo

Tif Marcelo:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tifmarcelo/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/TifMarcelo

• Website: http://www.tifmarcelo.com/

Listen to Tif in episode #22: Tif Marcelo: Community, Outcasts, and Thirsty by Mia Hopkins

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Myth: Romance novels are boring and all the same
Myth Buster: Kennedy Ryan

Mentioned:

• The Fish Tails by Suanne Laqueur - The Fish Tales series (CW: school shooting)

Kennedy Ryan:

• Website: https://kennedyryanwrites.com/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/kennedyrwrites

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kennedyryan1/

You can listen to Kennedy on the following episodes

• #18 Kennedy Ryan Minisode: The RITAs and Breaking Through

• #24 Body Image in Romance Novels: Kennedy Ryan and Esme Brett

• #28 Emergency Contact by Mary HK Choi with guest Kennedy Ryan: Longing, Connection, and Friendship as Foundational to Romance

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Myth: Romance novel readers are stupid, can’t be feminists, and are all women
Myth Buster: Suzanne Jefferies

Suzanne Jefferies:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuzanneJefferiesAuthor

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SuzanneJefferiesAuthor/

• Website: www.suzannejefferies.com