Ep.24 Plus-Sized Romances - Who Gets an HEA?

Y. M. Nelson and Nerdy Romantics guests Marcie, Staci, Pam, Dana, and Mary recommend romance reads with plus-sized main characters as the last installment of the “Who Gets An HEA?” miniseries. The mini-series showcases romances with marginalized heroes and heroines, and in episode 24, we feature romance novels by Amy Lea, Olivia Dade, Denise Williams, Kendra Sumter, and Kat Baxter.

Because all of us personally connect to this representation, we also talked about the nomenclature of fat. How do you talk about someone’s weight or body size with positivity and non-judgement? Dana also addressed the frustration with finding books with good fat representation. Do you have recommendations or authors you like who have body positive plus-sized main characters? Contact host@nerdyromanticspodcast.com We’d love to feature these books!

Chapters

• 0:32 A Highlander for Hannah by Mary Warren
• 3:18 How we refer to plus-sized people
• 17:42 How do you find books with plus sized main characters?
• 34:52 Set on You by Amy Lea
• 41:05 The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams
• 51:14 Who's Gonna Love You Better? by Kendra Sumter (duet)
• 1:04:57 Real Men Love Curves by Kat Baxter
• 1:15:07 All the Feels by Olivia Dade