We’re back! It’s been three years, and while a lot has changed (Blythe had a baby!), way too much has stayed the same: Tr*mp is president again and we need the romance genre more than ever to brighten our spirits and awaken our dormant vaginas. Turns out Elle Kennedy’s threesome novel, The Charlie Method, was exactly what we needed:
College senior Charlotte Kingston is living two lives―and she's nailing both of them. By day, she's the perfect sorority girl, a STEM student in biomedical engineering, and the adopted daughter of an overachiever family. At night, she's Charlie: a risk-taking daredevil looking for fun who finds herself chatting on a dating app with two anonymous hotties.
Will Larsen may seem like the breezy boy next door, but his congressman father is a constant thorn in his side. After a scandal hits another Division 1 hockey program, Will's dad is determined to distance his son from it, hiring a journalist to prove how squeaky-clean Will and his team are. Which means the last thing Will wants is for anyone to find out he and his best friend Beckett Dunne―a laidback Aussie shielding secret heartache―sometimes share girls in the bedroom.
When Charlie finally meets them in person and realizes she's been chatting with two gorgeous Briar U hockey players, things get steamy―fast. But all their messy secrets are piling up, and real life soon threatens to shatter the fantasy. With Charlie, Will, and Beckett all coming to terms with what they want and what others want for them, difficult decisions will need to be made… especially when lust starts to look a lot like love.
You can follow me (Claire), and all podcast updates, on Instagram or Bluesky. If you’re interested in my writing about sex and culture, you can check out my ongoing series of essays on film and sex, My Favorite F***ing Movie, or visit my blog. If you have questions or comments for the podcast, you can email us at SexyBooksPodcast@gmail.com.
5 Apr 2023
20. The Magic Necklace with Claire Napier
In today’s episode, Claire chats with comics editor, critic, and cartoonist Claire Napier to discuss her new horror-romance comic, The Magic Necklace:
Ann-Rita’s acting differently since she came back, because she’s not afraid of men any more. Not her brother, not the fuzz, and not the guy who’s standing right behind her. Whatever he does… It just can’t threaten her.
If you’ve ever wanted a comic about why women let bad boys and bad men in, this is that one. What’s fair in love and war isn’t always black and white… but add some pink, and you’re more than halfway there. A forty page story about sexual danger, desire, relying on men, and bargains we make with ourselves and others.
We cover a ton of topics in this episode: the influence of 90s erotic thrillers; growing up in the 2000s and dealing with the era’s extreme beauty ideals; the feeling of being surveilled as a woman in public and how the pandemic changed things; the subjective beauty of penises, and so much more.
If you’d like to buy The Magic Necklace, sign up for Claire’s newsletter, which will provide updates on where to buy it soon: https://mailchi.mp/fd242ca2bc47/hear-about-claire-napier
You can also visit Claire’s website: https://www.clairenapier.com/
And visit the Zoop funding page if you’d like to see more about The Magic Necklace: https://zoop.gg/c/themagicnecklace
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20 Dec 2022
19. The Body Horror Christmas Special, and A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
In today’s very special episode, we open with a chat about what Blythe has been up to for the last year: Having a baby! We get deep into the body horror otherwise known as pregnancy, and Blythe’s experience giving birth and breastfeeding. We talk exploding boobs and so much more.
Then, join us for a festive discussion about A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone (book discussion starts at ~26 minutes):
Bee Hobbes (aka Bianca Von Honey) has a successful career as a plus-size adult film star. With a huge following and two supportive moms, Bee couldn’t ask for more. But when Bee’s favorite producer casts her to star in a Christmas movie he’s making for the squeaky-clean Hope Channel, Bee’s career is about to take a more family-friendly direction.
Forced to keep her work as Bianca under wraps, Bee quickly learns this is a task a lot easier said than done - though it all becomes worthwhile when she discovers her co-star is none other than childhood crush Nolan Shaw, an ex-boy band member in desperate need of career rehab. Nolan has promised his manager to keep it zipped up on set, and he will if it means he’ll be able to provide a more stable living situation for his family.
But things heat up quickly in Christmas Notch, Vermont, when Nolan recognizes his new co-star from her ClosedDoors account (oh yeah, he’s a member). Now Bee and Nolan are sneaking off for quickies on set, keeping their new relationship a secret. If Bee and Nolan can’t keep their off-camera romance behind the scenes, then this merry little meet cute might end up on the cutting room floor.
In this episode, we get into our love for cheesy Hallmark Channel movies, our own teenage boy band crushes, and the advantages of always bringing lube. We also discuss how porn is like a Christmas movie, how sex toys should be for everyone, and what the real meaning of Christmas is.
My mic is a little too hot during this episode, sorry about that folks!! We haven't done this in a while.
Also mentioned in this episode:
Wasteland by Francescia Lia Block
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