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Andrea Martucci
Shelf Love
Romance Novel Discourse
Shelf Love is about romance novels and how they reflect, explore, challenge, and shape desire. Host Andrea Martucci invites experts from a variety of perspectives to critically engaging with romance novels. Listen for discussions of individual books, genre discourse, and scholarly topics.
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4.9 stars from 85 ratings
Excellent discussions
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“Andrea’s discussions are fully developed, with a great and thoughtful selection of topics.
In my opinion, there is not enough discussion about all these dimensions and interpretations that the romance genre has.”
ctapiau via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/16/23
The Conversations I’ve Been Looking For!
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“Huge sigh of relief!! I’ve been dying to have in depth conversations about books, romance novels, feminism, sexuality, etc., etc. with some thoughtful and insightful people. This show DELIVERS. I am so satisfied, having just listened to two episodes (including the deeply intelligent review of...”Read full review »
GoAllieGo via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/07/23
Love Dr Welsh-Burke
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“This episode was such a great one! I love the discussion and easy listening that they have between them. A particularly good episode!”
Beellabee via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
08/31/22
Recent Episodes
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Published 08/27/24
Published 08/27/24
Ever wondered why Regencies became all the rage? Or how historical romances shape and sanitize our perceptions of history? This episode delves into how Regency romances displace inconvenient historical truths. A critical look at older 'problematic' romances like Jennifer Blake's 'Fierce Eden'...
Published 07/23/24
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