Sarah J. Maas on Call Her Daddy — What Did We Learn? Listener Reactions (Part 1)

Book Talk for BookTok

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Arts, Books

4.8 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Sarah J. Maas sat down with Alex Cooper on the hit podcast Call Her Daddy, and the romantasy community had a lot to say about it. In this episode, we break down the interview, talk through the moments that stood out to us, and share some of the most interesting listener reactions from across the fandom. From discussions about writing, publishing, and the success of series like A Court of Thorns and Roses and Throne of Glass to broader questions about the romantasy boom and the relationship between authors and readers, we’re unpacking what this interview reveals, and what it might mean for the future of the series. This is Part 1 of our listener discussion. In today’s episode, we start exploring the biggest reactions and questions coming from the community. Part 2 drops tomorrow, where we continue the conversation and dig into even more listener perspectives. How to participate: Send your theories and spicy takes by commenting on this episode, DMing us, or using the form on our website. The Subtext Society Journal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thesubtextsocietyjournal.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We’re thrilled to announce our newest venture: The Subtext Society Journal—the first of its kind, dedicated to Romance, Romantasy, and fandom with an academic yet accessible voice. We’re publishing original essays and thought pieces, and we encourage listeners to submit their own articles for a chance to be featured. Sponsor: Vionic Use code BOOKTALK at checkout for 15% off your entire order at ⁠⁠⁠www.vionicshoes.com⁠⁠⁠ when you log into your account. 1 time use only. Share your thoughts for a chance to be featured! Submit them at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠booktalkforbooktok.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a future mini-episode or exclusive Patreon discussion. Support the Show: Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/booktalkforbooktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Etsy Store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us on Social: Instagram: @BookTalkForBookTok TikTok: @BookTalkForBookTok YouTube: @BookTalkForBookTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Call my wife.
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1:04.3	Welcome to Book Talk for Book Talk with Jack and Amy, a literary podcast where we deep dive into the writings of your favorite novels.
1:11.4	We have just wrapped up our Season of Aquarius Book Club, and we're preparing for our literary analysis of Sarjeetka Masses, a court of silver flames.
1:13.6	This is Jack.
1:14.5	And I'm Amy.
1:16.0	So basically, this is, as like Amy said, we're preparing for our Akasif Silver Flames
1:23.4	analysis, which starts on the 17th a week after this episode airs. And we knew we wanted to do
1:29.6	like a listener thoughts episode and then very nicely, SJM for once planned around our schedule.
1:37.3	Yes. She aligned with us, which was so generous of her. It was about damn time, frankly.
1:44.0	So she did an interview on Call Her Daddy and which was so generous of her. It was about damn time, frankly.
1:54.0	So she did an interview on Call Her Daddy and we are here to talk about your thoughts and our thoughts and every person's thoughts.
1:56.8	And if you're listening to this, you have no idea.
1:59.2	I don't know if this is going to sound okay or not, or if like we keep looking in different
2:01.5	angles, Amy and I are live on Instagram, on TikTok, and on Patreon.
2:06.8	Yeah.
2:07.1	And our real platform where all the magic happens, Riverside, which is transmitting,
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