Dame Jodie Slaughter bares her belly in the first of the our explorations of problematic favorite tropes. We unpack the alphahole in popular romance fiction - why does Jodie love it? Why do readers love it? And why is it problematic when it recurs in the romance genre?

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Show Notes:

Guest: Jodie Slaughter

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Notes:

• Jodie's favorite alphahole romance: On the Edge of Love by Shay Rucker
• The podcast I referred to in my outro was an interview on the New Books Network podcast with Danielle Knafo about her new book The New Sexual Landscape and Contemporary Psychoanalysis. Here's the link to the podcast. I was sold and bought the book immediately.
  • Danielle Knafo is actually quoting Robert Stoller when she says "We take what is threatening and turn it into desire." Stoller is "known for his theories concerning the development of gender identity and the dynamics of sexual excitement." (Wikipedia)
• Twitter poll about Alphaholes
  • 509RhymeAnimal's tweet that I read in the outro

Other Shelf Love episodes you may enjoy:

• 031. White Whiskey Bargain by Jodie Slaughter with Charish Reid - That time we read Jodie's book about justice.
• 041. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang with Dr. Maria DeBlassie - That time we talked about bodice rippers and exploring fantasy.

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