About

Paperback Pleasures is an award-winning podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing romance literature and female sexuality. In each episode, lifelong best friends Romy and Annabel take turns highlighting romance novels, unpacking a genre historically underestimated due mainly to its link with female pleasure. We're here to de-stigmatize one of the most underrated genres in literature.

Awards

2025 Signal Awards Best Indie Podcast Listener's Choicec2025 Signal Awards Best Indie Podcast Winner - Bronze

About Romy

  • Emmy-winning executive TV producer
  • Wuthering Heights obsessed
  • Queer Romance enthusiast 

About Annabel

  • Growth Marketer & MBA
  • Cries reading Pride & Prejudice
  • On a cowboy romance kick