This week, MacKenzie Green and I talk with Bridget Howard about her new Romantasy Lovers' Journal.

Listen to hear about:

• Bridget’s journey from book blogger to Bookstagram creator to marketing professional for publishers and authors
• How romantasy evolved from YA and paranormal roots into today’s booming genre
• Why romantasy, fantasy, and romance deserve the same literary analysis and cultural respect as “serious” fiction
• The creation of the Romantasy Lover's Reading Journal and how it helps both seasoned readers and newcomers engage more deeply
• Beginner-friendly romantasy recommendations, from gateway reads like ACOTAR to duologies and standalones

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Gare Billings @gareindeedreads

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This week, Gare and I talk about books we think deserve adaptations ASAP! Gare also brought a messy icebreaker to the episode.

Books We Talked About

Good People by Patmeena Sabit

The Anniversary by Alex Finlay

Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson

Secret Lives of Murderers Wives by Elizabeth Arnott

Into the Blue by Emma Brodie

Night Watcher by Stephanie Woolsoncroft

She Drinks the Light by Yasmin Angoe

Ours Is a Tale of Murder by Nora Murphy

The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

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Gare Billings @gareindeedreads

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Halley Sutton @halleysutton25

Brian Watson @readingwithbrian

MacKenzie Green @missusa2mba

This week, I talk with Priya Parmar about The Original, her fictionalized portrait of Katharine Hepburn’s early life and Hollywood reinvention, diving into how academic rigor, obsessive research, and creative intuition shaped the book.

We discuss:

• Priya’s transition from academic and PhD research into fiction writing—and how scholarship still shapes her creative process
• The accidental Google rabbit hole that led her to Katharine Hepburn’s hidden early struggles
• A fascinating look at 1930s Hollywood as a surprisingly progressive, image-conscious, and socially fluid ecosystem
• Fame, performed authenticity, grief, reinvention, and how public myths are intentionally built
• Behind-the-scenes insight into writing historical fiction about a real woman whose voice, image, and legacy are already iconic

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Other Co-hosts On Instagram:

Gare Billings @gareindeedreads

Steph Lauer @books.in.badgerland

Halley Sutton @halleysutton25

Brian Watson @readingwithbrian

MacKenzie Green @missusa2mba