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Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by John Cleland. Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (1749) was the first widely-read English novel in the genre “Erotica.” It was written by John Cleland as he was serving hard time at a debtor’s prison in London. Over the centuries, the novel has been repeatedly banned by authorities, assuring its preeminent role in the history of the ongoing struggle against censorship of free expression. Until Fanny Hill, previous heroines had conducted their amorous liaisons “off-stage.” Any erotic misadventures were described euphemistically...

An Iron Will by Orison Swett Marden. Orison Swett Marden was well-known at the turn of the 20th century for his inspirational and spiritual books of self-help. This one deals with the importance of a man developing his own will-power. Swett Marden here offers advice on how to achieve success and how to overcome disappointments through self-belief, persistence and determination, all within a spiritual and moral framework.

Curren is popular…on DM, not real life. She’s never had a squad, but lately her phone's been abuzz. Spectacular plans? No. Instead, Curren has built a DM community. She's unsure how she's become this voice, but her Instagram is filled with ongoing conversations with single women to mothers alike. Now, Curren, a 33 year old NYC mom of 2, is taking these dialogues out of her inbox and into podcast land. Do you find joy in missing out, but love to chat? Maybe your social with one stipulation: you’d rather be alone on your couch. If this sounds like you, tune into Curren's ramblings each ...

A Gen X, a Millennial and a Gen Z walk into a recording studio... Join Dr Amy Matthews, Kathleen Stanley and Georgia Nicholls, three romance readers, writers, and scholars from three different generational perspectives, to talk all things popular romance.