Hi Smooches, this is Meg and you're listening to Make Out Already. While Liz is out, tending to her wee babe, I've invited two new friends onto the podcast--co-authors Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding. Their new book is Emma of 83rd Street, a retelling of the classic Jane Austen tale, but set in modern times on the upper East Side of Manhattan. Trust me, you are going to LOVE this contemporary romance version of Emma's story, which has the spice level that we've all been dying for. Audrey, Emily and I chat a bit about the book and their process, and then we talk about some of our favorite TV and movie adaptations of Austen's work. It's so fun. Stay tuned!

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Stuff we mentioned:

25 of the best Jane Austen novel adaptations for film and TV: https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/jane-austen-adaptations-movies-tv-shows-rcna36172

Enormous uncanny valley sculpture of Colin Firth: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/huge-statue-dripping-wet-colin-581865/

Our previous episode of Emma movie rankings: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/SgaG9a5OVzb

Hi Smooches! This is Meg, and I am continuing my solo hosting stint while Liz is on maternity leave with a special guest-visit from Deanna, our spooky season correspondent and horror wh*re! We chat about Hell Followed With Us, the debut novel from Andrew Joseph White. It's a dystopian horror romance, and its rife with religious trauma. If that happens to be a trigger for you, you may want to skip this episode. Spoilers ahead!

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Website: www.makeoutalreadypod.com

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Stuff we mentioned:

Hell Followed With Us, by Andrew Joseph White https://www.therippedbodicela.com/book/9781682633243

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, by Andrew Joseph White https://www.therippedbodicela.com/book/9781682636114

Hi Smooches, Meg here. While Liz is out on maternity leave, I've invited Benno, aka Mr. Meg, on to the podcast to share his expertise. If I'm a book person, he is a movie person. And his favorite kind of movie lately? The erotic thriller. I asked him to join me and educate me on the genre, and he spent actual hours writing paper notes and an outline for the episode, so I hope you enjoy it. My favorite part is when he gently explains to me that erotic thrillers aren't supposed to make me laugh, they're supposed to make me horny and scared. Fair warning, this is an especially not safe for work episode and there are spoilers for many movies--but they're mostly from the '80s, so whatever. Stay tuned!

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Hi Smooches! This is Meg, and I am continuing my solo hosting stint while Liz is on maternity leave with a special guest-visit from Sarah! You might recognize her from our episode on the amazing movie "Practical Magic." She's joining me to lend her slutty daddy expertise to this episode about season 2 of the Netflix series Shadow and Bone, based on the YA books by Leigh Bardugo. So much stuff happens over the course of this show that this recap episode couldn't be anything other than chaotic. But this is one of those episodes where we forget we're recording and it's just two buds talking about some hot fantasy sh*t. Spoilers ahead!

Where to find us:

Website: www.makeoutalreadypod.com

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/makeout_already

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Merch:  https://make-out-already.creator-spring.com

Stuff we mentioned:

Our episode on "Practical Magic" with Sarah: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2RhStspAi7FX8n9rk5fHGu?si=aVYPiAmRRBKXgUKML1XCwA

Our episode on season 1 of Shadow and Bone with Uppercase YA: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2g6CT5ut2hh7xBFRfufUAW?si=K0saXktyTlKw-8dsafYVvQ

Hi Smooches! We are happy to share that our newest cohost has entered the world! That's right, our Queen Liz has welcomed her princess and is now sailing away on maternity leave, and Meg is beginning a solo expedition. Batten down the fucking hatches, smooches!

In this episode, my friend and colleague Teddy was kind enough to share their fanfiction expertise with me, an absolute fanfic newbie. We talk about basics of the genre and community, the writing process, popular ships and fandoms, and taboos, because hello it's not an episode of Make Out Already unless we talk about the taboo.

Where to find us:

Website: www.makeoutalreadypod.com

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/makeout_already

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makeoutalreadypod

Merch:  https://make-out-already.creator-spring.com

Stuff we mentioned:

Manacled, by Sen Lin Yu https://archiveofourown.org/works/14454174

Amazing fanart for Manacled, by Avendell https://www.tumblr.com/avendell/617412699942486016/illustrations-for-manacled-by-senlinyuwrites

Twist and Shout, by Gabriel, Stand By Me https://archiveofourown.org/works/537876

There's a point in the episode where I'm totally wrong and say that Liz and Molly reviewed Morning Glory Milking Farm. They actually reviewed Girls Weekend by CM Nascosta: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5WzTpXXLsgYE3zGaODPkAG?si=a3a60b774b7a430e

But Heaving Bosoms did a great couple of episodes on MGMF! https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wtdQcaj6zbl8Keu0uB87a?si=a67c8c8cb18b44a8https://open.spotify.com/episode/12IreOxpLyf77Z5lcGikpz?si=476d7510ddd24564

Bonkers Romance episode on Sing Me to Sleep by RM Virtues: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5mjanjxMnJlPiNPZSl6m0H?si=80ae8c718bc14bbf

Hi Smooches! On this episode, we’re recommending romances with mental health themes, whether the characters are explicitly diagnosed with a mental illness or living with a neurodivergence, or are coded as such. If you have mental health recs you’d like to share, we’d love to add them to our list! Let’s get into it. 

Where to find us

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Liz’s book: “How That Makes You Feel” by Elle Diaz https://amzn.to/3PVc5UQ

Stuff we mentioned

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

A Duke By Default by Alyssa Cole

The Theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden

The Bride Test and The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

Barbarian’s Beloved by Ruby Dixon

How That Makes You Feel by Elle Diaz

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, which you can watch on Netflix

Heroine Complex series by Sarah Kuhn

Chick Magnet by Emma Barry

Brown Sisters series by Talia Hibbert

Off the Clock by Roni Loren

The One You Fight For by Roni Loren

Hi Smooches! On this episode, we’re recapping a YA romance by one of our favorite authors, Talia Hibbert. It’s called “Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute,” and it’s a friends to enemies to lovers romance about two high school seniors who join the same highly competitive wilderness enrichment scholarship program. We also talk about how most conspiracy theories have super fucked up roots, children’s books that make grown women sob uncontrollably, and non-crunchy buttercream. Spoilers ahead!

Where to find us

Website: www.makeoutalreadypod.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/makeout_already

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Merch: https://make-out-already.creator-spring.com

Liz’s book: “How That Makes You Feel” by Elle Diaz https://amzn.to/3PVc5UQ

Stuff we mentioned

The dark historical roots of starseeds

https://julesevans.medium.com/the-weird-history-of-starseeds-7df5127be9c3

Our friend Sarah’s episode recapping Practical Magic

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/make-out-already/id1504732910?i=1000536840476

Monica (@probsinaufo) on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@probsinaufo?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

The Little Coven, aka the book that made Liz’s baby shower cry

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-little-coven-penny-harrison/1140922786?ean=9781760508128

Lynx Sets Boundaries, another hit at the baby shower

https://a.co/d/2BK0BGI

Recipe for Ermine Buttercream

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/ermine-icing-cooked-flour-frosting-recipe

Mini Rider-Waite Tarot Deck

https://a.co/d/c4FV4Du

Hi Smooches! On today’s episode, which was actually recorded a few weeks before our most recent episode, I sat down with my Internet friend Kate to talk about Sierra Simone’s New Camelot series through the lens of Stucky fanfiction. Stucky of course is the ship of Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes in the MCU. It’s less of a reach than you might think to compare that ship to Simone’s presidential, Arthurian BDSM throuple trilogy. Kate is a Stucky fanfiction expert who really jumped head first into this material, and she has a ton of Stucky recs mentioned in this episode and on her Tumblr, which we’ll link in the show notes.

And if you’re listening to this, my book is out! My debut romance “How That Makes You Feel” has been out in the world for one week. Thank you to everyone who has already bought a copy, everyone who has shared about it on social media, and everyone who has rated and reviewed on Goodreads. It’s on Amazon in ebook and paperback right now, and I will keep you all updated when it’s in wider distribution. But enough about me. Let’s go talk to Kate!

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Liz’s book: “How That Makes You Feel” by Elle Diaz https://amzn.to/3PVc5UQ

Stuff we mentioned

Stucky recs start at about 1 hour and 20 minutes into the episode, after the trilogy recap

Kate’s Tumblr post of Stucky recs: https://at.tumblr.com/parlezkate/make-out-already-podcast-stucky-recs/8yzeqpb9zprv

Anna Faris podcast episode with Jenny Slate and Chris Evans: https://unqualified.com/episodes/chris-evans-and-jenny-slate/

Hi Smooches! On this episode, we had the pleasure of talking with author Emma Barry about her book “Chick Magnet,” which comes out January 24th. It’s about a social media influencer who raises backyard chickens, and the grumpy small-town vet who has been hate-watching her content long before she moved into town. Meg and I both loved this book, and we put Emma through a game of Would You Rather based on her story.

We are taking a break until February, when we’ll be back with new episodes twice a month. Reminder that on Valentine’s Day, my book “How That Makes You Feel” comes out! I would be so grateful if you preordered. The link is in the show notes. If you’re a reviewer interested in an ARC, you can also email me at [email protected]. See you in a few weeks!

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Website: www.makeoutalreadypod.com

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Liz’s author socials: https://twitter.com/ellediazromance

https://www.instagram.com/ellediazromance

Preorder “How That Makes You Feel” by Elle Diaz https://amzn.to/3PVc5UQ

Where to find Emma Barry

https://authoremmabarry.com/

Emma Barry books mentioned

“Chick Magnet”

“Political Persuasions” series

“Earth Bound”

Also mentioned

“Drinking With Chickens” https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/drinking-with-chickens-kate-richards/1132404629?ean=9780762494439

“Daniel Cabot Puts Down Roots” by Cat Sebastian https://catsebastian.com/2022/09/26/daniel-cabot-puts-down-roots/