{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/6ae4c9a9e8cdbf26dde539a2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fairies, foxtrots and sauciness: my night at the romantasy ball - The Saturday Story ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1793378676375-7b8367f8-2be0-42d1-8fb7-349417f89d6b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The latest installment of the wildly popular <em>Court of Thorns and Roses </em>series hit the bookstores on Tuesday. Mega fans celebrated the midnight release with parties at Waterstones across the country. So just how did Sarah J Maas’ romantic fantasy - ‘romantasy’- series become a global literary phenomenon? The Times went to one of the parties to find out. </p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: <u><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://thetimes.com/thestory</a></u></em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Read by: </strong>Sarah Ditum, contributor, The Times. </p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Micaela Arneson. </p><p><strong>We want to hear from you - email:</strong> <u><a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></u></p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <u><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/culture/books/article/romantasy-fiction-author-sarah-j-maas-novels-books-court-splintered-harmony-v00s9chsd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fairies, foxtrots and sauciness — my night at the romantasy ball</a></u></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> @thtgrlreads - TikTok, @archgosai - TikTok, @mikaelakelling - TikTok, @fantasticalbookworm - TikTok, The Mel Robbins Podcast, Born To Make You Happy by Trisha Paytas provided by Symphonic Distribution. </p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> The Times / Gareth Iwan Jones.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}