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?

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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

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In this episode, Amy and Sarah skate through the cultural phenomenon that is Rachel Reid's Heated Rivalry. If you like a sports romance with minimal sporting details, occasional side characters, and explicit sex in EVERY chapter, then this queer rivals-to-lovers is the book for you. Grab a cuppa (or a glass of vodka) 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: 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?

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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.