In this episode, Amy and Sarah encounter their first surprise pregnancy trope in Hannah Bonam-Young's Out On A Limb. Don't let this controversial narrative-device put you off. If you like witty banter, disability representation, pirate costumes and some Peeta-Katniss vibes, then this tender and wholesome lovers-to-friends-to-lovers is the book for you. Grab a cuppa (or a virgin cocktail of your choice) and get comfy, we have much to discuss.

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Credits: The Historical Romance Review is written, recorded and produced in Meanjin/Brisbane, on the unceded land of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera and Turrbal peoples.

Editing: Sarah Brain

Cover art and branding: Sarah Brain and Amy Way

Original artwork: Caitlin Adams @caitlin_a_art

Original theme music: Jonny Barahona @jonnyenvivo

Sound support and video equipment: Zac Costa

Recording equipment: John Board

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In this State of the Field episode, Amy and Sarah discuss the sub-genre-phenomenon that is sports romance. Why do so many readers get their kicks from sports' romance? Is it just an easy formula to create MMCs that are rich, fit and famous? Where are all the female athletes?! And why does reading (or watching) a heated sports romance often translate into real-world fandom?

#romancebooks #romance #fiction #smut #stateofthefield #books #booktok #tiktok #kindle #kindlereader #reading #sportsromance #bookreview #heatedrivalry #formulaone #F1

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Credits: The Historical Romance Review is written, recorded and produced in Meanjin/Brisbane, on the unceded land of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera and Turrbal peoples.

Editing: Sarah Brain

Cover art and branding: Sarah Brain and Amy Way

Original artwork: Caitlin Adams @caitlin_a_art

Original theme music: Jonny Barahona @jonnyenvivo

Sound support: Zac Costa

Recording equipment: John Board

Thank you to everyone who continues to support this project with their expertise and enthusiasm.

In this State of the Field episode, Amy and Sarah discuss the rise and popularity of romance fiction. Why is it so popular with female readers and authors? Why now? What are audiences getting from this genre that they don't get elsewhere? How has it become so successful? And is romance fiction the solution to the increasingly-divisive discourse of contemporary gender politics?

#romancebooks #romance #fiction #smut #stateofthefield #books #booktok #tiktok #kindle #kindlereader #reading #happilyeverafter #bookreview #genderpolitics #femalecreators #femalereaders

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Credits: The Historical Romance Review is written, recorded and produced in Meanjin/Brisbane, on the unceded land of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera and Turrbal peoples.

Editing: Sarah Brain

Cover art and branding: Sarah Brain and Amy Way

Original artwork: Caitlin Adams @caitlin_a_art

Original theme music: Jonny Barahona @jonnyenvivo

Sound support: Zac Costa

Recording equipment: John Board

Thank you to everyone who continues to support this project with their expertise and enthusiasm.