Episode Details

This week, we’ve got two tremendous guests and we’re coming to you from four different time zones! Coronavirus silver lining — time has literally no meaning any longer. We’re talking to the brilliant duo Christina Lauren about their new book, The Honey Don’t List, and forced proximity romances — which is a crowd favorite…or at least was a crowd favorite until we were all forced into forced proximity!

Next week, we’re reading Victoria Dahl’s Taking the Heat. We know it’s tough to get it in print, but find it in e at your local library or at: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, or in print, mailed from your local indie (which is probably still shipping!)

We hope you’re staying safe!

Show Notes

• Welcome Christina Lauren! Check out their new release, a forced proximity romance called The Honey Don't List. Perhpas, like Sarah, you need to understand the "honey do" list.
• If you're worried about zombies running, there's an app for that.
• Christina and Lauren said their cover reminds them of Lizzo's big inflatable butt at the 2019 AMAs.
• Jen wrote a Kirkus column about why "only one bed" is one of the most delightful subsets of the "forced proximity" trope.
• Amanda Diehl reviews for BookPage and also for Smart Bitches Trashy Books. Here is her inteview with Christina Lauren.
• Sarah mentioned the great New York City Blackout of 2003, but it turns out a field in Ohio caused the problem.
• "He is poison to everyone but her" is of course a reference back to Sarah's favorite IAD book, Sweet Ruin.
• All about wheelwrights