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Paperback PleasuresE53 - Behind The Voice: Khaya Fraites talks Violet SorrengailRomy interviews Khaya Fraites. the voice of Violet Sorrengail in the Empyrean Series Graphic Audio production!** This is a live event recording from the Tacoma Book Fair, meaning the audio quality will sound different compared to our usual studio recordings! **---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel!Join our discord 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!Find all books menti...2025-06-1745 min
Paperback PleasuresE52 - Most ArdentlyRomy reviews Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa. Annabel arrives in Seattle!---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel!Join our discord 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!Find all books mentioned in this podcast here.---Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and female sexuality. In each episode, lifelong best friends Rom...2025-06-101h 09
Paperback PleasuresE51 - Pride and Prejudice (Part 2)PART TWO!To celebrate 50 episodes, the girls team up to (finally) review Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.---This episode deviates from the usual format!---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel!Join our discord 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!Find all books mentioned in this podcast here.---Paperba...2025-06-0350 min
Paperback PleasuresE50 - Pride and Prejudice (Part 1)To celebrate 50 episodes, the girls team up to (finally) review Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. ---This episode deviates from the usual format!---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel!Join our discord 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!Find all books mentioned in this podcast here.---Paperback Pleasures is a podca...2025-05-271h 13
Paperback PleasuresE49 - Great Big Beautiful LifeAnnabel reviews Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry. Romy gets a surprise.---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel!Join our discord 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!Find all books mentioned in this podcast here.---Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and female sexuality. In each episode, lifelong best friends...2025-05-201h 07
Paperback PleasuresE48 - The DavenportsRomy reviews The Davenports by Krystal Marquis. Annabel revisits workplace romance.---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel!Join our discord 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!Find all books mentioned in this podcast here.---Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and female sexuality. In each episode, lifelong best friends Romy and Annabel ta...2025-05-1352 min
Paperback PleasuresE47 - Playing Flirty (Feat. Shameez Patel)Annabel talks Playing Flirty with author Shameez Patel.---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel!Join our discord 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!Find all books mentioned in this podcast here.---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 r...2025-05-0653 min
Paperback PleasuresMINISODE 3 - Our 36 AnswersTime for a Minisode! Annabel & Romy are putting it to the test: will 36 questions lead to love?! Want to take the test yourself? Try it here! Paperback Pleasures will be back next week with an author interview. Happy reading! ---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel!Join our discord 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!Find all books mentioned in...2025-04-2938 min
Paperback PleasuresE46 - The Spirit Bares Its TeethThis episode contains themes some may find disturbing - such as sexual assault, medical gore, and systemic abuse. Listener discretion is advised.---Annabel reviews The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White. Romy girds her loins. ---Referenced works for extra reading:Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the PresentMedical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly...2025-04-221h 06
Paperback PleasuresE45 - A Far Wilder MagicRomy reviews A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft. Annabel gets a birthday surprise!---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel!Join our discord 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!Find all books mentioned in this podcast here.---Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and female sexuality. In each episode, lifel...2025-04-151h 29
Paperback PleasuresE44 - You Should Be So LuckyAnnabel reviews You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian. Romy tries to talk sports. ---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel!Join our discord 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!Find all books mentioned in this podcast here.---Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and female sexuality. In each episod...2025-04-081h 06
Paperback PleasuresE43 - Unhinged, an Erotic Door RomanceApril Fools! Your hosts take on a whole new kind of smut.---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel!Join our discord 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!Find all books mentioned in this podcast here.---Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and female sexuality. In each episode, lifelong best frie...2025-04-0153 min
Paperback PleasuresE42 - Onyx Storm (Empyrean #3)THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE FIRST THREE BOOKS IN THE EMPYREAN SERIES BY REBECCA YARROS.---The girls dive in deep to the third book in the Empyrean series - from the whiplash romance to our craziest theories!---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!Join our discord here!---Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to d...2025-03-252h 01
Paperback PleasuresE41 - Iron Flame (Empyrean #2)THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOK IN THE EMPYREAN SERIES BY REBECCA YARROS.---Send your own voice memos of your favorite Empyrean quotes and/or fan theory to our email at PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com or join our discord here!---The girls dive in deep to the second book in the Empyrean series - from the best and worst tropes, to toxic romance, to our crazy theories for Onyx Storm.---Find all books mentioned in this podcast here.Follow us o...2025-03-181h 41
Paperback PleasuresE40 - Fourth Wing (Remastered & Expanded)To kick off our coverage of the first three books in the Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros, we are releasing a re-cut, remastered version of Episode 14 - with some new voices thrown in!Send your own voice memos of your favorite Empyrean quotes and/or fan theory to our email at PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com or join our discord here!---Romy reviews Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Annabel unleashes her inner dragon. ---Influencers mentioned in this episode: @Ceartguleabhar speaks beautifully to the accurate Scottish Gaelic pronunciations...2025-03-1156 min
Paperback PleasuresE39 - PraiseRomy 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 literature and female sexuality. In each episode, lifelong best friends Romy and Annabel take turns highlighting romance novels, unpacking a genre historically underestimated...2025-03-041h 14
Paperback PleasuresE38 - Bringing Down The DukeAnnabel 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 romance literature and female sexuality. In each episode, lifelong best friends Romy and Annabel take turns highlighting romance novels, unpacking a genre historically u...2025-02-251h 02
Paperback PleasuresE37 - Lights OutRomy 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 dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and female sexuality. In each episode, lifelong best friends Romy and Annabel take turns hi...2025-02-181h 06
Paperback PleasuresE36 - Electric Idol*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 exclusive bonus content, including more answers to the listener question and blooper reels!---Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmati...2025-02-1054 min
Paperback PleasuresE35 - The Flame & The Flower (The Original Bodice Ripper)This episode contains discussion of rape and assault, along with brief mentions of incest and slavery. Listener discretion is advised.
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Romy reviews the first Bodice Ripper ever written, The Flame & The Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss. Annabel gets a history lesson.
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Paperback PleasuresE34 - Normal PeopleAnnabel reviews Normal People by Sally Rooney. Romy thinks she's funny.
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Paperback PleasuresE33 - PriestRomy reviews Priest by Sierra Simone. Annabel works on her poker face.
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Paperback PleasuresE32 - Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie SocietyAnnabel reviews The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows. Romy is defying gravity.
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Paperback PleasuresE31 - Ice Planet BarbariansRomy reviews Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon. Annabel questions alien anatomy.
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Paperback PleasuresE30 - This Time Next YearHappy New Years Eve! Annabel reviews This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens. Romy makes a New Year prediction.
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Paperback PleasuresE29 - Trick ShotMerry Christmas Eve! Romy reviews holiday-themed erotica novella Trick Shot by Kayla Grosse. Annabel turns desserts into emotional weapons.
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Paperback PleasuresE28 - Twisted LoveAnnabel reviews Twisted Love by Ana Huang. Romy has a conspiracy theory.
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Paperback PleasuresE27 - The Matzah Ball** We apologize for the audio quality of this episode. There was a technical snafu and one of the hosts' mics didn't work right! **
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Romy reviews The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer. Annabel wants more drafts.
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Paperback PleasuresE26 - Most Wonderful (Feat. Georgia Clark)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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Paperback PleasuresE25 - OutlanderAnnabel reviews Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. Romy swoons over the Scots.
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Paperback PleasuresDown the Rabbit Hole - Dame Barbara Cartland: The Queen of RomanceDue 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.
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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 femi...2024-11-1921 min
Paperback PleasuresE24 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueRomy reviews The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. Annabel gets deep.
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Paperback PleasuresE23 - Butcher & BlackbirdThis episode covers topics some may find disturbing - such as body horror and serial killers. Listen at your own discretion.
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Annabel reviews Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver. Romy fails to gird her loins.
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Paperback PleasuresE22 - CarmillaHAPPY (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.
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Paperback PleasuresE21 - Match Me If You Can (Feat Swati Hegde)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.
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Paperback PleasuresE20 - 50 Shades of GreyRomy reviews 50 Shades of Grey. Annabel tries to keep her calm.
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Paperback PleasuresE19 - The House In The Cerulean SeaAnnabel reviews The House In The Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Romy has a surprise.
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Paperback PleasuresE18 - One Dark WindowRomy reviews One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig. Annabel gets a lesson in monsters.
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Paperback PleasuresE17 - BrideAnnabel reviews Bride by Ali Hazelwood. Romy dives headfirst into werewolf erotica.
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Paperback PleasuresE16 - IcebreakerRomy reviews Icebreaker by Hannah Grace. Annabel tries to make Shuffleboard a thing.
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Paperback PleasuresE15 - HeartstopperAnnabel reviews Heartstopper by Alice Oseman. Romy finds a newfound respect for Darth Maul.
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Paperback PleasuresE14 - Fourth WingRomy reviews Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Annabel unleashes her inner dragon.
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Paperback PleasuresE13 - The Summer I Turned PrettyAnnabel reviews The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han. Romy relives Middle School.
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Paperback PleasuresE12 - TwilightRomy reviews Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Annabel finally admits to being Team Jacob.
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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, unpackin...2024-08-201h 20
Paperback PleasuresE11 - FingersmithAnnabel reviews Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. Romy relives Middle School trauma.
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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...2024-08-1357 min
Paperback PleasuresE10 - Viking by FabioHappy 10th episode! To celebrate, Romy reviews Viking by Fabio himself. Yes, apparently he wrote romance novels. And was on the cover, too. And kind of stars in it.
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Paperback PleasuresE9 - TelenyAnnabel reviews Teleny, accredited to Oscar Wilde. Romy learns about a new greek god.
Content Warning: This episode contains themes of suicide and sexual assault.
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Paperback PleasuresE8 - Den of VipersRomy reviews Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight. Annabel gets a lesson in Dark Romance. Both girls get an education in euphemisms.
Content Warning: This episode is about a Dark Romance book and contains mentions of sexual assault, self-harm, and some violence.
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Paperback PleasuresE7 - A Fate Inked in BloodAnnabel reviews A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen. Romy finds redemption in the form of a poorly chopped jalapeño.
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Paperback PleasuresE6 - Vesselless (Feat. Cortney Winn)Author Cortney Winn joins Romy & Annabel to unpack her debut novel: Vesselless.
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Paperback PleasuresE5 - Red, White & Royal BlueAnnabel reviews Red, White & Royal Blue, Romy has an exciting announcement.
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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...2024-07-0256 min
Paperback PleasuresE4 - Divine RivalsRomy reviews Divine Rivals, and Annabel takes us on a sexual awakening journey.
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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...2024-06-2546 min
Paperback PleasuresMINISODE 2 - Why We're Doing ThisBONUS EPISODE! Want to get to know your hosts a little more? Hop right in for some passionate conversation about romance novels and ethical porn.
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Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and female sexuality.
In each episode, best friends Romy and Annabel take turns highlighting and reviewing romance novels, unpacking a genre historically underestimated d...2024-06-2511 min
Paperback PleasuresE3 - Northanger AbbeyAnnabel reviews Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen and Romy wants to give our FMC a hug.
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Paperback PleasuresMINISODE 1 - Fun FactsBONUS EPISODE! Want to get to know your hosts a little more? Hop right in for some unhinged rambles about life, love, and embarrassing halloween costumes.
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Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and female sexuality.
In each episode, best friends Romy and Annabel take turns highlighting and reviewing romance novels, unpacking a genre historically und...2024-06-0126 min
Paperback PleasuresE2 - Neon GodsRomy reviews Neon Gods by Katee Robert and Annabel reveals her inner Persephone.
Content Warning: BDSM, Bondage, Kink, Exhibitionism
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Paperback PleasuresE1 - Done & DustedAnnabel reviews Done & Dusted by Lyla Sage and Romy finds her new favorite term of endearment.
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Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and female sexuality.
In each episode, best friends Romy and Annabel take turns highlighting and reviewing romance novels, unpacking a genre historically underestimated due mainly to its link with female pleasure. We're here to refr...2024-06-0138 min