Interview: Reviewer Amanda Diehl on Finding Confidence in and Out of the Bedroom Using Romance Novels

Update: 2020-11-06

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Amanda Diehl is one of the resident reviewer at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books. She runs a romance book club at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and hosts other events for Belmont Books in Belmont, Massachusetts. Jera spoke to Amanda about how being an avid romance reader has helped her discover her interests, find her voice, and build confidence in and out of the bedroom. We also spoke about the internalized misogyny in the romance genre and how to read in a critical way. All this and more in our first episode of the second season!

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Interview: Reviewer Amanda Diehl on Finding Confidence in and Out of the Bedroom Using Romance Novels

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Interview: Reviewer Amanda Diehl on Finding Confidence in and Out of the Bedroom Using Romance Novels

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Interview: Reviewer Amanda Diehl on Finding Confidence in and Out of the Bedroom Using Romance Novels