Hair stylist, makeup artist, wife, mother of three, and self-proclaimed Smutty Book Kween, reader Devin Ryann is a woman of many talents! Devin absolutely loves making women feel beautiful, liberated, and empowered, all while getting some laughs along the way.LitJoy owners, Alix and Kelly, welcome Devin onto the podcast to discuss romance reads, book recommendations, sexual health, women's empowerment, and spicy book ratings!Devin's viral Instagram account [2:21]Devin's G-Spot series [3:10]Readers are passionate [5:51]The community around romance books, stigmas, and shame [7:21]The large global "club" of readers [10:40]Taboo of romance reads and talking about your sex life [12:21]Exploring kinks through romance reads and learning about yourself in a safe way [14:06]Growing up in a conservative culture [15:26]Back to the viral G-Spot series and the power of women talking about women's sexuality [17:10]Conservative culture. Romance reads as a form of therapy [17:50]Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. [20:10]"Everyone's genitals are made of the same parts, organized in different ways. No two are alike." [25:60]Romance reads, BookTok, SpicyTok, and the revitalization of the romance genre [26:36]How humor and trends around romance novels encourage reader exploration [32:30]The shift in romance novels and sub-genres [33:26]Hockey romance reads. Bad boys of romance novels. Hot on ice ;) [34:16]Publishing trend and the power of romance books keeping publishing alive [39:00]Book covers and the trends of romance novel covers: oiled men with hard nipples [39:20]Spice Levels! Rate romance content by the spice-meter [41:16]Level 1 Spice [42:21]?️Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer, Sarah Adams, Portia MacIntoshLevel 2 Spice [43:40]?️?️A Court of Thorns and Roses (book 1) by Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms, Tower of Dawn, Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass series) by Sarah J. Maas, Ali Hazelwood, Bridgerton seriesLevel 3 Spice [45:40]?️?️?️A Court of Silver Flames (ACOTAR series, book 5) by Sarah J. Maas, Tessa Bailey, Amy Daws, Meghan QuinnLevel 4 Spice [48:25]?️?️?️?️Neon Gods Series by Katee Robert, The Hollow Boys Series by Monty Jay, Never After Series by Emily McIntireLevel 5 Spice [49:16]?️?️?️?️?️The Red by Tiffany Reisz, The Salacious Players Club series by Sara Cate, Corina DouglasSpice scales and TikTok tips [54:37]A guide to Romance Tropes, trigger warnings, and safety support in the reading community [55:40]The Cliterature Club "CC," Devin's popular online romance book club! [60:26]Romance novels and book clubs support open communication and giving women a voice! [1:06:40]Mentioned in this episode:Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D.Devin's InstagramWe deeply appreciate your support in creating community around stories!Subscribe to email listJoin Lunacorns membershipFollow us: Instagram and TiktokUse code PODCAST10 for a 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.