740. A Study in Sparkling with Jodi McAlister

By listener request! My guest today is author and professor Jodi McAlister. You might remember Jodi from her appearance in episode 626 when we talked about her Marry Me Juliet trilogy, set within a fictional version of The Bachelor.

Now she’s in the middle of a new trilogy she’s calling Love Notes, and we’re going to discuss the latest book, A Study in Sparkling. We’re going to discuss learning a TON about wine, and about writing romance set within the terrifying world of academia. Then I come to find out she’s done recent published research on erotic audio dramas, and about the bonkbusters of the 80s.

Special thanks to Josephine for requesting this interview and asking such thoughtful questions!

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You can find Jodi McAlister at her website, jodimcalister.com.au.

We also mentioned:

• IASPR: the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance
• The IASPR call for papers for the 2027 conference
• The Bonkbuster: Women’s Popular Reading in the 1980s.
• Audioerotica
• Somm (documentary)

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