On a very exciting episode of BOOKS CONNECT US, Carolina and Alyssa host their first Roundtable. Joined by Amanda Elliot (author of Sadie on a Plate and Best Served Hot) and Kosoko Jackson (author of I’m So Not Over You and Dash of Salt and Pepper), this roundtable’s theme is romance! We discuss: what it takes to craft romance -- from chemistry to characters, how the industry has grown to be more inclusive, and how author identity often plays out on the page. Stay tuned for the recap after!

 You can find Amanda at www.amandapanitch.com Instagram and Twitter: @amandapanitch 

You can find Kosoko at www.kosokojackson.com Instagram and Twitter: @kosokojackson 

BOOKS (and authors) MENTIONED IN TODAYS EPISODE: 

Books by Amanda: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2243903/amanda-elliot 
Books by Kosoko: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2241956/kosoko-jackson/ 

Well Met by Jen DeLuca: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606854/well-met-by-jen-deluca/ 

Beverly Jenkins 

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 

Red, White and Royal Blue bu Casey McQuiston 

Emily Henry: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/306512/emily-henry/ 

Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez Meredith Schorr Jean Meltzer 

Rachel Lynn Solomon 

Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711068/stone-cold-fox-by-rachel-koller-croft/ 

EXe’s and O’s — Amy Lea — https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673410/exes-and-os-by-amy-lea/ 

The Manor House Governess by CA Castle — https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730683/the-manor-house-governess-by-c-a-castle/ 

The Neighbor Favor by Kristine Forest: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708466/the-neighbor-favor-by-kristina-forest/ 

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