{
  "id": 18949830,
  "title": "The ‘Taylor Swift of romantasy’ has a new book. Why are people mad? – Full Story Podcast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/the-taylor-swift-of-romantasy-has-a-new-book-why-are-people-mad-full",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T14:00:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/nov/09/romantasy-adult-fantasy-sarah-j-maas-full-story-podcast"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "With midnight book launches, record-breaking sales and billions of TikTok views, romantasy has turned into one of the biggest commercial juggernauts propping up modern publishing. But why are stories combining high fantasy and female-centric erotic romance still dismissed by mainstream culture? Guardian Australia lifestyle editor Alyx Gorman joins Taylah Strano to unpack the global phenomenon of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}