Paperback Pleasures

Annabel reviews Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan. Romy decides everything is a romance novel. --- 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...

Romy reviews Morning Glory Milking Farm . Annabel milks every Minotaur pun she can think of (with both hands). --- 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...

Annabel reviews Just For The Summer by Abby Jimenez. Romy gets R-rated during a sex-ed lesson. --- 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 exclusi...

From first to final draft: Annabel gets to talk to the author and her editor as they unpack The Devil's Backbone by Kirsten Bohling. This book was requested by today's guest host Megan Carver who donated to our fundraiser for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Thank you, Megan! --- Follow Kirsten here ! Follow Megan here ! --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to Pa...

Annabel reviews What We Leave: A Harlow Monroe Novel by Edwina Phillips. Romy talks Holes. Not that kind. Get your mind out of the gutter. This book was requested by our listener Mike who donated to our fundraiser for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Thank you, Mike! --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on...

** Please listen to the content warnings at the beginning of this episode before diving in! ** --- Romy reviews The Ritual by Shantel Tessier. Annabel is in Seattle! Squee! This book was requested by our listener Trish who donated to our fundraiser for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Thank you, Trish! --- Helpful links referenced in the episode: A Hymn To Life: Shame Has To Change Sides by...

In a turn of events, the girls let themselves be the interview subjects on Booked & Balanced Podcast. This is a self-edited highlight reel of our favorite moments during our chat with Chachi back in January. We dove into our decades of friendship, a deeper look inside the world of book podcasting, and reflecting on the violence in Minneapolis as it was happening. Expect chaos, laughter, opinio...

Author James L. Sutter joins us to talk music, young love, and queer joy. Order James' books here: Darkhearts Ghost of Us --- 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 . Joi...

Annabel reviews The Spell Shop . Romy cries over adorable, fictional animals. It's been a week. --- 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  ...

Author KL Parsons joins the girls to talk bodice rippers, redemption, and editing faux pas. Pre-Order Capture My Flag here ! --- Donate to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota  here . $20 = You pick a book for us to review $10 = You get a shout-out in an upcoming episode $5 = You get a personalized book recommendation from us --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackP...

Romy reviews A Rivalry of Hearts by Tessonja Odette, our first review from our Minnesota Donation Campaign. Annabel gets an education in Banshees. --- Donate to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota  here . $20 = You pick a book for us to review $10 = You get a shout-out in an upcoming episode $5 = You get a personalized book recommendation from us --- Send your answer to this week's listener...

Author Ben Alderson joins the girls as we talk haunted furniture and reclaiming queer love in horror. Find Ben's books here ! --- Donate to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota here . $20 = You pick a book for us to review $10 = You get a shout-out in an upcoming episode $5 = You get a personalized book recommendation from us --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to Paperb...

Author Chip Pons joins the girls as we revel in the Heated Rivalry craze and ride this wave of queer joy. Find Chip's Books Here: Winging It With You Dearly Departed (preorder) ARC Sign Up Form You & I Rewritten Find the complete Game Changers series by Rachel Reid here . --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prom...

Annabel reviews Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven. Romy lives out her Jurassic Park dreams. --- 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 exc...

Happy Holidays! Romy reviews The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch. Annabel has part of her childhood ruined. --- 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  ⁠...

The girls interview lifestyle Domme SheMagick about everything from hosting kink events, romance recommendations, and finding pleasure in a D/s dynamic. Join our Patreon page to hear the full episode! Find SheMagick's Events Vetting Form we mentioned in the episode here . --- Join our discord  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join us on  ⁠⁠⁠...

Annabel reviews Better Than The Movies by Lynn Painter. Romy revisits the oblivious cringe of teenage girlhood. Thanks to all our listeners who sent us their 2025 soundtrack. Find the collective Paperback Pleasures Listeners 2025 Soundtrack on Spotify here ! --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social medi...

Annabel walks us through the wild world of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein , from the original manuscript to the latest movie adaptation on Netflix. Romy learns the full story and is shook. Join our Patreon page to hear the full episode! --- Join our discord  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠  for exclusive bonus conte...

Author Chelsey Ann Tompkins joins the girls to talk spicy fairytale retellings and not-so-sexy nursery rhymes. Find Chelsey's Books Here: Curse & Spindle (Realm of Revelry #1) Straw & Gold (Realm of Revelry #2) PREORDER: Beast & Thorn (Realm of Revelry #3) A Conduit of Light A Baron of Bonds A Blightress of Wrath --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to Paperbac...

Romy reviews House of Salt & Sorrows by Erin A. Craig. Annabel swoons. --- 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 conte...

Annabel reviews Thérèse & Isabelle , a critical piece of historical queer literature only recently translated into English and published in the US. Romy still finds ways to bring up Wuthering Heights. --- 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 !...

Content Warning: This episode contains in-depth discussions of roles and kinks that fall within BDSM dynamics, including but not limited to Daddy kink, dubious consent, and consensual non-consent role-play. --- Romy reviews the first book in Katee Robert's Wicked Villains series, Desperate Measures : a dark Aladdin retelling where the villain gets the girl. Annabel reflects on her first dark r...

The girls are together again! Annabel serenades us with her inconceivable review of The Princess Bride . Romy needs to touch grass. --- 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...

We're wrapping up spooky season! Romy reviews Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks. Annabel judges Romy's choices. --- 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 ...

Spooky season continues as Annabel reviews Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. Romy taps into her vocab vault. --- 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...