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Reading For Pleasure

Reading For Pleasure

By: Sarah Hutson and Kim Coates
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Two ladies who read for pleasure but want to know WHY we love what we love. Does feeling represented by the characters make us enjoy a book more? Why are so many straight women writing about LGBTQ folks, and why do we want to read them? And if we'd never partake in a particular sex act, why is it so fun to read about?Sarah Hutson and Kim Coates Art
Episodes
  • Pounded by Produce by G.M. Fairy
    3 Oct 2026

    Season 4 is here and we're just as surprised as you. BUT, we're back bb!


    We attempted to do Sentient September bc of Wicker, but we're posting it in Oct. So, typical us.


    Kim & Sarah talk about life updates to kick off the episode. Why has there been arise in sentient romance in recent years? Is there a relationship between sentient object romance and AI boyfriends?


    Trigger Warnings/Content Warnings: sex with vegetables, abuse from a previous partner, explicit sexual content, dubious consent, religious trauma, and religious guilt


    Tropes: mmf/poly, instalove, sentient objects, fresh start unrequited love, priests/forbidden love


    Who might feel represented? People who have sex with vegetables, unrequited lovers, ppl who grew up on veggie tales, ppl with religious trauma


    Master Kim's Corner -


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    1 hr and 37 min
  • Misbehaving with Minotaurs by Hazel Mack
    6 Jun 2026

    Can you really consent to a succubus? What is it about minotaurs that appeals to older women? Will Kim ever learn what qualifies as beastiality?!?


    Trigger/Content Warnings: death of a former mate (off page but referenced), assholishness of a former mate (off page but referenced), the dreaded words ‘we should talk,’ thrall attack, dominance play and beguilement (with consent), sexually explicit content

    Tropes: Second Chance Romance, monster romance, small town, cozy fantasy, size difference, age gap
    Who might feel repped? Middle aged people, business owners, people in small communitiesMaster Kim's Corner:

    • Meet Graciella, aka Grapie Deltaco, the Bookworm Changing How We Look at Monster & Sentient Object Romance - Lyra Hale

    • @grapiedeltaco - TikTok

    • Minotaur from Models movie

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    1 hr and 17 min
  • Mantras and Minotaurs by Ashley Bennett
    22 May 2026

    Minotaur May is baaaack, and it's another week of us questioning our judgement.


    How does romance differ post menopause? Why is it usually the woman who leaves everything she knows and loves to move closer to man? And the age old question: wouldn't hooves be really slick on a yoga room floor?

    Trigger/Content Warnings: previous unhappy marriage described, first time flying, THC use, alcohol consumption, death of a spouse, discussions of menopause related body chances


    Tropes: monster romance, minotaur romance, later in life romance, dating app, billionaire romance, long distance relationship

    Master Kim’s Corner:

    • Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy and Popular Literature - Jan Radway

      Romances for People in Their 50s? Author Jane Porter Says, ‘Why Not?’ - no author

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    1 hr and 14 min
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