This week on Genre’d Off Book, we’re joined by author Brooklyn Rose to talk about her debut romance, Sex Positive, out August 4th.

We get into the book’s college romance setup, Charlie’s mission to take on abstinence-only sex ed, and why stories about pleasure, purity culture, and agency feel especially relevant right now. Brooklyn also walks us through her publishing journey, from querying and revise-and-resubmits to choosing self-publishing and building a professional indie release.

Plus, we talk writing smut, romance misconceptions, Dramione, fanfiction as accidental sex ed, hockey romance, literary romance, and why fictional men continue to raise the bar for everyone.

Find Brooklyn at @brooklynrosewrites and preorder Sex Positive wherever you get your books.