Inflation Is High, But It Ain’t That Damn High
About this episode
The episode discusses book festivals, romance novels, and the rising costs associated with attending them.
@morgstaysbookd returns after a packed few weeks, and we jump right back into books, life, reading slumps, and why some of these book festival prices are starting to feel like a car note. @Sloane_Bueller is listening to a K.C. Mills secret-baby football romance and already has Enigma by C.M. Barnes and Our Vicious Oaths by N.E. Davenport lined up next. We also take a quick detour into Kennedy Ryan’s pseudonym getting mentioned on the Today Show and why so many romance authors write under pen names in the first place. LaCie cannot stop talking about N.E. Davenport’s Our Vicious Oaths , a salacious, rivals-to-lovers Black fae fantasy with enough tension, betrayal, and fine men with grills to keep her locked in. She also talks Nek Mills, Daniel Black’s Perfect Peace, Chenell Parker, and why some authors make you stop what you’re doing and read the whole damn backlist. @morgstaysbookd has been in her YA feels with Nic Stone’s Dasia, plus a gaslighting thriller that had her questioning everybody. She also has Britt W.’s newly released audiobook on deck for an immersive read. Then we get into the real conversation: the 2027 Black Romance Book Festival prices. With @morgstaysbookd…
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