Episode 189 - Romantic Comedies & Humorous Romance

Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory Podcast

This episode we’re discussing the fiction genre of Romantic Comedies! We talk about the difference between “fun” and “funny,” crossover romance genres, cataloguing romance fiction, and more!

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In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

• The House Witch by Delemhach
• A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley
• One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
• Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
• Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake
• Take Me Home by Lorelie Brown
• I Kissed a Girl by Jennet Alexander
• The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Other Media We Mentioned

• When Harry Met Sally… (Wikipedia)
• The Bear (Wikipedia)
  • Nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
• The Martian (Wikipedia)
  • Golden Globes change comedy rules after controversial win for The Martian
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
• Beetlejuice (Wikipedia)
• The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare
• A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare
• You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• Judgment (video game)
• Bridgertons Series by Julia Quinn
• Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
• A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
• The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan
• Cats (2019 film) (Wikipedia)

Links, Articles, and Things

• Episode 119: Regency Romance
• What does a happily ever after look like? (romance novel covers)
• Sensible Chuckle (Know Your Meme)
• There Is Only One Bed (TV Tropes)
• Pop Culture Happy Hour
• Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
• Does the Dog Die?

20 Humorous Romance by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

• Courting Samira by Amal Awad
• The Wildest Ride by Marcella Bell
• A Proposal They Can't Refuse by Natalie Caña
• Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
• Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao
• How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole
• You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
• Game On by Seressia Glass
• Manhattan Dreaming by Anita Heiss
• Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
• A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson
• Much Ado about Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin
• Serena Singh Flips the Script by Sonya Lalli
• The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau
• Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee
• The Secret to a Southern Wedding by Synithia Williams
• Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne
• Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma
• The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
• The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu

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Join us again on Tuesday, February 20th we’ll be talking about our reading resolutions for 2024!

Then on Tuesday, March 5th we’ll be discussing the genre of Dark Fantasy!