151 | WHERE WOULD THE SMUT GO: if these 2010's YA CLASSICS were Adult Romance with CHRISTINA LAUREN

About this episode

Christine and Natasha discuss how 2010s YA classics would translate into adult romance with Christina Lauren.

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re LIVE FROM LOVE LIT CON with special guests, internationally bestselling romcom duo Christina Lauren — and together they’re chatting about all our favorite YA classics from the 2010s - if they were adult romance: where the smut would go! Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. Support the pod by joining the Forking Fangirls Patreon community: http://patreon.com/thoseforkingfangirls TEAM EDWARD: The first four Heated Rivalry episode commentaries are up now! MAIN DISCUSSION STARTS AT: 17:12 Follow the visual show on our Youtube: http://youtube.com/@thoseforkingfangirls Get Christine’s new book THIRTY, FLIRTY, & FOREVER ALONE: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1662532156 Add Thirty Flirty & Forever Alone on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/230393104-thirty-flirty-and-forever-alone Check out Natasha’s sewing classes: https://www.natashapolis.com/ Join our patron to get 10 dollars off the classes! Website: https://thoseforkingfangirls.com/…

People in this episode

Hosts: Christine Riccio, Natasha Polis

Guest: Christina Lauren

Topics covered

• YA classics
• adult romance
• pop culture
• fandoms
• book discussions

Keywords

• YA classics
• adult romance
• Christina Lauren
• pop culture
• fandoms

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Forking Fangirls Patreon, Love Lit Con, Selkie Collection, Goodreads, Youtube, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Natasha Polis

Books & works: THIRTY, FLIRTY, & FOREVER ALONE, Attached at the Hip

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