In the next edition of Scientist Who Reads we finally get to speak to the romance queen aka Dr Helena Henke (She/Her). We spoke to her about expat and academic nomad life, the importance of diversifying our reads and how they can help us understand experiences other than our own and maybe sometimes even help us discover things about ourselves. And of course, we talk about romance; queer romance, STEM rep in romance, and so much more!

You can find Helena’s Instagram here 

Books Mentioned:

• Get A Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
• Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
• Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
• The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
• Written In The Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
• Love On The Brain by Ali Hazelwood
• The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
• The Lady’s Guide To Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite
• The Chemistry Of Familiar Objects by Alexandra Vasti
• The Love Con by Seressia Glass
• Throttled by Lauren Asher
• Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner
• Hotshot by Clare Lydon
• Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
• Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly (this is the one with the pacific crest trail)
• How You Get The Girl by Anita Kelly (this is the basketball one Helena talks about too)
• Chef’s Kiss by TJ Alexander
• Chef’s Choice by TJ Alexander
• We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian

References:

• Julie and Camilla 

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