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Dear Life Kit: I'm ready to move in together. My boyfriend isn't

July 24, 2022 • Pop musician and reality dating series host Betty Who answers your questions on finding love, keeping love and knowing when to walk away.

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2021 was rough, but books about love gave us life. Here are 13 recommendations

December 18, 2021 • Books We Love, formerly known as NPR's Book Concierge, is back for 2021. Here are a handful of books about love that NPR staffers and independent critics named as some of their favorites of the year.

2021 was rough, but books about love gave us life. Here are 13 recommendations

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A Paralympic Sprinter Got Engaged To Her Running Partner Moments After Their Race

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A Paralympic Sprinter Got Engaged To Her Running Partner Moments After Their Race

September 2, 2021 • Sprinter Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo, who is visually impaired, didn't qualify for the semifinals. But she did accept a surprise proposal from her sighted partner, Manuel Antonio Vaz da Veiga.

Romance Writers Of America Was Doing Better With Race — Until A Recent Award Choice

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Romance Writers Of America Was Doing Better With Race — Until A Recent Award Choice

August 5, 2021 • After a racism controversy, the national trade organization for romance writers had been making progress. Then, it gave a major prize to a book whose hero murdered Native Americans at Wounded Knee.

Author Helen Hoang Talks Sex, Autism And Freedom

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Author Helen Hoang Talks Sex, Autism And Freedom

July 30, 2021 • This summer, Code Switch is laser-focused on books that teach us about freedom. Today, we're in conversation with a romance novelist whose own identity helped inform a rich cast of characters.

For June, 3 Romances That Prove Love Is Love Is Love

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For June, 3 Romances That Prove Love Is Love Is Love

June 19, 2021 • For Pride Month, we're bringing you some of the best queer romances around, starring daring English highwaymen, mysterious secret operatives and a long-lost (and extremely reluctant) princess.

The Queen Of Black Historical Romance Talks Race, Love And History

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The Queen Of Black Historical Romance Talks Race, Love And History

February 11, 2021 • Stories about Black history often focus on struggle and suffering—but Beverly Jenkins, the author of more than 40 historical romance novels, has spent her career telling stories about Black love.

The Queen Of Black Historical Romance Talks Race, Love And History

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Black Kiss-tory

February 10, 2021 • Too often, Black history is portrayed as a story of struggle and suffering, completely devoid of joy. So we called up some romance novelists whose work focuses on Black history. They told us that no matter how hard the times, there has always been room for love.

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Romance Meets The Real World In 'Real Men Knit'

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Romance Meets The Real World In 'Real Men Knit'

September 27, 2020 • This week, Code Switch is talking about the books that are getting us through the pandemic. Today's conversation is with Kwana Jackson, author of a romance that doesn't leave real life behind.