• On the Lit Hub Podcast: Fighting Words and Magical Romance

    Jenny Hamilton on romantasy and George M. Johnson on book bans

    A weekly behind-the-scenes dive into everything interesting, dynamic, strange, and wonderful happening in literary culture—featuring Lit Hub staff, columnists, and special guests! Hosted by Drew Broussard.

    How do you solve a problem like romantasy? What is it like to have written the most banned book in the country? Jenny Hamilton chats about her Reactor essay “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Romantasy?” and George M. Johnson talks banned books, being banned, and their new podcast Fighting Words.

    * “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Romantasy?”

    * “Natalie’s Theory of Urban Fantasy”

    * Fighting Words

    * All Boys Aren’t Blue

    * The ALA’s Top Ten Banned Books List

    The Lit Hub Podcast is a production of Lit Hub Radio and is available wherever you get your podcasts; music by Dani Lencioni of Evelyn; Engineering and production by Stardust House.


    The Lit Hub Podcast
    The Lit Hub Podcast
    A weekly behind-the-scenes dive into everything interesting, dynamic, strange, and wonderful happening in literary culture—featuring Lit Hub staff, columnists, and special guests!





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