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Paperback Pleasures

Romy C Ackerberg; Annabel Cater

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

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E39 - Praise

Paperback Pleasures ·

2025/03/04

Romy reviews Praise by Sara Cate. Annabel raises HR concerns.---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com or join our discord here!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!---Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance

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01:02:23

E38 - Bringing Down The Duke

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2025/02/25

Annabel reviews Bringing Down The Duke by Evie Dunmore. Romy petitions for pining. ---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com or join our discordhere!Find all books mentioned in this podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠.Join us on⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive bonus content, including more answers to the listener question and blooper reels!---Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing

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01:06:30

E37 - Lights Out

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2025/02/18

Romy reviews Lights Out by Navessa Allen. Annabel humanizes gym bros. ---Find Annabel's Souffle Pancake Recipe here!---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com or join our discordhere!Find all books mentioned in this podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠.Join us on⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive bonus content, including more answers to the listener question and blooper reels!---Paperback Pleasures is a podcast

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00:54:27

E36 - Electric Idol

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2025/02/10

*Note: This discusses the second book in a series of interconnected standalones. There are references to Neon Gods that may be considered spoilers to some readers.---Annabel reviewsElectric Idol by Katee Robert. Romy talks T-Rexes.---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com or join our discordhere!Find all books mentioned in this podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠.Join us on⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for

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01:28:00

E35 - The Flame & The Flower (The Original Bodice...

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2025/02/04

This episode contains discussion of rape and assault, along with brief mentions of incest and slavery. Listener discretion is advised.--- Romy reviews the first Bodice Ripper ever written, The Flame & The Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss. Annabel gets a history lesson. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com or join our discord here! Find all books mentioned in this podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and

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01:09:09

E34 - Normal People

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2025/01/28

Annabel reviews Normal People by Sally Rooney. Romy thinks she's funny. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com or join our discord here! 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! --- Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to

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01:05:50

E33 - Priest

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2025/01/21

Romy reviews Priest by Sierra Simone. Annabel works on her poker face. --- 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! --- Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and

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01:01:06

E32 - Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

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2025/01/14

Annabel reviews The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows. Romy is defying gravity. --- 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! --- Paperback Pleasures is a

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01:05:28

E31 - Ice Planet Barbarians

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2025/01/07

Romy reviews Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon. Annabel questions alien anatomy. --- This episode contains mention of sexual assault, suicide, and dubious consent. Listener discretion is advised. If you or anyone you know is having thoughts of self harm or suicide, please remember you are not alone. Help is out there. --- 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,

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01:12:14

E30 - This Time Next Year

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2024/12/31

Happy New Years Eve! Annabel reviews This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens. Romy makes a New Year prediction. --- 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! --- Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to

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01:01:43

E29 - Trick Shot

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2024/12/24

Merry Christmas Eve! Romy reviews holiday-themed erotica novella Trick Shot by Kayla Grosse. Annabel turns desserts into emotional weapons. --- This episode includes discussions of kink and what some may consider graphic descriptions of sexual acts. Listener discretion is advised. --- 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

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01:03:02

E28 - Twisted Love

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2024/12/17

Annabel reviews Twisted Love by Ana Huang. Romy has a conspiracy theory. --- 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! --- Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and

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00:57:50

E27 - The Matzah Ball

Paperback Pleasures ·

2024/12/10

** We apologize for the audio quality of this episode. There was a technical snafu and one of the hosts' mics didn't work right! **--- Romy reviews The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer. Annabel wants more drafts. --- Romy misspoke when mentioning another book, it is Everything For You by Chloe Liese, not Anything For You. --- 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,

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01:13:10

E26 - Most Wonderful

Paperback Pleasures ·

2024/12/03

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. --- 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

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00:57:15

E25 - Outlander

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2024/11/26

Annabel reviews Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. Romy swoons over the Scots. --- 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! --- Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and

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00:21:11

Down the Rabbit Hole - Dame Barbara Cartland: The...

Paperback Pleasures ·

2024/11/19

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! --- 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

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00:49:35

E24 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

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2024/11/12

Romy reviews ⁠The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue⁠ by V.E. Schwab. Annabel gets deep. --- 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! --- Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance

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00:55:05

E23 - Butcher & Blackbird

Paperback Pleasures ·

2024/11/05

This episode covers topics some may find disturbing - such as body horror and serial killers. Listen at your own discretion. --- Annabel reviews Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver. Romy fails to gird her loins. --- 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

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00:58:02

E22 - Carmilla

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2024/10/29

HAPPY (almost) HALLOWEEN! Romy honors a classic literary monster in her review of ⁠⁠Carmilla⁠⁠ by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. Annabel uses her undergrad degree and runs out of wine. Everyone learns a lot. --- 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

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01:14:33

E21 - Match Me If You Can (Feat Swati Hegde)

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2024/10/22

Author Swati Hegde joins Annabel and Romy to talk about her debut novel, Match Me If You Can - a desi romcom retelling of Jane Austen's Emma. --- Interested in being an ARC reader for Swati? Information on her instagram profile @SwatiHegdeAuthor. Preorder her next novel Can't Help Faking In Love here! --- 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

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