S02.30: Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips : Grandma has her Shotgun

We are feeling really proud of ourselves this week because Nobody’s Baby But Mine was the perfect isolation read for us both. The reread confirmed to both of us that this is, beat-for-beat, one of the best romcoms of all time. We’re talking problematic plots, the 90s, what we expect from jerk heroes and how Susan Elizabeth Phillips is better at flawed characters than anyone else in the game.

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In two weeks, we’re reading Victoria Dahl’s Taking the Heat. We know it’s tough to get it in print, but find it in e at your local library or at: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, or in print, mailed from your local indie (which is probably still shipping!)

Show Notes

• Americans are stress buying chickens. Yes, eggs are more expensive, but this is not a good idea.
• Speaking of chicks, now that Jen knows what happens to the chicks in the hatchery at the Museum of Science and Industry, she's back on Team Train Room.
• One day, we'll be able to visit the Butterfuly exhibit at the Museum of Natural History again.
• Nick Heath and Conor McGahey have figured out a way to keep those announcing skills sharp.
• Jen's interviewing YA authors on TikTok.
• When it comes to the SEP-Multiverse, we like the whackadoodle one at the circus (Kiss an Angel), the one with Bobby Tom (Heaven Texas), the one with the lazy golfer (Lady Be Good), and the one with Sugar Beth (Ain't She Sweet).
• What happened to the Lamont House romance collection?
• Charlotte Stein has a suggestion for authors of contemporary romance.
• Last year, Sarah wrote about technology in romance for the Washington Post.
• We talked about Prisoner of My Desire with Joanna Shupe, which is another book about a heroine who has done something very wrong.
• Maybe you're looking for actual secret baby books.
• The one with bad sex is Call Me Irresistible.
• After 9/11, Saturday Night Live and The Onion had to figure out how to be funny again.
• Our next book is Taking the Heat (aka Cunnilingus Gabe) by Victoria Dahl.