Pete Ross

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Global News Podcast · ICC chief prosecutor dismissed over sexual misconduct claims · 25 Jul 2026 podcast

Well, the UK's first bookshop, especially devoted to romanticism, has just opened.

It's in the city of Oxford and it's called Bad Girl Books.

Simran Sohal went along to meet its owner and to chat to some of its customers.

The city of Oxford, known for its ancient colleges, dreaming spires and centuries of history.

But tucked between the cobblestones and castle walls is something decidedly more modern.

Customers queue outside the bright pink doors of Bad Girl Books, the UK's first bookshop dedicated entirely to romanticism.

It was once a niche online craze, but the genre has become one of publishing's biggest success stories.

Inside, readers escape into magical wells where dragons, destiny and love stories all compete for attention.

Stalin Marlet is the owner.

I spent years on Reddit, BookTok, Instagram, trying to chat to people about like my favorite books, ask for recommendations.

And it was so wonderful and fulfilling.

But I love to chat in real life as well.

And so I wanted to find these people to connect with.

And some of the people I've been like BookTok friends with, they came and they brought me flowers.

It'll make me emotional talking about it because I just...

Love the community so much.

People might be curious about why romanticism is so popular now.

Just the world can feel so bleak.

And I think romanticism is such a great way for people and particularly women who are experiencing oppression in lots of different countries all over.

to feel women's stories are being told in a woman's perspective, where they're saving the world, ending evil, they're leading armies.

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