You have arrived at your destination...the final medieval romance episode!!!!! And hey, in this one we actually talk romance books. Finally. So what team are you dear listener- time travel back to the 12th century with Jackie? Or enjoy the modern amenities with Jen? Or stare on in horror with Thomas?

Let us know! Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org.

Books/authors we mention:

• Tessa Dare
• Emma Denny
• Connie Mason
• Gwen and Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher
• Tamora Pierce
• Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
• Blacksmith Queen by G.A. Aiken
• Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
• Solomon's Crown by Natasha Siegel
• The Wolf Suit by Sid Sharp
• Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey
• Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong

Sources

• Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the Counterculture by Rachel Rubin (2012)
• “Reading the Past” (Johnson, 2010)
• "Medievalism" (wikipedia)
• "Introduction to DNA Testing History" (DNACenter.com)
• "U.S. Bicentennial, 1976" (Rymsza-Pawlowska, 2019)
• "The Utopian Vision That Explains Renaissance Fairs" (Dudley, 2019)
• "The Beginning of Medieval Historical Fiction: Ten Novels from the 19th century," (Medievalists.net)
• "Why Game of Thrones & Fantasy Literature Get Medieval" (Mock & Hines, 2019)
• "Fantasy of the Middle Ages Explores Medieval Influence on Modern Imagination" (Getty.edu, 2022)