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To celebrate the release of Jilly Cooper's new book, Tackle, on November 9, I'm speaking with Dr Amy Burge and Dr Jodi McAlister about their research into the BONKBUSTER. Warning: we talk graphically about THAT goldfish scene in LACE.

Dr Amy Burge is Associate Professor of Popular Fiction at the University of Birmingham. Her work centres on popular genres, in particular romance – she has published research on Mills & Boon sheikh romances, Scottish romance, and chick lit from the Middle East. She is Managing Editor of the Journal of Popular Romance Studies, and principal investigator for an AHRC-funded Research Network on Muslim Women’s Popular Fiction (2021-2023).

Dr Jodi McAlister is Senior Lecturer in Writing and Literature at Deakin University. She is the author of The Consummate Virgin: Female Virginity Loss and Love in Anglophone Popular Literatures (2020) and New Adult Fiction (2021). Jodi is also a romance author and has published six novels. Her seventh, Not Here to Make Friends is coming out with Simon and Schuster in January 2024.

 Read more about Bonkbusters in their article in The Conversation.

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Today’s quiz master is Vicki Childs, a British expat now living in Florida. Vicki is the author of 'Rachel's Butterflies', as well as the 'At Home in Davis Crest' Holiday romance series. The theme of her quiz is Female Friendship. 

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Writing advice from best-selling writer, Victoria Hislop, author of 10 novels, including The Island about a leprosy colony in Greece. The novel became an international best-seller, translated into 40 languages and turned into a 26 part Greek TV series. Her most recent book, The Figurine, is also set in Greece and is a page-turner full of history, romance and family secrets. 

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Today’s other lit chick is Victoria Hislop, author of 10 novels, including The Island about a leprosy colony in Greece. The novel became an international best-seller, translated into 40 languages and turned into a 26 part Greek TV series. Her most recent book, The Figurine, is also set in Greece and is a page-turner full of history, romance and family secrets. In this episode we talk about what she gets up to when she’s not writing, her greatest accomplishments, and why she’ll never write a sex scene.

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Something wicked this way comes in this week's witchy quiz, courtesy of author  Emma Jackson, author of WITCH YOU WEREN'T HERE, a romcom full of misbehaving magic, brother's best friend angst, and only one bed shenanigans, is available now, just in time for Halloween. It will not be hard to beat Julia's score this week!

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This episode is sponsored by Reedsy.

Today we are discussing world building in fiction with  Emma Jackson, author of the Best Selling A MISTLETOE MIRACLE. Emma is also a host on the SFFRomCast, a podcast dedicated to celebrating fantasy and sci-fi romance. Her latest book, WITCH YOU WEREN'T HERE, a witchy romcom full of misbehaving magic, brother's best friend angst, and only one bed shenanigans, is available now, just in time for Halloween.

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It's Friday and we've got an extra special quiz for you about Love Stories. Our quizmaster today is Beth O'Leary, writer of five best-selling romcoms, including The Wake Up Call.

Let us know how you did! The best way to do that is to join my new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres.

More about our sponsors
Reedsy is a publishing eco-system for writers at any stage in their publishing journey. We provide a wealth of free educational resources, encourage writers to build a creative habit with our short story contest, and offer a high-quality marketplace to find the perfect publishing professional. We’re here to support aspiring authors every step of the way as they fulfil their publishing dreams.

Check out their new HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL course with author and bestselling ghostwriter, Tom Bromley. 

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I love our listeners, and I want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of my podcast platforms and chat with me on social media:

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This episode is sponsored by Reedsy.

Excellent writing advice with writer Beth O'Leary, Sunday Times Bestselling author of The Wake Up Call.

If you want to keep the book chat going, join my new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres.

Empowered Author Marketing Show
Check out the Empowered Author Book Marketing & Publicity Show, taking place online from November 3-5. You can get 10% off tickets with my affiliate link here.

More about our sponsors
Reedsy is a publishing eco-system for writers at any stage in their publishing journey. We provide a wealth of free educational resources, encourage writers to build a creative habit with our short story contest, and offer a high-quality marketplace to find the perfect publishing professional. We’re here to support aspiring authors every step of the way as they fulfil their publishing dreams.

Check out their new HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL course with author and bestselling ghostwriter, Tom Bromley. Next course starts on September 18.

Instagram: @reedsy_HQ
Twitter: @ReedsyHQ
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ 

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Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here.
I love our listeners, and I want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of my podcast platforms and chat with me on social media:

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Beth O'Leary is a Sunday Times bestselling author whose novels have been translated into more than thirty languages. Her debut, The Flatshare, sold over a million copies and changed her life completely. Her second novel, The Switch, has been optioned for film by Amblin Partners, Steven Spielberg's production company. The Road Trip, Beth's third novel, went straight to No.4 in the Sunday Times Top Ten on hardback publication.
Beth writes her books in the Hampshire countryside with a very badly behaved Golden
Retriever for company. If she's not at her desk, you'll usually find her curled up
somewhere with a book, a cup of tea and several woolly jumpers (whatever the weather).

Her fifth novel, The Wake Up Call, is out now.

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Poetry books mentioned in intro
after-words by Charlotte Pearl
Girl Made of Glass by Shelby Leigh
Marketing by Shelby on YouTube

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This episode is sponsored by Reedsy.

In today's quiz, author and best-selling ghostwriter Tom Bromley tests our knowledge of ghostwritten books. I managed to dredge my memory for some of those answers!  A thoroughly enjoyable quiz and I got 6/10.

Let us know how you did! The best way to do that is to join my new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres.

Tom's Contacts
Website: https://www.tombromley.co.uk/
Instagram: @tombromleyesq

Empowered Author Marketing Show
Check out the Empowered Author Book Marketing & Publicity Show, taking place online from November 3-5. You can get 10% off tickets with my affiliate link here.

More about our sponsors
Reedsy is a publishing eco-system for writers at any stage in their publishing journey. We provide a wealth of free educational resources, encourage writers to build a creative habit with our short story contest, and offer a high-quality marketplace to find the perfect publishing professional. We’re here to support aspiring authors every step of the way as they fulfil their publishing dreams.

Check out their new HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL course with author and bestselling ghostwriter, Tom Bromley. 

Instagram: @reedsy_HQ
Twitter: @ReedsyHQ
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ 

Keep in touch
Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here.
I love our listeners, and I want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of my podcast platforms and chat with me on social media:

Twitter: @twolitchicks
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Thank you so much for listening.

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