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What Are You Reading? Summer Edition: Esmé Louise James
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Academic and social media superstar Esmé Louise James talks to Cheryl Akle about what she’s reading. Esme’s book, Kinky History, is out now.
Books discussed:
Sex: Two Billion Years of Procreation and Recreation by David Baker
Philippa Gregory’s historical novels
I Don’t by Clementine Ford
50 Shades of Grey by EL James
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