On today's episode, Jill is joined by her co-worker Meghan to discuss romance books featuring fat characters. From contemporary romances set on reality television shows to historical romances featuring fat male characters, there's so much to fall in love with in these books. They also discuss the importance of using body neutral language around kids.
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Jul 30
August 2026 Book Releases We're Adding to Our TBRs
August 2026 books are here, and Joe is joined by Bre (@locd_booktician_) to share the new releases they're most excited to add to their TBRs. Covering everything from horror, thrillers, romance, fantasy, literary fiction, and beyond, they're highlighting some of the month's bigge ... Show More
1h 42m
Jul 16
Plot Twists & Playlists: Audiobooks, Romance Reads & 2026 Book Talk with Destinee
What's better than talking about great books? Talking about all the great books. This week, Joe is joined by romance novel matchmaker, bookseller, and creator Destinee for a delightfully bookish conversation that bounces around bookish things everyone can't stop talking about. Gr ... Show More
1h 7m
Jul 9
Summerween 2026: The Best Horror Books to Kick Off Spooky Season Early
Summer is heating up... so naturally it's time for ghosts, monsters, haunted camps, cursed lakes, and things that go bump in the night. Joe is joined by Bre to celebrate Summerween 2026, the growing tradition of bringing spooky season into the middle of summer. Whether horror rea ... Show More
1h 33m
Feb 2020
Fated Mates And Lots Of Romance
Amanda and Jenn are joined by Sarah MacLean and Jen Prokop of the Fated Mates podcast in this romance special episode!This episode is sponsored by Book Marks, a customizable journal to record your reading life, Sourcebooks, and Two Lines Press.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Ap ... Show More
57m 52s
Jun 2021
Fat Love: Desirability & Insecurity
In this episode, Da’Shaun Harrison joins us to talk through desirability, insecurity, and their upcoming book Belly of the BeastWrite a Love Letter to the Fatmily! / Become a Patron! / Get our Stylish Sista collab stickers! / *PATRONS* Enter our Belly of the Beast Giveaway Click ... Show More
50 m
Mar 2024
Redux: Body Weight and Romance
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It’s never easy to talk to our romantic partners about their bodies, especially when it’s about weight. The Sugars, along with writer Ashley C. Ford, answer letters from people questioning their relationships b ... Show More
34m 23s
Jan 2023
S3 Ep2: Spicy Books and Representation
Anyone else on 🌶spicy🌶 book tok or is it just Lauren? A good romance book written by a woman just hits different, but it can be really hard to find the right one (almost as hard as reading one in public🤣)!! So in this episode, Lauren’s telling us what we should look, which boo ... Show More
43m 14s
Mar 2022
Romance Novels Are For Everyone
On this week’s episode of The Waves, the co-host of Slate’s internet culture podcast ICYMI, Rachelle Hampton sits down with Slate associate editor and romance author, Marissa Martinelli to talk about romance novels and, of course, the television show Bridgerton. In the first half ... Show More
40m 34s