Listen the radio and answer 4 questions.

listen to NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour Podcast

http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2015/06/05/411989347/pop-culture-happy-hour-the-romance-novel-special

This week we talked about romance sub-genres and listened to the NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast.

First, answer the following questions about the podcast:

1. One of the people's names speaking during the podcast should sound familiar. Who was it, and what have we read by her?

2. What is one sub-genre you learned about that you didn't know existed? Did they give an example of a book in that sub-genre? (Hint: if you don't remember all the book names, go back to the link I originally posted for the podcast, and all the books they mentioned in the podcast are listed on the page).

3. What is the most ridiculous sub-genre (in your opinion) they mentioned?

Second, come up with your own sub-genre. Just for fun, try to think of a sub-genre romance novel (it can be serious, silly, or whatever you want). Then, make up a novel for that genre. Tell me the title, the characters, and the story line (briefly - approx 100-200 words).