Katrina Jackson never actually left: we talk about Scandal, why impermanence and entropy are the root cause for readers' desire for a happily ever after - or at least according to my theory, and how Katrina's research on Black romance as liberation is coming along. We also discuss Blind Date with a Book Boyfriend by Lucy Eden, a true romcom novella that turns the one-day courtship trope on its head.
03:05 - What Kat’s been up to. Scandal. Contagion. Growing jalapenos.
14:21 - Kat’s Research: Black Romance as Liberation
41:53 - HEA, HFN, Andrea’s grand theory of romance
50:53 - The fantasy of resolution
59:16 - Blind Date With A Book Boyfriend
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Guest: Katrina Jackson
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We Read:
Blind Date With A Book Boyfriend by Lucy Eden
Notes:
03:05 - What Kat’s been up to. Scandal. Contagion. Growing jalapenos.
Shelf Love Episode 017 - An Unconditional Freedom by Alyssa Cole with Katrina Jackson
Shelf Love Episode 023. Katrina Jackson: Communication, Polyamory + Financial Conversations
Katrina’s episode coming soon!
14:21 - Kat’s Research: Black Romance as Liberation
Shelf Love Episode 013. The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams with Steve Ammidown (Steve is the archivist at the Browne Pop Culture Library at BGSU and was organizing the Researching the Romance Conference)
Shelf Love Episode 041. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang with Dr. Maria DeBlassie - we discussed “bodice rippers” and the origins of the romance genre, problematic warts and all
“The dynamacy” - Shelf Love Episode 014. Equivalent Exchange by Christina C. Jones with Funmi B. - Black Indie Romance
Shelf Love Episode about Rose Lerner’s Work
41:53 - HEA, HFN, Andrea’s grand theory of romance
Andrea’s Venn Diagram - scroll to the bottom of the page
50:53 - The fantasy of resolution
Happier with Gretchen Rubin with Dan Harris - the episode that got me thinking about entropy
59:16 - Blind Date With A Book Boyfriend
049. Blind Date With A Book Boyfriend by Lucy Eden with Katrina Jackson