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Fight fascism and fall in love with Rebel Ever After, a new romance podcast. Join sex & culture critic and BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY author Ella Dawson as she interviews her favorite authors about writing swoony, sexy and progressive romance novels.
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Is true love with your apex predator possible? With Shirlene Obuobi (opens the original)
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My guest this week is Shirlene Obuobi. She is a general cardiologist, an artist, and the author of several novels. Her latest is the outstanding paranormal romance Die For Me , published this summer by Penguin Books. We talked about how we are socialized by patriarchy to desire what is most dangerous to us. Is it possible to find true, healthy love with your apex predator? Spoiler alert: white supremacist hetero-patriarchy is the true monster this episode. Plus: "reverse" age gap romances, writi
Vintage filthy vocab with Sophia Benoit (opens the original)
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This week's guest is Sophia Benoit, author of the historical romance The Very Definition of Love and the essay collection Well, This is Exhausting . I asked her about putting her own spin on the "rake accidentally compromises a bluestocking" historical romance trope. We talked about our favorite historically accurate dirty slang terms and why there are so many euphemisms for sex workers. Plus, how she thinks about responsible depictions of relationships and intimacy as a sex writer and a romance
Alicia Thompson on magic, music and men worth loving (opens the original)
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This week my guest is Alicia Thompson, the author of five adult romance novels including With Love, From Cold World and Never Been Shipped . We talked about balancing magical realism with grounded characterization in her new book In Every Possible Way . Plus: Alicia's amazing newsletter about music, our hatred of the "reverse" trope, and how she writes men worth falling for. Follow Alicia on Instagram @aliciabooks and on Substack at aliciabooks.substack.com. Purchase Alicia's books from the Rebe
Let's talk about sex, ft Joss Richard (opens the original)
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In her upcoming sophomore novel Let's Kiss and Tell , Joss Richard explores sex-positive topics like sex work, vasectomies, and childfree happily-ever-afters. In this episode of Rebel Ever After, we dug into what romance genre conventions are made to be broken, and writing stories that make readers feel seen. Plus! You will not guess what fan fiction Joss wrote as a teenager. She shared how an idea for a Three's Company fic led to her first novel, It's Different This Time . This episode is not a
Big, wild news about Rebel Ever After (opens the original)
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I've been sitting on this secret for months and I cannot WAIT for what's coming next. Go to rebeleverafter.binderybooks.com to become a Rebel and help us reach our goal of 100 subscribers by the end of September! You can also join our Bindery community for free and receive updates about the podcast and our progress toward starting a publishing imprint.
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