Romance by the Glass

This week, we're sharing some of our best tips for optimizing your reading experience, whether you like reading on a Kindle, listening to audiobooks, or the feel of a print book in your hands. Plus, we do a virtual blind-date-with-a-book, and as always, share what we're reading last, now, and next.

We’re celebrating a half a year of podcasting with a recap episode, where we cover our favorite books so far in 2024, share which reads to have on your radar for the rest of the year, and reflect on six months of being podcast hosts! Thanks for listening! 

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Have a topic you’d like us to cover? Send us an email at [email protected] or let us know on Instagram @romancebytheglass. 

In this episode, we share our own strong opinions about the mischaracterization—by the media, by past versions of ourselves, by society in general—of romance novels as fluff. We also talk about our favorite unique jobs for main characters, and share our last, current, and next reads. PLUS: Kate dishes on the rugby romance series she finally found! Thanks for listening!

As always, we'd love to hear what you think. Find us on Instagram @romancebytheglass or email us at [email protected]

Grab your pool bag, pour your favorite drink, and get ready for summer: This week we’re talking about our favorite beach reads! 

We'd love to hear what you think about the podcast! Find us on Instagram @romancebytheglass or email us at [email protected].

In the third episode of our Deconstructing the Romance Novel series, we talk about resolutions and happily ever afters, tackle the topic of romances versus love stories, and embrace a bit of nostalgia with a MASH-inspired quickie that has us weighing the merits of random character, setting, and plot combinations. Plus, as always, we share what we’re reading last, now, and next—and go on a few classic tangents along the way. If you want to know more about any of the books mentioned on this week’s episode, or if you’d like a recommendation from Kate or Courtney themselves, feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected], or visit us on Instagram @romancebytheglass. Until next time, thanks for listening!

We’re continuing our journey through the romance novel, focusing this week on Act 2 (the middle!) with a discussion about falling in—and declarations of—love! We discuss our favorite things about this part of a love story, plus Courtney offers her not-so-hot take after reading her first billionaire romance, and, as always, we blab on and on about what we’re reading lately. 

Once again, thanks for listening! We'd love to hear what you think of the podcast—reach out on Instagram (@romancebytheglass) or by emailing [email protected]!

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

Save the Cat Writes a Novel, Jessica Brody

Savor It, Tarah Dewitt - out 5/21

Same Time Next Summer, Annabel Monaghan

Bend Toward the Sun, Jen Devon

Falling for Meadow, Kels and Denise Stone

Wild Love, Elsie Silver

Just for the Summer, Abby Jimenez

Wild About You, Kaitlyn Hill - out 5/21

Not Another Love Song, Julie Soto - out 7/16

Prime Time Romance, Kate Robb - out 9/3

Ready or Not, Cara Bastone 

How to End a Love Story, Yulin Huang

Welcome back to RBTG! This week we’re kicking off a three-part “Deconstructing the Romance Novel” series. First up? Act 1, meet cutes, and setting the scene. We also talk about trends we expect to see in Romancelandia in 2024, and cover what we’re reading last, now, and next. Thanks for tuning in!

As always, we'd love to give you book recommendations, field requests for future episodes, or hear what you like about the podcast. Find us on Instagram @romancebytheglass or email us at [email protected]!

Thanks for tuning in for Episode 4, in which we discuss our perspectives on rating books plus how we decide what qualifies as “good,” Courtney goes on a tangent that has nothing to do with romance reads (sorry), and we share the most unforgettable, tear-jerking, and surprising books we’ve read recently.

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You can't have our full spreadsheets, but we'd love to give you some recommendations for what to read next if you share a few books you like! Email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠ or find us on Instagram ⁠@romancebytheglass⁠!

We’re back! In Episode 3 of Romance by the Glass, we discuss re-reads and DNFs, have a rapid-fire convo about our personal reading habits, and share what’s on our bookshelf for reading last, now, and next.

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You can't have our full spreadsheets, but we'd love to give you some recommendations for what to read next if you share a few books you like! Email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠ or find us on Instagram ⁠@romancebytheglass⁠!

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Thanks for tuning back in to Romance by the Glass! In this episode, we talk about why romance novels are not the same as Hallmark movies, what male characters do (or do not) smell like, our personal spice pepper levels, and how we choose what to read next. 

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You can't have our full spreadsheets, but we'd love to give you some recommendations for what to read next if you share a few books you like! Email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠ or find us on Instagram ⁠@romancebytheglass⁠!

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