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b'Jess and Trisha discuss the impact Corey Alexander had on romance discourse, check in about Bookstore Romance Day, and recommend romances involving sports.\\xa0\\n\\nThis episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot\\u2019s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life; Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; and The Switch by Beth O\\u2019Leary.\\n\\nSubscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.\\n\\nTo get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter!\\n\\nNews\\n\\nCorey Alexander, who wrote under the name Xan West, has died. You can find their insightful blog here.\\n\\nYou can still experience Bookstore Romance Day via YouTube.\\n\\nRomance critic @JenReadsRomance put together this map of romance-friendly indie bookstores.\\n\\nMight be a good time to revisit Trisha\\u2019s post on why indie bookstores need to carry romance.\\n\\nOh, and listen to our friends Alice and Kim (from whom we shamelessly stole this sports books in lieu of the Olympics idea) on Book Riot\\u2019s For Real podcast for nonfiction.\\xa0\\n\\nIf you\\u2019re looking for more sports romance titles, here\\u2019s a list of 100 Must Read Sports Romances, and a few more Jess put together when she was writing about sports romance and white supremacy culture.\\n\\nBooks Discussed\\n\\nNine of Swords, Reversed by Xan West\\n\\nTheir Troublesome Crush by Xan West\\n\\nEight Kinky Nights by Xan West\\n\\nThe Changeup by Nicole Falls\\n\\nLove Hard by Nalini Singh\\n\\nNeighborly by Katrina Jackson\\n\\nOut on the Ice by Kelly Farmer\\n\\nSo Forward by Mina V. Esguerra\\n\\nThe Hat Trick Series (first book is Off the Ice) by Avon Gale and Piper Vaughn\\n\\nThe Hot Shot by Kristen Callihan\\xa0\\n\\nHis Convenient Husband by Robin Covington\\n\\nThe Playbook series (first book is Intercepted) by Alexa Martin\\n\\nThe Nymphs and Trojans series (first book is Shots Not Taken) by Nicole Falls and Alexandra Warren\\n\\nLong Shot by Kennedy Ryan\\n\\n40-Love by Olivia Dade\\n\\nLet us know what bookstores you love that love romance and which sports romances you\\u2019re reading in lieu of the Olympics. As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).\\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'