Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast

Sarah Wendell

sbjpodcast@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

Weekly interview podcast focused on romance fiction, featuring authors, publishing professionals, editors, librarians, reviewers, and genre commentators. PR agencies could credibly pitch published romance authors, publishing experts, editors, and other knowledgeable voices with relevant books or industry perspectives; both prominent authors and accessible specialists appear, making booking difficulty medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 335

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 - Romance-fiction writer, critic, and publishing commentator; founder and editor of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Published romance authors, bestselling or emerging fiction writers, publishing professionals, editors, librarians, reviewers, and knowledgeable genre commentators.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Bestseller status, Professional experience in publishing, bookselling, libraries, or literary criticism, Recognized expertise in romance fiction or romance readership

Recent Guest Discussions

Kirsty Greenwood - Writing Romantic Hero, Character Journeys, Deleting An Early Manuscript, And Overcoming Writer’s Block.

Ashley Poston - The Someday Garden, Inspiration From The Secret Garden, Gardening, Fandoms, Changing Genres, And Readers Growing Alongside An Author.

Recent Topics

Romance Fiction, Publishing, Authors, Readers, Fandom

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast
:

726. Q2 Pop Culture Report with Kayleigh Donaldson

July 10, 2026

A few months ago, Kayleigh Donaldson joined me to discuss Oscar predictions and other pop culture stories, and we decided to connect quarterly to discuss popular culture.We discuss the misogyny attached to Timothy Chalamet hate, a deep dive into the public post history of Club Chalamet as indicative of larger issues in fandom behavior, Madonna’s new album, Lizzo’s new album, and the Tartan Army.The through-line of our conversation is really fandoms, specifically changing fan and audience beha...

725. Romantic Hero with Kirsty Greenwood

July 03, 2026

My guest this week is Kirsty Greenwood, whose new book Romantic Hero is out now everywhere, all over the world.Kirsty writes what she calls “speculative romantic comedy,” and I really loved her first book, Love of my Afterlife.We discuss SHOCKING topics like deleting the first book she tried to write, the character journeys in Romantic Hero, dealing with writer’s block, and punching people in the face.Want to watch this episode? Find us on YouTube!New! I’m posting clips from Romantic Times Re...

724. RT Rewind: May 1996 Ads & Features

June 26, 2026

The time machine is all charged up, and we’re headed back to May 1996 to take a look at the ads & features from Romantic Times magazine. It’s the late 90s, so you know that means Incredible Cover Art.We also discover just how much creepy stuff Amanda owns currently, debates about babies in romance, cheap conference hotel rooms, woman flamingos, and incredible women heroines.I don’t know if you’re a video watcher, but the video for this episode has ALL the visuals on screen. But if yo...

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