Sarah Wendell Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0230

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

The Sarah Wendell Papers consist of manuscript materials for one book written by the author as well as promotional items related to her website Smart Bitches, Trashy Books.

Dates

Creation: 2011, undated

Extent

0.2 Cubic Feet (1 archives box.)

Creator

Wendell, Sarah (Person)

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of an edited and annotated manuscript for Sarah Wendell's 2011 book Everything I Know About Love I Learned From Romance Novels, in addition to promotional materials for Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, a website co-founded and run by Wendell.

The manuscript will provide researchers insight into Wendell's process as a writer of non-fiction about romance, as well as the hybrid analog/digital nature of writing in the early 21st century.

The promotional materials show the evolution of the way the site has been promoted, as well as capture the irreverent sense of humor embodied by the site.

Biographical / Historical

In 2005, Sarah Wendell co-founded the romance fiction community website Smart Bitches, Trashy Books(SBTB), which she continues to operate as of 2020. She also serves as the host of the podcast Smart Podcast, Trashy Books. In 2009, she published the non-fiction book Beyond Heaving Bosoms with SBTB co-founder Candy Tan, and in 2011 wrote another non-fiction book, Everything I Know About Love, I Learned from Romance Novels. In 2014, Wendell published her only work of fiction to date, the novella Lighting the Flames: A Hanukkah Story.

Sarah Wendell has made numerous appearances in brodcast and print as an expert on the genre, including CBS Sunday Morning, The Today Show, the New York Times and the Washington Post. She also claims that, at the age of 5, she appeared in the feature film The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright and other restrictions may apply to the materials in this collection. Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.