Season 2 Premiere!

Hsu-Ming Teo, a cultural historian and romance scholar, joins me to discuss her research on cultural authenticity in east asian american romance novels, among many other fascinating topics such as love as a commodity, intimacy, Australian convict romances, historical accuracy, and why impact still rules, but intent may matter more than we think. We also discuss novels by Ruby Lang, Courtney Milan, Helen Hoang, and Jeannie Lin.

Show Notes:

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Guest: Hsu-Ming Teo

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Books Discussed

• Clean Breaks by Ruby Lang
• Trade Me by Courtney Milan
• The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

Notes:

• JPRS article: Cultural Authenticity, The Family, and East Asian American Romance Novels by Hsu-Ming Teo

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