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Films & TV Shows that Deliver "Romance Novel" Feelings?North and South (2004 BBC Miniseries) gives me the same feeling that I get from a romance novel, and that’s definitely a huge part of why I enjo…

Mar 3

"I love you madly, as Barbara Cartland would say." Glitterland, Crusie, and Disneyland. Rather than questioning to what degree do romance novels present…

Feb 28

Is a romance defined by the text or by a reader's response to it?

Feb 17

Are romance readers...better than everyone?

Feb 13

When Your Lover Rips Your Father’s Heart Out Listen now (74 min) | Dame Jodie Slaughter, Feather Fetish Understander, and I recently discussed how The Savage and The Swan speaks the unspoken, what…

Feb 8

Cold(breath) Comfort Reads: January 2023 Listen now (25 min) | Starting the year off with some cozy re-reads, comfort reads, and short reads to combat the wintery weather and get through winter…

Feb 1

Anais Nin, writer of “Female Erotica”?Listen now (71 min) | We need to talk about Anais Nin and her erotic short story collection Delta of Venus. Did Anais Nin write "female erotica"? Is…

Jan 17

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