A podcast about romance novels, and how they reflect, explore, challenge, and shape desire. Host: Andrea Martucci (she/her)
Boston, MA
Joined July 2019
- Tweets12.3K
- Following686
- Followers3.4K
- Likes22K
Hi friends! I'm starting a Substack: that's the best place to find updates, musings, conversation, yada yada from Shelf Love.
I want to focus on developing all of the ideas that have come out of 3+ years of the podcast w/ less mindless scrolling. Join me!
shelflovepodcast.substack.co…
Shelf Love: Taking Romance Novels Srsly since 2019 retweeted
Thank you to all who mad our first big event such a special one.💘 We had a packed theater, a swoon-worthy photo booth, & incredible conversations with @ahoffmanwriter. ✨ Thank you to @shelflovepod's Andrea Martucci for moderating!
Shelf Love: Taking Romance Novels Srsly since 2019 retweeted
👀 💕👀
If you study popular romance (novels, movies & more!), this call for proposals is for you:
The 2025 IASPR conference theme is "Romantic Regions," exploring evolving relationships between romance, place, and space.
Hybrid Conference: Mexico City
iaspr.org/conferences/romant…
Spicy Books: you know what I mean?
When “spicy book” starts to stand in for all romance novels, the descriptor of “spicy” becomes meaningless and creates a massive misunderstanding about what a “romance novel” is, for readers and non-readers alike.
open.substack.com/pub/shelfl…
If you were wondering why Fourth Wing is so popular, tomorrow’s episode of Shelf Love is for you. The episode is especially for people who resist popular things. Sarah Skilton is my guest.
Are romance novels Camp according to Susan Sontag?
I make a passionate case...
open.substack.com/pub/shelfl…
Is teaching a romance adaptation the same as teaching a romance novel?
How do non-lit students engage with popular fiction in the classroom?
@DianaFilarski is back to discuss teaching "The Hating Game" by Sally Thorne.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
open.spotify.com/episode/0EV…
ALT Shelf Love: Next episode we discuss: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne. Image of a still from the movie with the two main characters looking at each other in an elevator. Image of the book cover of The Hating Game - two professionally-dressed white people looking at each other on a cartoon cover.
![Quote: "I wanted to teach a class [focused on popular fiction] so students will maybe consider reading more in the future. Because I just think so many people don't after they leave college. I want them to have that option wedged in the back of their mind somewhere." -Dr. Diana Filar. Episode 159. Romance Adaptations & Genre perceptions - teaching The Hating Game.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GQ19-GbXMAA6C8l.png?name=orig)
ALT Quote: "I wanted to teach a class [focused on popular fiction] so students will maybe consider reading more in the future. Because I just think so many people don't after they leave college. I want them to have that option wedged in the back of their mind somewhere." -Dr. Diana Filar. Episode 159. Romance Adaptations & Genre perceptions - teaching The Hating Game.
We discuss:
📕🎥student reactions to the book's adaptation
❤️🔥responses to romance novel stereotypes
👩🏫the challenges of teaching romance in a very short period of time to students without much background in the genre
Transcript: shelflovepodcast.com/episode…
Help! I’m watching a Harlequin movie from the 1990s and the hero and heroine just discovered they’re 4th cousins!
They are unbothered!
Also hero discovered a bomb under their car and leaves her standing next to it to run after the bad guy. And she just stands there. People shoot at them in a balcony and they go out on the balcony the next morning. This is based on a Harlequin Intrigue. 🙄
Controversial yet brave Bridgerton opinion: I think Nicola and what’s his face are very attractive people, but I feel like I’m being gaslit about their chemistry. All of the supposed hot chemistry on this show has the impact of water mixing with oil (to me! It’s my opinion!)
It feels like they’re being hot separate from each other. The camera shots where you can only see one of them breathing heavily in the direction of the other off-screen doesn’t help. I feel like I’m watching Alicia Florrick and Kalinda drinking together at a bar in season 6.
Shelf Love: Taking Romance Novels Srsly since 2019 retweeted
Thanks to @CAandJP @cunytv and the #BookIt show for having me on to discuss #romancenovels #romancereaders #romantasy and bust some myths about the genre youtu.be/A2N-UrMnNsw?si=lALc… @LaGuardiaCC @IASPR
Penelope’s heaving bosoms should get their own line in the credits given how much screen time they get.
Did too many influential people get in trouble for “liking” shitty things or…
ALT Twitter notification: your likes are now private.
New Podcast episode:
Cold Hearted by Heather Guerre discussion with @JodieSlaughter is live!
Listen now on your fave podcast ep, or read the transcript on the Shelf Love website: linktr.ee/shelflovepodcast
