Novel Hour After Show Live – Show Notes
📅 Recorded: February 17, 2025
📍 Watch the Replay on YouTube:
Welcome to the Novel Hour After Show Live! If you missed our live discussion, we’re bringing you all the bookish gossip, pop culture updates, and must-watch TV recaps right here.
What We Chatted About:
Nora Roberts' Take on the Romance Genre – The legendary romance author shared her thoughts on feeling out of place in today’s romance scene. We discussed what this means for the genre and its evolution.
Colleen Hoover’s Instagram Reset – CoHo made a return to Instagram, but with a fresh start—what’s the reason behind the clean slate?
20 Years of Twilight – Yes, it’s been two decades since the vampire romance phenomenon. We shared our hot takes on the new anniversary editions.
Celebrity Narrator for Sunrise on the Reaping – The latest Hunger Games audiobook has a narrator from Yellowstone! Find out who’s bringing the story to life (hint: it’s Jefferson White).
The ACOTAR Adaptation Is Officially Canceled – Hulu pulled the plug on A Court of Thorns and Roses. What happened, and what’s next for the series?
Books We’re Reading Right Now 📚
✨ The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (Becky’s podcast homework for Ready to Be Romance)
✨ The Tomboy and the Captain by Ginger Scott (Kelly’s prep for Sports Romance Con)
✨ Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates (Kelly’s nonfiction pick)
✨ Maxon Hall: So Save Me – A German dark academia series now being adapted for Amazon Prime (Laura’s pick)
✨ I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming (Francesca’s hilarious sci-fi rom-com read)
TV Shows We’re Obsessed With 📺
Below Deck (Becky is looking for yacht romances—send recommendations!)
Love is Blind (Kelly’s verdict? Fast-forward until someone cries or proposes.)
The Traitors (A must-watch! Alan Cumming is serving looks and chaos.)
Housewives Universe (Salt Lake City, Potomac, Beverly Hills—Laura has the breakdown!)
Apple Cider Vinegar (A docuseries on grifter wellness influencers—Laura highly recommends!)
Join the Conversation!
💬 What are you reading and watching? Drop your recs in the comments!
📅 Should we make Traitors recaps a weekly thing? We’re thinking every Monday for a 15-minute breakdown!
🔥 Don’t miss our next live book chat on YouTube—Thursday at 12 PM ET, where we’ll be sharing book recommendations.
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See you in the next live!
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