Let's Talk About Smut..in Books

Send us Fan MailSo...what exactly counts as smut? On today's episode of Pouring Over Books, LaShawn is breaking down her five levels of spice, from closed door romance to books where sex is the main event. Because not every romance with a sex scene is smut. So where's the line?Books Mentioned in this Episode The Night We Met by Abby JimenezThe Bodyguard: A Novel By Katherine Center Cheat Sheet by Sarah AdamBook Lovers by Emily HenryThe Hating Game by Sally ThorneFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosBy Nora RobertsNorthern LightsThe Witness Vision in WhiteA Court of Mist and Fury by Sara J MaasBefore I Let Go by Kennedy ryanScore By Kennedy RyanOnly for the Week by Natasha BishopHeated Rivalry by Rachel ReidA Court of Silver Flames By Sara J Maas  Gild by Raven Kennedy ( the plated prisoner series)Enigma by CM BarnesKiss of the Basilisk by Lindsey StraubLights out by Navessa Allen The Poet Empress by Shen TaoGood Parts by Evann NormandinThe Lion and the Deathless Dark by Clarissa BroadbentIf you would like to support independent bookstores, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.orgPurchasing at any of the links above support this podcast at no additional cost to you. Support the showJoin the Pouring Over Books Bookclub. We are reading Toni Morrison in 2026. Follow  LaShawn on IG @lashawnwiltz and Threads @lashawnwiltzSubstack: Letters From LaShawn