LITerally Us: A Romance Book Podcast

"The book was better" is a complaint many readers have about book adaptations (for good reason!). On this special episode, Gabi and Kamrun review the highly anticipated Passionfix movie adaptation of Gabriel's Inferno by New York Times bestselling author Sylvain Reynard. They compare it to the book series and look at the trend of romance books to screen adaptations. They also analyze just how faithful a screen adaptation should be to a book, chat about Passionflix movies, and discuss why it's important to have adaptations made to fit the current climate, regardless of when the books were written.  

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On this episode, Kamrun and Gabi are excited to chat with New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton. They discuss her newest book THE LAST TRAIN TO KEY WEST, her past historical fiction novels including NEXT YEAR TO HAVANA (which was a July 2018 Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick), strong heroines, love stories, and what she has coming up next. 

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The topic of quarantine romance books, particularly those set during the coronavirus pandemic, has been a controversial one as of late. Is it too soon and too real? On this episode, Gabi and Kamrun dive into just that with an unfiltered review of new romance book LOVE UNDER QUARANTINE by Kylie Scott and Audrey Carlan, the criticism it has faced, and how it stands.

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On this episode, Gabi and Kamrun interview Sonya Lalli, author of THE MATCHMAKER'S LIST and the latest book GROWN UP POSE and chat about the arranged marriage trope -- particularly within the South Asian context -- Sonya's favorite romance books, and what she has coming up. As an ode to two of their favorite tropes, Kamrun and Gabi start the episode with a roundup of some of their favorite arranged marriage/marriage of convenience romance books across all sub-genres and why they're both so versatile. 

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On this episode, Kamrun and Gabi interview New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle, who has penned books like LOVE, IN ENGLISH, THE PACT, A NORDIC KING, and more. They discuss Karina's latest release LOVEWRECKED, how much the romance genre has changed since she started writing, how traveling inspires her books, and her favorite reads! Stay tuned for what she's working on and her best advice for aspiring writers too!

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On this episode, Gabi and Kamrun travel back in time to Regency England where they interview debut author Martha Waters on her new historical romance TO HAVE AND TO HOAX. They chat with Martha about this Regency romantic comedy and its marriage in trouble premise, illustrated covers, and her favorite romance books (both historical and non-historical). Martha also shared deets on her upcoming romance.

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On this episode, Gabi and Kamrun take a trip down memory lane to re-read one of their favorite and early romance reads, Wallbanger by New York Times bestselling author Alice Clayton. They share their thoughts on whether it still holds up eight years later in today's world, how it fits in with the romance books today, and their book recommendations. 

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On this episode, Kamrun and Gabi welcome author duo Christina Lauren to their show! They're the #1 internationally bestselling authors of so many books like Beautiful Bastard, The Unhoneymooners, Roomies, and Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating. They stop by to chat about their newest romantic comedy The Honey Don't List, their illustrious writing career, books and projects they're working on, and play two games of Kiss, Marry, and Kill with some of their characters. 

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On this episode, Gabi and Kamrun head back to the Alaskan Wild and they have a special guest! Internationally bestselling author K.A. Tucker stops by to discuss The Simple Wild & Wild at Heart, whether she has plans to write a third book in the series and what she's working on next. 

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*This episode is sponsored by The Bachelor by New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries (Kensington Books).*

While Under Lock(e)down during the pandemic crisis, Kamrun and Gabi put themselves to The (Bride)Test and read a book from their TBR pile. We've all been there: buying and flagging books for our reading pile and saving them for the "perfect" moment, which gets further away as more books go on sale.

But Kamrun and Gabi have decided to push themselves into seizing that perfect moment instead of waiting for it to come to them, to read books from two of their favorite authors, Mariana Zapata and Helen Hoang. 

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