Are you on the vertical-video bandwagon? Or perhaps you’ll be more persuaded by another phenomenon, the C-drama, once you’ve heard @tritney’s take on the Chinese romance boom that has finally hit America. (Of course, she brings her starter-pack picks for anyone who wants to see some of the best eye-acting in action.) Then: Sanjana assigns Tyler Sherry Thomas's Private Arrangements, and Tyler becomes a full historical-romance advocate, one devastating "you breathe, and I'll know it's you" line at a time.
The ReelShort phenomenon and Nick Skonberg, vertical-vid star. Plus: Publishers Weekly on Harlequin microdramas.
@tritney’s C-drama romance starter recommendations, all on Netflix: Pursuit of Jade, Love in the Clouds, Hidden Love, The First Frost, and the BL (boys’ love) classic The Untamed.
Tyler's homework assignment: Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas.

Are you on the vertical-video bandwagon? Or perhaps you&rsquo;ll be more persuaded by another phenomenon, the C-drama, once you&rsquo;ve heard @tritney&rsquo;s take on the Chinese romance boom that has finally hit America. (Of course, she brings her starter-pack picks for anyone who wants to see some of the best eye-acting in action.) Then: Sanjana assigns Tyler Sherry Thomas's Private Arrangements, and Tyler becomes a full historical-romance advocate, one devastating "you breathe, and I'll know it's you" line at a time.
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<li aria-level="1">The <a href="https://www.reelshort.com/">ReelShort</a> phenomenon and <a href="https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a69074778/nick-skonberg-tiktok/">Nick Skonberg</a>, vertical-vid star. Plus: <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100043-harlequin-announces-slew-of-ai-generated-microdramas.html">Publishers Weekly on Harlequin microdramas</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tritney">@tritney</a>&rsquo;s C-drama romance starter recommendations, all on Netflix: <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/82706180">Pursuit of Jade</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/search?q=Love%20in%20the%20Clouds&amp;jbv=82071208">Love in the Clouds</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/search?q=hidden%20love&amp;jbv=81705641">Hidden Love</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/search?q=The%20First%20Frost&amp;jbv=81956912">The First Frost</a>, and the BL (boys&rsquo; love) classic <a href="https://www.netflix.com/search?q=The%20Untamed&amp;jbv=81200228">The Untamed</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Tyler's homework assignment: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/private-arrangements-sherry-thomas/d75d3d10fb127813">Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas</a>.</li>
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A weekly discussion of everything romance—from the novels and the tropes to the book-to-screen adaptations and, of course, the drama of it all—with hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall. Brought to you by the romance publisher 831 Stories.

A weekly discussion of everything romance&mdash;from the novels and the tropes to the book-to-screen adaptations and, of course, the drama of it all&mdash;with hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall. Brought to you by the romance publisher 831 Stories.

Radio 831: A Romance Podcast

ReelShort Romance, Tritney on C-Dramas and the Bathtub Loophole, and Sherry Thomas Homework

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Sanjana and Tyler kick off the show imploring sports romance to look beyond hockey—and then Lily Herman joins to talk about why Formula 1 is perfect genre fodder. Plus: a VM from listener Danielle gets Sanj and Tyler into the tropes and choices that can turn them off a book, along with their DNF philosophies. Also, reminder: We love voicemails! Reach us at 833-831-LOVE. 
The sports romance wishlist: more WNBA, ice dancing, and skiing, with mentions of Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid, Rooting Interest by Cat Disabato, Finding Her Edge on Netflix, Off Course by Julie Cook, and Can I Tell You Something? by Holly June Smith.
Lily Herman—who hosts the podcast No Gripand writes the newsletter Engine Failure—on Formula 1 romance, from Drive to Survive and the Lewis Hamilton–Nico Rosberg rivalry to her recs Crash Test by Amy James and Faster by Andie J. Christopher.
Hang with Sanj and Tyler in person at RomCon on Oct. 24 in Brooklyn.

Sanjana and Tyler kick off the show imploring sports romance to look beyond hockey&mdash;and then Lily Herman joins to talk about why Formula 1 is perfect genre fodder. Plus: a VM from listener Danielle gets Sanj and Tyler into the tropes and choices that can turn them off a book, along with their DNF philosophies. Also, reminder: We love voicemails! Reach us at 833-831-LOVE.&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1">The sports romance wishlist: more WNBA, ice dancing, and skiing, with mentions of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/heated-rivalry-rachel-reid/82a2b8a1e28196b4?ean=9781335534637&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid</a>, <a href="https://831stories.com/products/rooting-interest-by-cat-disabato?variant=52330089939217">Rooting Interest by Cat Disabato</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81940247">Finding Her Edge on Netflix</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/off-course-julie-cook/92efb4ceb06cab63?ean=9798887982045&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Off Course by Julie Cook</a>, and <a href="https://www.hollyjunesmith.co.uk/books/can-i-tell-you-something">Can I Tell You Something? by Holly June Smith.</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilykherman/?hl=en">Lily Herman</a>&mdash;who hosts the podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-grip-an-f1-culture-podcast/id1880062313">No Grip</a> and writes the newsletter <a href="https://www.enginefailuref1.com/">Engine Failure</a>&mdash;on Formula 1 romance, from <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80204890">Drive to Survive</a> and the Lewis Hamilton&ndash;Nico Rosberg rivalry to her recs <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/crash-test-a-novel-amy-james/d8fa47c2be228884?ean=9780063399051&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Crash Test by Amy James</a> and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/faster-andie-j-christopher/21ab454da2a6cfee?ean=9781662533211&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Faster by Andie J. Christopher</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Hang with Sanj and Tyler in person at <a href="https://831stories.com/pages/romcon">RomCon on Oct. 24 in Brooklyn</a>.</li>
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Sports Romance Needs New Material, Lily Herman on Formula 1, and a Listener Voicemail

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It's an all-Austen episode: Sanjana formally pitches The Other Bennet Sister, arguing the show works because it lets Mary Bennet stay a genuine weirdo instead of “yassifying” her. Then Nikki Payne joins to talk Jane Austen: her Clueless-into-Emma origin story, why Sense and Sensibility reads more like a philosophy argument than a romance, and her theory that you can always tell when the characters boned off-page. And: Mutual homework, as Sanj and Tyler both consumed Sense and Sensibility for the first time.
Sanj pitches The Other Bennet Sister on BBC/BritBox (an adaptation of a novel by the same name by Janice Hadlow). 
Nikki Payne is the author of Pride and Protest, Sex, Lies and Sensibility, The Princess and the P.I., and the upcoming The Pro and the Con.
Two of Nikki’s favorite Austen retellings:  Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin and Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal. 
Mutual homework: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Perhaps the audiobook narrated by  Nicola Coughlan?

It's an all-Austen episode: Sanjana formally pitches The Other Bennet Sister, arguing the show works because it lets Mary Bennet stay a genuine weirdo instead of &ldquo;yassifying&rdquo; her. Then Nikki Payne joins to talk Jane Austen: her Clueless-into-Emma origin story, why Sense and Sensibility reads more like a philosophy argument than a romance, and her theory that you can always tell when the characters boned off-page. And: Mutual homework, as Sanj and Tyler both consumed Sense and Sensibility for the first time.
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<li aria-level="1">Sanj pitches <a href="https://www.britbox.com/us/show/167491?autoplay=true">The Other Bennet Sister</a> on BBC/BritBox (an adaptation of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-other-bennet-sister-a-novel-janice-hadlow/b17ce49aa19f8371?ean=9781250787620&amp;bkshp-astro=t">a novel by the same name by Janice Hadlow</a>).&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nikkipaynebooks/?hl=en">Nikki Payne</a> is the author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/pride-and-protest-nikki-payne/1c76468ddc40d5e1?ean=9780593440940&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Pride and Protest</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/sex-lies-and-sensibility-nikki-payne/e4797b571bbb3dab?ean=9780593440964&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Sex, Lies and Sensibility</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-princess-and-the-p-i-nikki-payne/27443279977f934f?ean=9780593817360&amp;bkshp-astro=t">The Princess and the P.I.</a>, and the upcoming <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-pro-and-the-con-nikki-payne/56cbe5d8b475fa0c?ean=9780593817384&amp;bkshp-astro=t">The Pro and the Con</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Two of Nikki&rsquo;s favorite Austen retellings:  <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/ayesha-at-last-uzma-jalaluddin/d1f381aa163d5e2b?ean=9781984802798&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin</a> and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/unmarriageable-a-novel-soniah-kamal/2588bdf70904eadd?ean=9780525486480&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Mutual homework: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/sense-and-sensibility-jane-austen/2fec141323e8dfd7?ean=9780141439662&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen</a>. Perhaps <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5COJX7DaNG4pItRtS8iSHh">the audiobook narrated by  Nicola Coughlan</a>?</li>
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Let Mary Bennet Be a Freak, Nikki Payne on Austen's Imprint on Romance, and Sense and Sensibility Double Homework

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Sanjana and Tyler bravely enter the Goodreads discourse: the good, the bad, the entertaining. Then Alexandra Romanoff—author of 831’s Big Fan, Square Waves, and Vacation Self trilogy—joins to talk about moving from YA to adult romance, writing sex across genres, and whether teenagers can really get a happily ever after. Plus: The books and movies our hosts are most excited for this fall.
Alexandra Romanoff on writing YA to erotica to adult romance. Her YA books: Grace and the Fever, A Song to Take the World Apart, and Look. Her adult romances, for 831: Big Fan, Square Waves, and Vacation Self. (The complete three-book set!)
Zan’s intimacy and YA pick:  Our Shouts Echo by Jade Adia.
The fall watch-and-read list: Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson, Damned If I Do by Alexandria Bellefleur, You’re the One That I Haunt by Katie Jung, Free Falling by Lyla Sage,  Sunflower Season by Danica Nava, Verity, Wicker, and, of course, The Love Hypothesis.

Sanjana and Tyler bravely enter the Goodreads discourse: the good, the bad, the entertaining. Then Alexandra Romanoff&mdash;author of 831&rsquo;s Big Fan, Square Waves, and Vacation Self trilogy&mdash;joins to talk about moving from YA to adult romance, writing sex across genres, and whether teenagers can really get a happily ever after. Plus: The books and movies our hosts are most excited for this fall.
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<li aria-level="1">Alexandra Romanoff on writing YA to erotica to adult romance. Her YA books: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/grace-and-the-fever-zan-romanoff/a0577f8f50815369?ean=9781524720865&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Grace and the Fever</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-song-to-take-the-world-apart-zan-romanoff/2f0d6a229613d3c4?ean=9781101938812&amp;bkshp-astro=t">A Song to Take the World Apart</a>, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/look-zan-romanoff/16e739cd3f799e36?ean=9780525554288&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Look</a>. Her adult romances, for 831: <a href="https://831stories.com/products/big-fan?variant=50029005242641">Big Fan</a>, <a href="https://831stories.com/products/square-waves-by-alexandra-romanoff?variant=51414707077393">Square Waves</a>, and <a href="https://831stories.com/products/vacation-self-by-alexandra-romanoff?variant=52330104946961">Vacation Self</a>. (<a href="https://831stories.com/products/big-fan-set?variant=54078729191697">The complete three-book set!</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Zan&rsquo;s intimacy and YA pick:  <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/our-shouts-echo-jade-adia/f169f0ed4a10bd3c?ean=9781368090117&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Our Shouts Echo by Jade Adia</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">The fall watch-and-read list: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/bad-words-a-novel-rioghnach-robinson/9454eae594e8f0b9?ean=9781250431295&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/damned-if-i-do-alexandria-bellefleur/7dc8a96da856141a?ean=9780593952528&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Damned If I Do by Alexandria Bellefleur</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-re-the-one-that-i-haunt-a-novel-katie-jung/b06f992b02a7c1cc?ean=9780143139324&amp;bkshp-astro=t">You&rsquo;re the One That I Haunt by Katie Jung</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/free-falling-a-sweetwater-peak-novel-lyla-sage/f616b4f248a6e8c5?ean=9780593977798&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Free Falling by Lyla Sage</a>,  <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/sunflower-season-danica-nava/cc01b61212af6663?ean=9798217188550&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Sunflower Season by Danica Nava</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdPMKhjMSFs">Verity</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP0BWBWn14I">Wicker</a>, and, of course, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwdamnfS6IM">The Love Hypothesis</a>.</li>
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The State of Goodreads, Alexandra Romanoff on YA vs. Adult Romance, and Our Fall Romance Forecast

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ReelShort Romance, Tritney on C-Dramas and the Bathtub Loophole, and Sherry Thomas Homework

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