In this week's episode, Shannon tells us all about Yetis.

It's spooky time, bitches.

The greatest love stories according to Shannon and Elizabeth. Jane Eyre, Emily Henry, and loving yourself.

Let's get one thing straight and two things gay; romance is for everyone and everyone loves romance.

SOURCES

Nytimes.com I Just Want Something That’s Gay and Happy: L.G.B.T.Q. Romance Is Booming by Elizabeth A. Harris

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/books/lgbtq-romance-novels.html

Theguardian.com Queer, hilarious, and full of joy: the rise of LGBTQ+ romance fiction by Ella Braidwood

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jun/21/the-rise-of-lgbtq-romance-fiction

Them.us Sapphic Literature Is on the Rise. Hopefully, It’s More Than Just a Trend by Abby Monteil

https://www.them.us/story/sapphic-literature-lgbtq-publishing

https://pen.org/report/banned-usa-growing-movement-to-censor-books-in-schools/

Please enjoy this awesome episode all about the romances of Jane Austen and William Shakespeare.

This episode is all about the names for different genitalia and why we care so much.

SOURCES

Word Slut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montel

Bbc.com The Case for Renaming Women’s Body Parts by Leah Kaminsky

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180531-how-womens-body-parts-have-been-named-after-men

Gizmodo.com How Genitals Got Their Names, or Why a Penis Is Called a Pizzle by Keith Veronese

https://gizmodo.com/how-genitals-got-their-names-or-why-a-penis-is-called-5966703

Theestablishment.co A Brief History of The C-Word by Mina Moriarty

https://theestablishment.co/a-brief-history-of-the-cunt-a755b5df4a4/index.html

Shannon explains, once and for all, why so many romance novel heroines have red hair.

Young women, the experts in bubble lettering on poster board and the innovators of language.

Word Slut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/teenage-girls-have-been-revolutionizing-language-16th-century-180956216/

https://esl.uchicago.edu/2021/10/27/who-leads-linguistic-change/#:~:text=William%20Labov%20has%20long%20researched,lead%2090%25%20of%20linguistic%20change.

https://www.thecut.com/2015/07/can-we-just-like-get-over-the-way-women-talk.html

https://esl.uchicago.edu/2021/10/27/who-leads-linguistic-change/#:~:text=William%20Labov%20has%20long%20researched,lead%2090%25%20of%20linguistic%20change.

https://lithub.com/the-unexpectedly-subversive-world-of-romance-novels/

When the story is too good to end, there's always fan fiction!

What is Chick Lit and why do we gender fiction? Let's stop that and start reading romances.

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Men fear ‘chick-lit’ and read far fewer books by female authors, says Women’s Prize judge.

What is Chick Lit?

The Chick Lit Conundrum: Will Renaming Genres Demystify Stereotypes? Let's Discuss!

What Was Chick Lit? A Brief History From the Inside

Women's Fiction vs. Chick-Lit: Choosing the Right Glass.

Women’s Fiction or Romance? The Differences, and 5 Reasons Why They Matter - Writer's Digest.

3 Reasons Why You Should Read More Books by Women | by Violet Daniels | Fearless She Wrote | Medium.

What is Chick Lit? Definition and Examples - Poem Analysis

Top 12 Chick Lit Books of All Time

Chick Lit Central: December 2022

Chick lit - Wikipedia.

US Book Reading Statistics (National Survey 2022)

Colleen Hoover Was Queen of 2022's Bestseller List

Long-reviled slang pops out of its shell – Baltimore Sun