Ep 234: We Listen and Don’t Judge – Bookish Style
On this episode of Buzzing About Romance, we’re diving into the TikTok-inspired trend, “We Listen and Don’t Judge”, but with a bookish twist. We spill the tea, share our boldest opinions, and take a closer look at the books, tropes, and trends that sparked debates, inspired love, or maybe left us scratching our heads this year.
Discussion Points?
- Trad Publishing being built on the backs of Indie authors
- Death of the Mass Market
- Demands of ARC readers |parasocial relationships and demands on authors
- Romance Readers thinking that Romance Genre was new in 2020
- Tiktok Ban- IG is flat and boring compared to Tiktok
- The continued cycling of the same shit- reviews are for reads, Romance needs an HEA, audiobooks is reading
- Influencers becoming Publishers- Bindery
- Spice Levels -| Vibe vs Stakes | No 3rd act break ups
- No One owns a title
- Claiming of the word –Smut
- “push the envelope” and don’t think Romances need to end with a HEA/HFN.
- Trends in 2024 we loved – Dark rom-coms |everyone going to illustrated covers
- Thoughts on Signings- Denver- Apollycon issues- now lit in the low country
- The Rise of Romance Subgenres People Love to Hate – Monsters, Aliens, Billionaires, pregnancy,
- List making-
- Booktok vs Bookstagram
Book of the Week:
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