Why Are Romance Novels Political?

Listen to the surprising case that romance novels — long dismissed as unserious — are actually political.

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Okay, But Why?

We challenge the dismissal of romance novels as not ‘real’ reading. Because they’re typically written by women, for women, and about women, they’re often trivialized — listen in as we argue that romance books are political, and explores why the genre and its readers matter.

It feels like every day there’s a new outrageous headline, but it’s not always clear why these things are happening. In this series of short, shareable podcast episodes, we ask… “Okay, But Why?”