Avidly Reads Guilty Pleasures

by Arielle Zibrak

Book Overview

"My guilty pleasure wasn't just reading low-brow fiction or even female-authored fiction, it was being femme itself."

What is it about ribald romance novels, luxurious interior design, and frothy wedding dresses that often make women feel their desires come with a shadow of shame? In Avidly Reads Guilty Pleasures, Arielle Zibrak considers the specifically pleasurable forms of feminine guilt and desire stimulated by supposedly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479807095
• ISBN13: 9781479807093
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 6.8"