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Brea and Mallory talk to art director Katie Anderson about the history of (and the future of!) romance covers. Email us at [email protected]!Reading Smut MerchNewsletterKatie AndersonKatie’s IGHalf City Next month’s book is Done and Dusted! Sponsor:Ingram Spark Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory dive deep with Jordan Morris and Jesse Thorn to discuss Queenie and the Krakens, mermen, the appeal of why-choose books, and jeans boners. Email us at [email protected]! Reading Smut MerchNewsletter Jordan Jesse GoFree with Ads Web of VenomAmazing Spiderman - SpiderversityPredator Bloodshed Queenie and the KrakensDone and Dusted Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk to writer and academic Cailey Hall about the history of romance novels! Email us at [email protected]!Reading Smut MerchNewsletterNext month’s book is Queenie and the KrakensCailey HallUnsettling Sexuality Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk to returning guest Drea Clack about A Week to be Wicked, the appeal of only one bed, and why we all love rakes so much. Email us at [email protected]!Reading Smut MerchNewsletterDrea ClarkA Week to be WickedNext month’s book: Queenie and the Krakens Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk about the Heated Rivalry adaptation with Tom DeTrinis and Brooke Seguin!Email us at [email protected]!Reading Smut MerchNewsletterHeated RivalryBrooke SeguinTom DeTrinis Next month’s book is A Week to Be Wicked Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk about smutty comics with Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan from Oh Joy Sex Toy! Email us at [email protected]!Reading Smut MerchNewsletterNext month’s book is A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare!Oh Joy Sex ToySlipshineFilthy FigmentsFantasy Toy Recommendations:Uncover CreationsDread the EmpireFunkit ToysTwilight Meadows CreationsStrange Bed FellasWere DogNothosaur Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk about Pestilence, sexy apocalypses, and why readers love a slow burn so much Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory go over the year in smut with Melody and Sabrina from Heaving Bosoms! Email us at [email protected]!Reading Smut MerchNewsletterInstagramFollow HB on socials: Instagram @heavingbosoms | Tiktok @heaving_bosoms | Bluesky: @heavingbosoms.com | Threads: @heavingbosoms HB email: heavingbosomspodcast at gmail dot comNext month’s book is Pestilence! Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk about A MERRY LITTLE MEET CUTE with Louisa and Annie from Griefcat! Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk about their smut origin stories in this special bonus episode. Email us at [email protected]!Reading Smut MerchSupport the show!Get Discord access by emailing a screenshot of your membershipNewsletterMallory’s BooksNext month’s book is A Merry Little Meet Cute!Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her MatchWidow of Rose HouseA Caribbean Heiress in ParisSponsorIngram Sparkwww.ingramspark.com/learnmore Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory debate the best and worst romance tropes with author Diana Biller! Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk about HEATED RIVALRY and sports romance with Brooke Seguin and Tom Detrinis! Email us at [email protected]!Reading Smut MerchNewsletterHeated RivalryBrooke SeguinThomas DetrinisShoot Your ShotThe FallThe ProspectsNext month’s book: A Merry Little Meet CuteSponsorIngramSparkwww.ingramspark.com/learnmore Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk monsterfucking with Opal Reyne! Email us at [email protected]!Reading Smut MerchSupport the show! Then email us your membership proof for access to our Discord!Opal ReyneKresley ColeEnsnared by Tiffany RobertsThe Ancient Magus’s BrideDuskwalker Brides SeriesRegine AbelAvina St. GravesNaga Brides seriesNext month’s book is Heated Rivalry! Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk to Austin Taylor about Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux! Let’s bang some demons, folks. Email us at [email protected]!Support the Show!Reading Smut MerchHer Soul to TakeLosersNext month’s book: Heated RivalrySecret Histories of Nerd Mysteries Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk about selling romance and erotica with Amanda Anderson from The Last Chapter bookstore. Email us at [email protected]!Reading Smut MerchThe Boss by Abigail BarnetteSay You Swear by Meagan BrandyBeautiful Broken Love by Shanora WilliamsSweet Strings by Aly BeckNext month’s book is Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux! Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Grab your maxi skirts, folks. Brea and Mallory talk about Gothikana with actor and comedian Sydney Steinberg! Email us at [email protected]!Forever by Judy BlumeGothikana by RuNyxReading Smut Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/sydney_steinberg/Next month’s book is Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux! Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory and Becky from Too Stupid to Live talk about Sweet Berries by C.M. Nacosta, low stakes smut, and how millennials long for health insurance. Email us at [email protected]!Sweet BerriesToo Stupid to LiveReading Smut MerchManeater by Emily AntoinetteThe Dragon’s Bride by Katee RobertNext month’s book is Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux!Purchase Sweet BerriesPaperbackKindleAudiobook Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk Bridgerton and adapting smut to the screen with Drea Clark! Email us at [email protected]!Reading Smut MerchDrea ClarkNext month’s book is Gothikana by RuNyx! And our upcoming bonus episode book is Sweet Berries!SponsorPair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comCODE: READINGBooks Mentioned:Wallflower Series by Lisa KleypasDifficult Duke Series by Loretta ChaseSpindle Cove Series by Tessa DareThe Heart of a Duke Series by Christi CaldwellBad Behavior by Mary GaitskillErotic Shows/Movies: Bound, Body Heat, Rivals, Sinners, Babygirl, Love Lies Bleeding, The Handmaiden, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Outlander, Secretary, Thomas Crown Affair, Out of Sight Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory get familial with Credence by Penelope Douglas!Email us at [email protected]!Reading Smut MerchAll the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn GreenwoodNext month’s pick: Gothikana by RuNyx! Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk to Natalie and Jackie from the LPN Deep Dives: Crescent City Podcast about the appeal of Sarah J Maas and the horny fairy community. Email us at [email protected]!LPN Deep Dives: Crescent CityNatalie JeanJackie Zebrowskihttps://www.instagram.com/lastpodnetwork/LPN Romantasy YouTubeThe Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter Fantastique Starfall BallQuinnDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisConsort of Fire by Kit RochaSponsorPair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comCODE: READINGNext month’s book is Credence by Penelope Douglas! Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory discuss Bull Moon Rising, the appeal of knotting, and how to schedule a minotaur rut. Email us at [email protected]!Bull Moon Rising by Ruby DixonNext month’s book is Credence by Penelope Douglas Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk about Nifty and online fanfiction with Kit Williamson!Email us at [email protected]!Kit WilliamsonUnconventionalNiftyNext month’s book is Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon!SponsorJosie’s Lonely Hearts Club Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory read Drag Me Up with actor/musician Aubrey Shea and talk about Greek retellings and why people are so horny about them. Email us at [email protected]!SponsorPair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comCODE: READINGGood Story GuildJosie’s Lonely Hearts ClubAubrey SheaDrag Me UpUnconventionalCirce by Madeline MillerNext month’s book is: Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk about the meteoric (or is it??) rise of romantasy and what’s its appeal with writer Jackie Jennings! Email us at [email protected]!Next month’s book is Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues!Jackie JenningsSponsorGood Story GuildJosie’s Lonely Hearts Club Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory discuss Mistakes Were Made with BJ & Harmony Colangelo and get into age gaps, MILFs, and secret relationships. Email us at [email protected]!Support the show!To join our Discord, email us proof of your MaximumFun membership!This Ends at PromSleepaway Camp by BJ and Harmony ColangeloDrag Me Up by R.M. VirtuesSponsorsPair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.com/READING Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talking about smut as a cultural barometer with Alyssa Morris. Email us at [email protected]!Support the show!To join our Discord, email us proof of your MaximumFun membership!Romancing the PhoneSponsorsClarion WestSteamy in Seattle Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory discuss I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom Com with Briana Venskus-Vazquez! Email us at [email protected]!I Got Abducted by Aliens & Now I’m Trapped in a Rom Com by Kimberly LemmingMistakes Were Made by Meryl WilsnerBriana Venskus-VazquezSponsorsPair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comCODE: READINGClarion West Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

On this special MaxFunDrive episode, Brea and Mallory talk to writer and filmmaker Amber Benson about growing up reading smut! Email us at [email protected]!Sign up to support the show!www.maximumfun.org/joinAmber BensonNext month’s book is I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming!Norma KleinJudy BlumeThe Enchantment by Betina KrahnRafe by Rebekah WeatherspoonA Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K HamiltonBlob by Maggie SuAngelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally ThorneThe Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Sign up to support us!Brea and Mallory discuss which fantasy creatures are the sexiest (and least sexiest!) with Alexis and Ella from Comfort Creatures! Email us at [email protected]!Comfort Creatures Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Sample of our bonus content! Mallory and Brea discuss Vera Valentine's Squeak, the balloon animal shape shifter erotica. To hear the entire episode, join Maximum Fun at maximumfun.org/join! Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory talk about Priest by Sierra Simone with Jordan Morris!Email us at [email protected]!Priest by Sierra SimoneJordan MorrisYouth Group by Jordan Morris and Bowen McCurdyGodzilla vs LANext Month’s Book Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory get to the bottom (heh) of why readers are so wild for sexy fairies! Email us at [email protected]!A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sara J. MaasLinks:Guardian Article 1Guardian Article 2 Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Brea and Mallory discuss Unhinged by Vera Valentine with Chelsea Devantez and decide what the sexiest type of door is. Email us at [email protected]! Priest by Sierra Simone (next month's book)Vera ValentineI Shouldn't Be Telling You This (But I'm Going to Anyway) by Chelsea DevantezChelsea Devantez Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut

Reading Smut is a show about spicy books and the people who love them! Join hosts Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara as they explore the world of romance and erotica. In each episode, they discuss a sexy title or dive into a hot topic from the world of horny literature. What’s so appealing about enemies to lovers? How come the smartest people you know are reading the dirtiest books? And why are readers so hot for fairies?Smut it up with us starting February 14! Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsmut