Greetings, all you haunted hotties and spectral suitors! In this episode, we'll discuss one of our favorite romances of the year and recap our many reading challenges of 2020. Plus, Shannon gets roped into one more challenge, Shandy makes a few bad puns, and we both wonder: how exactly does ghost romance work, anyway? For readalikes, book lists, and antiracism resources, to learn more about attending a virtual book club meeting, or just to chat with us about romance, find us here or email us directly at [email protected] (Shannon) or [email protected] (Shandy). Our next meeting is Sunday, November 8, at You can also find us on Instagram at @theknitterlybookworm and @shandybeereads! (Disclaimer: these are our personal bookstagram accounts and the opinions espoused on those accounts do not necessarily reflect the views of LOPL.)This week's links:Unidentified Plane-Bae Woman's Statement Confirms the Worst (Taylor Lorenz in The Atlantic)Indie Romance Books Are Big Business, But Why Aren't We Hearing About It? (Jacinta Howard on Shondaland)Girl, Have You ReadThe Troubling Gap Between Fat Representation and Fat Acceptance in Romance (Carole V. Bell on Book Riot)Fave Fat Rep I Read in 2019 (Corey Alexander at Corey's Book Corner)Books mentioned in this episode:Surrender To You by Shawntelle MadisonGirl Gone Viral by Alisha RaiThe Right Swipe by Alisha RaiFirst Comes Like by Alisha RaiRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonWelcome To Sea Port series by Katrina JacksonBe Mine by Savannah J. FriersonAll Mine by Savannah J. FriersonVampire Sorority Sisters series by Rebekah WeatherspoonFour Letter Word by Ava FreemanA Girl Like Me by J. NicholeAmerican Love Story by Adriana HerreraMeet Cute Club by Jack HarbonHigh Rise series by Jayce EllisAmerican Dreamer by Adriana HerreraOnce Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa ColeBlind Date With A Book Boyfriend by Lucy EdenLioness in Blue by Shira GlassmanKnit One, Girl Two by Shira GlassmanLove In the Time of Corona by Rilzy AdamsLove’s Serenade by Sheryl ListerThe Art of Love by Suzette D. HarrisonQueen Move by Kennedy RyanMating the Huntress by Talia HibbertHalloween Boo by Sarah SpadeThe Tenant by Katrina JacksonMake A Scene by Mimi GraceTheir Troublesome Crush by Xan WestEight Kinky Nights: An F/F Chanukah Romance by Xan WestWrong To Need You by Alisha RaiGrin and Beard It by Penny ReidBeard In Mind by Penny ReidOne Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLeanA Rogue By Any Other Name by Sarah MacLeanNo Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLeanNever Judge A Lady By Her Cover by Sarah MacLeanSilver Silence by Nalini Singh