It's episode 225 and just in time for Valentine's Day we talk about Queer Romance! We discuss what counts and doesn't count as romance, ice hockey, regency, spies, demons, and more! Plus: Matthew reads a book he actually likes, Jam reads a book they dislike, and a fairly large chunk of the episode wasn't recorded and had to be edited around! Guess what parts were re-recorded!

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In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

  • Betrothed to the Emperor by Kai Butler (2025)
  • Emperor's Wrath by Kai Butler (2025)
  • If I Told You, I'd Have To Kiss You by Mae Marvel (2025)
  • The Devil She Knows by Alexandria Bellefleur (2025)
  • The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer (2021)
  • With Stars In Her Eyes by Andie Burke (2025)
  • Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei (2022)
  • A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall (2022)
  • A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander (2025)
  • Not discussed
    • Learning Curves by Rachel Lacey (2025)
    • The Unexpected Heiress by Cassidy Cane (2025)
    • One Love by Matt Cain (2025)
    • Swordcrossed by Freya Marske (2024)
    • First Time for Everything by Henry Fry (2022) - Not actually romance

Other Media We Mentioned

Links, Articles, and Things

25 Queer Romance Books by BIPOC Authors:

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

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Join us again on Tuesday, February 17th when we'll be discussing our 2026 Reading Resolutions (or non resolutions).

Then on Tuesday, March 3rd we'll be talking about Computer Science books (as suggested by Lea).

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