Ainslie Paton (contemporary romance author) & Jodi McAlister (literary historian) chat about on various aspects of the romance genre, including a brief history of Mills & Boon, virgin heroines, young adult fiction, and different versions of 'normal'. Jodi explains the concept of 'compulsory demisexuality', which sounds really intimidating, but which was the inspiration for our show title. So, you know, it's fun and a little bit naughty! This is part 1 of our conversation.

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Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 17/8/13 RWAus