Paperback Pleasures

By: Romy C Ackerberg; Annabel Cater
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  • Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and female sexuality. In each episode, lifelong best friends Romy and Annabel take turns highlighting romance novels, unpacking a genre historically underestimated due mainly to its link with female pleasure. We're here to de-stigmatize one of the most underrated genres in literature. Let's talk romance! --- This podcast discusses themes of adult romantic relationships and sex. Listener discretion is advised.
    Romy C Ackerberg; Annabel Cater
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Episodes
  • E26 - Most Wonderful
    Dec 3 2024

    The girls interview author Georgia Clark about her queer holiday romcom Most Wonderful. Annabel talks potatoes. Romy swoons over fictional love. Georgia gets real about Buffy.

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    Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com.

    Find all books mentioned in this podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive bonus content, including more answers to the listener question and blooper reels!

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    Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and female sexuality. In each episode, lifelong best friends Romy and Annabel take turns highlighting romance novels, unpacking a genre historically underestimated due mainly to its link with female pleasure. We're here to celebrate one of the most underrated genres in literature. Let's talk romance!

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    This podcast discusses themes of adult romantic relationships and sex. Listener discretion is advised.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • E25 - Outlander
    Nov 26 2024

    Annabel reviews Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. Romy swoons over the Scots.

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    Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com.

    Find all books mentioned in this podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive bonus content, including more answers to the listener question and blooper reels!

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    Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and female sexuality. In each episode, lifelong best friends Romy and Annabel take turns highlighting romance novels, unpacking a genre historically underestimated due mainly to its link with female pleasure. We're here to celebrate one of the most underrated genres in literature. Let's talk romance!

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    This podcast discusses themes of adult romantic relationships and sex. Listener discretion is advised.

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    57 mins
  • Down the Rabbit Hole - Dame Barbara Cartland: The Queen of Romance
    Nov 19 2024

    Due to serious illness, Episode 25: Outlander has been delayed by a week. Instead, please enjoy this glimpse into a Patreon-exclusive series called Down The Rabbit Hole, where we discuss romance-adjacent topics of all kinds.

    We are eager to return to regular programming as soon as possible!

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    She's been crowned 'The Queen of Romance.'

    Celebrated by the royal family, the creator of the escapist paperback novel, and - for decades - a household name. But her legacy is complicated.

    Why the Queen of Romance is anything but a feminist icon.

    This is Dame Barbara Cartland's story.

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    Find the 1977 interview referenced in this episode here.

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    Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive bonus content, including more answers to the listener question and blooper reels!

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    Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and female sexuality. In each episode, lifelong best friends Romy and Annabel take turns highlighting romance novels, unpacking a genre historically underestimated due mainly to its link with female pleasure. We're here to celebrate one of the most underrated genres in literature. Let's talk romance!

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    This podcast discusses themes of adult romantic relationships and sex. Listener discretion is advised.

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    21 mins

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