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Tales from the Orc Den is hosted by three devoted monster romance book readers deep diving into series that we adore in this growing genre. The website is talesfromtheorcden.com. This podcast contains mature themes.
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S5E2 Terrific and Terrible Tropes
Show NotesIn this episode, we’re diving into the tropes that make our monster-loving hearts soar—and the ones that make us want to throw our books across the room. Whether it’s a grumpy/sunshine…
S5E1 Smut or Not? Separating Steam from Mist
What really makes a book “smutty”? Is it about explicitness, frequency, or something else entirely? And how does that definition shift when we talk about monster romance? In this episode, we’re…
S4E6 AI and The Indie Romance Book World
If you can't be bothered to actually write it, why should I be bothered to pay for it and read it?EJ, Stacy, and Amy have more bookish thoughts on their noggins, and this is a HEFTY ONE. No, we’re…
S4E5 Get Started Reading Monster Romance
Many of our discussions are aimed at those already in the Monster Romance genre. This one’s got the baby monster f*ckers in mind. Stacy, EJ, and Amy talk about pitfalls we’ve noticed others run into…
S4E4 When Authors Leave
Amy, EJ, and Stacy are back for 2024! And we’ve got more bookish topics on our brains. A hard truth about the book world is that nothing good lasts forever. That also goes for our favorite series and…
S4E3 Winter Read Recs
It is dark! The holidays are upon us! We have books to recommend getting through now and into the first blossoms of spring. Stuff we mention in the order we mention it is on our website here.Music is…
S4E2 Honor Thy Bookish Limits
Not every book is for everyone. The trick to being a happy reader is knowing and accepting your limits. In this episode Amy, EJ , and Stacy talk about navigating content warnings and personal limits…
S4E1 The Great Book Panic
We talk about explicit sh*t on this podcast. We got the cute little explicit mark on every episode and everything! You could say we’re pretty knowledgeable about racy stuff in books.So that means we…
S3E4 Mate for the Alien P*rn Star by Alexis B. Osborne and The Claimed among the Stars Anthology
Stacy has the main mic for this episode to tell Amy and Liz about Mate for the Alien P*rn Star by Alexis B. Osborne. This is, by far, one of the most unique books we've gotten to talk about and has…
S3E3 Blooded Labyrinth by SJ Sanders and The Monsters in Love Anthology
It's time for Stacy and Liz to hear Amy talk about The Blooded Labyrinth by S.J. Sanders. If we had a podcast bingo card, then referencing Sanders would get a guaranteed box. This book first appeared…
S3E2 Dalwick Demon by Ashley Bennett and The Monsters in Love Anthology
Let’s get into our first “book report” to talk about The Dalwick Demon by Ashley Bennett and the book it first appeared in, the second volume of the Monsters in Love Anthology.EJ explains why The…
S3E1 Let's Talk Monster Romance Anthologies
Amy, Stacy, and EJ are here to guide you monster lovers to one of the cheapest, easiest, and most fun ways to expand your list of favorite authors. If you haven't gotten into Anthologies, you must…
S1E16 Bonus Beauty and the Orcs Episode!
About halfway through our super long previous, Amy, Liz, and Stacy found themselves on a long and gratuitous rant about orc culture. Here it is! We talk about our hypothetical fashion and jobs on the…
S1E15 The Beauty and the Orcs
She was ruined by an orc. Now his enraged ex wants to finish the job…EJ, Amy, and Stacy have their BIGGEST episode yet. Literally. This is a beast of an episode for this beast of a book. This is…
S2E3 Bound by Tiffany Roberts
Amy, EJ, and Stacy wrap up The Spider's Mate trilogy with a big hairy episode. We... go on an adventure through the jungle, ask ourselves if spiders really would taste like crabs, and speculate on…
S2E3 Enthralled by Tiffany Roberts
Stacy, EJ, and Amy are back and talking about the second book of the Spider’s Mate Trilogy, Enthralled by Tiffany Roberts. The humans are awake from stasis. Queen Zurvashi is really angry. We talk…
S2E2 Ensnared by Tiffany Roberts
EJ, Amy, and Stacy dive HARD in this episode into the first book of the The Spider’s Mate Trilogy, Ensnared by Tiffany Roberts. We talk about consent. We talk about the social-political landscape of…
S2E1 Introducing The Spider’s Mate Trilogy
EJ, Stacy, and Amy are back and they have such a discussion to weave for you. (that’s a spider reference, FYI.) In this “season” of Tales from the Orc Den we dive into what has become a Monster…
S1E14 Orc Sworn Bonus Episode
Pure, uncut book recs. That’s what we got for you monster lovers and not all of them are monster romance!?! You’re listening to three hardcore book lovers though so this bonus episode was…
S1E13 Orc Sworn For-nale! Part 2
Amy, EJ, and Stacy come to you with MORE Orc Sworn discussion content this week. This time we’re talking about just dumb fun stuff. What would John do “in real life”? What would Simon put on his…
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Tales from the Orc Den has published 32 episodes since October 2022, covering topics in Arts, Books.
Tales from the Orc Den is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 44m.
