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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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

The State of Goodreads, Alexandra Romanoff on YA vs. Adult Romance, and Our Fall Romance Forecast

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