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A (sometimes spicy) podcast for romance lovers and listeners.
Women have been reading and writing about romance for centuries. But what was once considered a scandalous and secretive pastime, the romance novel has now burst proudly onto the open market.
In fact, romance novels account for nearly a quarter of all adult print fiction sold in the United States.
And with more and more women listening to romance books, it also matters how these books sound.
Hosted by Allie Martina, a professional romance novel narrator, Zipless explores how the language of romance is shaped by writers and narrators, and asks what is it about forbidden love, age gaps, love triangles, friends to lovers, and steamy sex scenes that women find so timelessly appealing. Do romance novels offer windows into the lives women want, or mirror the lives they already have? Can narration, depth of a male voice, or cadence in artistic performance affect a romantic scene? When it comes to the language of love, can the romance novel finally take words long considered shameful and flip them into words of empowerment?
In interviews with bestselling romance authors including Evie Dunmore, Sara Cate, Sierra Simone, Stephanie Archer, Xio Axelrod, and more, Zipless explores how romance novels change and reflect women's lives on and off the page.
And in one-of-a-kind cameos appearances, professional actor and romance novel narrator Gideon Frost joins Allie in exploring how performance, delivery, and the language of romance can impact the hearts and minds of an audience.
For more information about the show, guests, and forums to share your thoughts, go to ziplesspodcast.com
Zipless is produced by Allie Martina and Jill Ruby.
Listener discretion advised.
Women have been reading and writing about romance for centuries. But what was once considered a scandalous and secretive pastime, the romance novel has now burst proudly onto the open market.
In fact, romance novels account for nearly a quarter of all adult print fiction sold in the United States.
And with more and more women listening to romance books, it also matters how these books sound.
Hosted by Allie Martina, a professional romance novel narrator, Zipless explores how the language of romance is shaped by writers and narrators, and asks what is it about forbidden love, age gaps, love triangles, friends to lovers, and steamy sex scenes that women find so timelessly appealing. Do romance novels offer windows into the lives women want, or mirror the lives they already have? Can narration, depth of a male voice, or cadence in artistic performance affect a romantic scene? When it comes to the language of love, can the romance novel finally take words long considered shameful and flip them into words of empowerment?
In interviews with bestselling romance authors including Evie Dunmore, Sara Cate, Sierra Simone, Stephanie Archer, Xio Axelrod, and more, Zipless explores how romance novels change and reflect women's lives on and off the page.
And in one-of-a-kind cameos appearances, professional actor and romance novel narrator Gideon Frost joins Allie in exploring how performance, delivery, and the language of romance can impact the hearts and minds of an audience.
For more information about the show, guests, and forums to share your thoughts, go to ziplesspodcast.com
Zipless is produced by Allie Martina and Jill Ruby.
Listener discretion advised.
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Why are hockey players all the rage in romance? What is it we love about men in skates? And seriously... why is hockey so hot? Author Lana Ferguson joins us to talk about The Final Score, where a sunshine pro hockey player and a grumpy grad student discover there may be a lot more below the surface. We talk hockey, mental health, the surprising sexiness of enthusiastic consent, and why stories about love never get old.
Former teen pop star? Check. Complicated crush? Check. Emotional identity crisis? Definitely. Rachel Lynn Solomon joins us to talk about her latest romance and why becoming yourself can be the greatest love story of all.
Why are we drawn to reading about stories that would terrify us in real life? New York Times bestselling author Brynne Weaver joins us to talk about dark romance, desire, vigilante killers, and why the things that scare us in real life can become irresistible in fiction.
Author Emma Alban joins us to talk about her latest book Like in Love with You, a sapphic rivals-to-lovers regency romance that begs the question: What if Cady and Regina just kissed? (IYKYK)
Why has female desire always been treated like something dangerous? From the story of Lilith to the vampire brides of Dracula, we've been taught to fear women who want. Today, female desire - and the fear of expressing it - are still powerful drivers in modern storytelling. In this episode, #1 New York Times bestselling author, Scarlett St. Clair joins us to talk about breaking that cycle through fantasy and fairy tales.
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