Steamy Spotlight: Interview with Alison Cochrun

Boobies & Noobies: A Romance Review Podcast

Summary:
The Charm Offensive (available September 7th, 2021) marks Alison Cochrun's debut romance novel and judging by Kelly's strong emotional response to this book, it's only the beginning for this author. Topics discussed include the best (and worst) of reality TV dating shows, the complexities of labels (are they empowering or limiting?), and unlearning "work as worth" for the sake of our mental health.
Guest:
Alison Cochrun
IG: @alisoncochrun
*Content Warnings* Within The Charm Offensive, you will find on-page anxiety, panic attacks, and experiences with depression as well as conversations about mental health stigmas and workplace discrimination. During this episode, we discuss some of these topics (beginning at 00:20:00)
Show Notes:
- Introducing Alison Cochrun and her debut romance that had Kelly bawling
- Reading The Charm Offensive coupled with watching "Inside" by Bo Burnham
- Alison's relationship with writing and romance (00:03:25)
- A few favorite tropes
- Reality TV talk and how these shows inspired The Charm Offensive (00:09:23)
- "The Bachelor"... but make it gay!
- A brief synopsis for The Charm Offensive (00:19:54)
- Unlearning productivity/work as your worth
- Romance as a forum for discussing heavier topics like mental health (00:24:17)
- Can you have a full-fledged escape in a contemporary romance?
- A complex relationship with labels - empowering or limiting?
- A therapeutic writing experience
- Alison's next book: Kiss Her Once for Me, a second-chance, Sapphic Christmas romcom (Fall 2022) - #TheHoligays in 2022
- Taking LGBTQ+ romances mainstream
- A 12 Days of Boobsmas fave: A Very Witchy Yuletide by D. Lieber
- The story you're dying to tell... (00:48:43)
- Grab your copy of The Charm Offensive today!
Books Mentioned:
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky (Coming May 2022)
If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
The One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
A Very Witchy Yuletide by D. Lieber
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