Season 6 Episode 18: Our Nerdiest Thing - Evolution of Romance and Women’s Sexuality

Hello fellow nerds! On today’s episode, we discuss the evolution of romance books and women’s sexuality! Join us as we chat about:

• What was the controversy with the book Forever by Judy Blume?

• How can one be spiritual and still enjoy spicy books?

• How did Fifty Shades of Grey and Booktok/Bookstagram help women be more comfortable with their sexuality?

• Our Nerdiest Thing of the week

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Book Release News:

 1. Duke by Jessica Peterson

2. The Dark Is Descending (Nytefall Trilogy #3) by Chloe C. Peñaranda

3. Fallen Gods by Rachel Van Dyken

4. The Black Dagger Brotherhood: 20th Anniversary Insider’s Guide

5. Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher

6. Persephone's Curse by Katrina Leno

7. Crowntide by Alex Aster

8. Better in Black by Cassandra Clare

Show links:

1. Forever⁠

2. Deenie⁠

3. Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret?⁠

4. If You Claim Me⁠

5. Mr. Kiss and Tell⁠

6. Forever series adaptation on Netflix⁠

7. ⁠https://time.com/7283728/forever-judy-blume-book-ban-netflix/⁠

8. Primal of Blood and Bone⁠

9. Good Fortune⁠

10. Separation of Church and Hate audiobook⁠

11. Sweet Valley High book series⁠

12. ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey⁠

13. https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2012/03/50-shades-of-grey-why-is-it-so-increasingly-popular/⁠

14. ⁠https://www.mindlessmag.com/post/the-rise-of-spice-booktok-opens-up-the-conversation-around-female-pleasure#:~:text=Female%20pleasure%20in%20literature,their%20sexual%20desires%20and%20fantasies⁠. 

15. ⁠https://findmymethod.org/blog/booktok-safe-sex-education#:~:text=%E2%80%9CGirl%2C%20Wash%20Your%20Face%E2%80%9D,more%20empowered%20approach%20to%20sex⁠. 

16. ⁠https://blog.westminster.ac.uk/thevoiceoflondon/the-romance-revolution-how-booktok-has-stopped-smut-shaming/#:~:text=Not%20only%20does%20this%20bring%20normalcy%20towards,and%20accepted%20amongst%20women%20and%20the%20media⁠. 

17. ⁠Duke by Jessica Peterson⁠

18. The Dark Is Descending⁠

19. ⁠Fallen Gods⁠

20. The Black Dagger Brotherhood: 20th Anniversary Insider’s Guide⁠

21. Snake-Eater ⁠

22. Persephone's Curse ⁠

23. Crowntide⁠

24. Better in Black⁠

25. ⁠The Wrong Paris⁠

26. ⁠Julia Song is Undateable⁠

27. 50 Shades of Grey⁠

Listen in to our book club episodes of Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas!

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