Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast

Sarah Wendell, Amanda Diehl

sbjpodcast@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

A romance-focused author-and-industry podcast where Sarah Wendell interviews people across the publishing ecosystem—authors, readers, reviewers, editors, and librarians. It’s a high-signal place for PR to reach romance audiences interested in craft, trends, and what’s happening in the genre.

Metrics

Episodes: 331

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Instagram: 11.0k followers

Contact Information

sbjpodcast@gmail.com

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Host

Sarah Wendell - Host of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books’ podcast. She interviews authors and romance publishing professionals and also leads genre-trend and reader-focused segments, with frequent book recommendations.

Amanda Diehl - A regular co-appearing personality from the Smart Bitches, Trashy Books ecosystem. She shows up often with comedic energy, particularly for “Romantic Times Rewind” segments looking back at Romantic...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Romance authors and publishing insiders; occasionally adjacent-genre authors with mainstream crossover appeal; also readers, reviewers, bloggers, and librarians with a visible platform in the romance space.
Required Achievements:  
Published books (often trad or independently released), Notable presence in romance media/community (blogs, newsletters, review platforms), Publishing-industry roles such as editor or librarian with relevant expertise, Press/awards/media coverage depending on guest role

Recent Guest Discussions

Martha Wells - Platform Decay; Spoilery Deep Dive; Infrastructure And Character/story Elements; Spoiler-safe Book-club Discussion

Recent Topics

Romance, Publishing, Authors, Readers, Book Industry

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast
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722. RT Rewind: May 1996 Reviews

June 12, 2026

We love the 90s, and that’s where we’re headed this month, gazing at the impossible mullets from Romantic Times magazine.We’re talking about the newest books from May 1996, including the second book in what is now a 15-book much-loved series, and some truly memorable character names.We’ll investigate, “What’s wrong with this man?” We’ll have “lashings of good fun.” Plus we learn a SHOCKING TRUTH about Amanda’s reading history.Want to watch on YouTube?We also mentioned:Movie PooperClassic Roma...

721. Exploring Platform Decay with Martha Wells

June 05, 2026

Martha Wells is back, and we are taking a deep spoilery dive into Platform Decay.I want to be clear here: if you haven’t read Platform Decay, we are about to spoil the dickens out of it. Yes, Charles Dickens is in Platform Decay, you heard it here first. We’re going to discuss infrastructure fury, trains in Japan, Honor Princess Detective, and more – and when I say we are spoiling, we are spoiling.In other words, if you haven’t read Platform Decay, and you don’t want to know much about the st...

720. RT Rewind: December 2012 Ads & Features

May 29, 2026

We’re back in the time machine, heading to December 2012 to look at the ads and features from Romantic Times magazine. This episode features a high amount of extreme zany. We’ve got so many treats for you this week, including the Steeple Hill Drinking Game, the reverse Colonel Sanders, Jude Deveraux’s thoughts on modern romance heroes of the time, shifters and more. Watch the episode and see the ads we're talking about on YouTube, or find the visual aids at SBTB.com! Hosted on Acas...

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