Black Romance Has A History

A Very Special Episode- Election Edition

This post contains affiliate links for Bookshop.org where possible. It's a great way support our work! Children of the 70s, 80s, and 90s will always shudder when the words "A Very Special Episode [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_special_episode]" are mentioned, because nothing fun typically followed when our favorite sitcom got serious for a week or two. Mention the name Gordon Jump, or Mr. Horton [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bicycle_Man], to devoted fans of Diff'rent Strokes and you'll see what I mean. And so here we are, with our very own Very Special Episode. Because the 2024 elections were not fun, or lighthearted, and we're both trying to cope by working through it. So! What follows is an hour long gabfest between Steve and Nicole about the election, about Edwin Meese [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Meese] (Steve really wanted to fit Edwin Meese in here), about the stark evidence of romance not being inherently progressive and feminist that many of us tend o ignore, and more. We do our best at the end to give some positive thoughts and advice, so you'll have to tell us if we succeeded. If you're not in a place to absorb election content right now, that's totally fine! Go back and listen to our chat with Beverly Jenkins [http://blackromancehistory.com/podcast/episode-4-1994-debut-author-beverly-jenkins/], because no one gives hope and positivity like Ms. Bev [https://www.beverlyjenkins.net]. Make sure to follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blackromancehistory/] and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform so you don't miss an episode!  Got an idea or question? Email us: blackromancehistory@gmail.com [blackromancehistory@gmail.com] Follow the hosts on the interwebs: Steve Ammidown Website: https://romancehistory.com/about/ [https://romancehistory.com/about/] Socials IG: @romancehistorian [https://www.instagram.com/romancehistorian/] Bluesky: @stegan.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/stegan.bsky.social] Nicole M. Jackson/Katrina Jackson Websites: https://www.katrinajacksonauthor.com [https://www.katrinajacksonauthor.com] https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/history/faculty-and-staff/nicole-jackson.html [https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/history/faculty-and-staff/nicole-jackson.html] Socials: IG: @katjacksonbooks [https://www.instagram.com/katjacksonbooks/] Mentioned in this Episode “Attorney General’s Commission on Pornography” (1986) https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/attorney-generals-commission-pornography-final-report [https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/attorney-generals-commission-pornography-final-report] Corey Alexander, Corey’s Book Corner [https://coreysbookcorner.wordpress.com/about/] Xan West, Eight Kinky Nights: An f/f Chanukah Romance  [https://bookshop.org/a/108354/9781676003229] Alyssa Cole, Be Not Afraid [https://bookshop.org/a/108354/9781530675029] Beverly Jenkins, Indigo [https://bookshop.org/a/108354/9781495368219] Beverly Jenkins, Night Song [https://bookshop.org/a/108354/9780380776580] Kit Rocha, Beyond Shame [https://bookshop.org/a/108354/9781942432425] Romancing the Vote [https://www.romancingthevote.com/] June Jordan, Directed by Desire: The Collected Poems of June Jordan [https://bookshop.org/a/108354/9781556592348] Nikki Giovanni, Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid [https://bookshop.org/a/108354/9780062562883] Nikki Giovanni, A Library [https://bookshop.org/a/108354/9780358387657] Piper Huguley, The Preacher’s Promise: A Home to Millford College Novel [https://bookshop.org/a/108354/9780358387657] Tyler Feder, Bodies Are Cool [https://bookshop.org/a/108354/9780593112625] Suggested readings “Very Special Episode” https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VerySpecialEpisode [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VerySpecialEpisode] Avery Kreemer, “What’s Next for Redistricting Reform after Issue 1 Failure” https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/whats-next-for-redistricting-reform-in-ohio-after-issue-1s-failure/JQRIJXHTGVGTHP553CIWY2N4IY/ [https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/whats-next-for-redistricting-reform-in-ohio-after-issue-1s-failure/JQRIJXHTGVGTHP553CIWY2N4IY/] Anthony Comstock’s “Chastity” Laws https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-anthony-comstocks-chastity-laws/ [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-anthony-comstocks-chastity-laws/] Amy Werbel, Lust on Trial: Censorship and the Rise of American Obscenity in the Age of Anthony Comstock [https://bookshop.org/a/108354/9780231175227] Katrina Jackson, “On spicy books, cartoon covers, and the disappearance of erotic romance,” https://www.katrinajacksonauthor.com/mefromscratch/onspicybooks [https://www.katrinajacksonauthor.com/mefromscratch/onspicybooks] Steve Ammidown, “Lest We Forget- Ann Wassall, Pamela Mancuso, and Nancy Richards-Akers,” https://romancehistory.com/2023/10/03/lest-we-forget/ [https://romancehistory.com/2023/10/03/lest-we-forget/] Grace Byron, “Ghost Sex: On Amy Sohn and Anthony Comstock” https://observer.com/2021/08/the-man-who-hated-women-amy-sohn-anthony-comstock/ [https://observer.com/2021/08/the-man-who-hated-women-amy-sohn-anthony-comstock/] Nicole M. Jackson, “Black Love as Activism,” https://observer.com/2021/08/the-man-who-hated-women-amy-sohn-anthony-comstock/ [https://observer.com/2021/08/the-man-who-hated-women-amy-sohn-anthony-comstock/] Heather Andrea Williams, Self Taught: African American Education in Slavery and Freedom [https://bookshop.org/a/108354/9780807858219]

Episode 8- More Questions Than Answers!

It's the final episode of season one of Black Romance Has A History, and thank goodness we've gotten to the definitive history and impact of 1994, The Summer of Black Love. Or have we??? This week, Steve and Nicole grapple with the questions of impact and legacy, and the ways in which history isn't that easy to encapsulate. Was 1994 a revolution for Black romance? Or was it just a moment that has passed? There isn't really a neat old HEA for this season, sad to say... Make sure to follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blackromancehistory/] and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform so you don't miss an episode!  Got an idea or question? Email us: blackromancehistory@gmail.com music by Purple Planet [https://www.purple-planet.com/] Follow the hosts on the interwebs: Steve Ammidown Website: https://romancehistory.com/about/ [https://romancehistory.com/about/] Socials IG: @romancehistorian [https://www.instagram.com/romancehistorian/] Bluesky: @stegan.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/stegan.bsky.social] Nicole M. Jackson/Katrina Jackson Websites: https://www.katrinajacksonauthor.com [https://www.katrinajacksonauthor.com] https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/history/faculty-and-staff/nicole-jackson.html [https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/history/faculty-and-staff/nicole-jackson.html] Socials IG: @katjacksonbooks [https://www.instagram.com/katjacksonbooks/] Mentioned In This Episode Rhua Benjamin at the Spelman 2024 Convocation [https://youtu.be/j_12_E3LAeg?si=OIy-rP5hU_JRqGWY] The Vivian Stephens profile at Texas Monthly [https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/vivian-stephens-helped-turn-romance-writing-into-billion-dollar-industry/] that we should all know by heart by now. Sandra Kitt talks about the publication of her first interracial romance and more on The Black Romance Podcast. [https://blackromancepodcast.libsyn.com/sandra-kitt] Remembering the Black Expressions Book Club [https://bookriot.com/the-black-expressions-book-club/] The Collapse of Romance Writers of America [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/books/booksupdate/romance-writers-of-america.html] New York Times, July 2024 Kelly Faircloth, Inside The Spectacular Explosion At The Romance Writers of America [https://www.jezebel.com/inside-the-spectacular-implosion-at-the-romance-writers-1841002358] Jezebel, January 2020 Christine Larson, Love In The Time of Self-Publishing [https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691217406/love-in-the-time-of-self-publishing], Princeton University Press, 2024 Additional Reading: "WHERE IS THE DIVERSITY IN PUBLISHING? THE 2023 DIVERSITY BASELINE SURVEY RESULTS", Lee & Low Books, February 2024. https://blog.leeandlow.com/2024/02/28/2023diversitybaselinesurvey/ [https://blog.leeandlow.com/2024/02/28/2023diversitybaselinesurvey/]

Episode 7- A Conversation with Author Nicole Falls

Our final interview for this season is with Nicole Falls, self-published author of more than twenty Black romance novels. Nicole is a Chicago native, podcaster, editor, and a staunch supporter of Black romance. Her most recent release is Excess Baggage and she’s recently soft-launched Black Romance University. In this episode, we talk to Nicole as a life-long reader of Black romance about her favorite authors, the important role of libraries and bookstores as a young reader, the African American fiction section, and the glory of romance anthologies among other juicy topics!  Make sure to follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blackromancehistory/] and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform so you don't miss an episode!  Got an idea or question? Email us: blackromancehistory@gmail.com music by Purple Planet [https://www.purple-planet.com/] Follow the hosts on the interwebs: Steve Ammidown Website: https://romancehistory.com/about/ [https://romancehistory.com/about/] Socials IG: @romancehistorian [https://www.instagram.com/romancehistorian/] Bluesky: @stegan.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/stegan.bsky.social] Nicole M. Jackson/Katrina Jackson Websites: https://www.katrinajacksonauthor.com [https://www.katrinajacksonauthor.com] https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/history/faculty-and-staff/nicole-jackson.html [https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/history/faculty-and-staff/nicole-jackson.html] Socials IG: @katjacksonbooks [https://www.instagram.com/katjacksonbooks/] Our guest: Nicole Falls Website: https://nicolefalls.com/ X (#PillowTalkWithNic): https://x.com/_nicolefalls?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_nicolefalls/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@niccytok #TheShop: https://theshopbynicolefalls.com/ Black Romance University Instagram: Latest Release: Excess Baggage [https://www.amazon.com/Excess-Baggage-Flights-Feelings-Book-ebook/dp/B0D1V93RCX?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.te2OFZ7Tg71SYmEFfl02mouHP3gzmbPjTZSHF67FhtwF6lH_u6QfIS9BFFeWF1TrPeD32KhIS4woVHxpkCK7M-orjxpJJaBhdVDvJyp8kUxdVGeWot6ZZCyjWj0R4QknJ-cogJ9vkRBEHrGwgscVWU8Aar6tGtoNTzXz4pLhNIBYLy19TcLUhRnosIP6OH2Z968s2WuiGdp38w-OFEtv_qfNBcC5xs35NvBIBRHiMsE.52kd61V8gaLf5dv5w-dHYIddPBk5eMeQoCNAJOOBY8Q&dib_tag=AUTHOR] (Flights & Feelings, Book 1) Mentioned in the Episode: Carla Fredd, Brenda Jackson, Felicia Mason, A Valentine Kiss [https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/a-valentine-kiss-cupids-bowmade-in-heavenmatchmaker_brenda-jackson_felicia-mason/469277/#edition=791654&idiq=455613], Arabesque A.H. Cunningham, Out of Office [https://www.ahcunninghamauthor.com/booksandtings/ooo] Marcus Books [https://www.marcusbooks.com/] Erika Hardison, “Remembering The Black Expressions Book Club,” Book Riot, August 17, 2021. https://bookriot.com/the-black-expressions-book-club/ [https://bookriot.com/the-black-expressions-book-club/] Mimi Swartz, “Vivian Stephens Helped Turn Romance Writing Into a Billion-Dollar Industru. Then She Got Pushed Out,” Texas Monthly, September 2020, https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/vivian-stephens-helped-turn-romance-writing-into-billion-dollar-industry/ [https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/vivian-stephens-helped-turn-romance-writing-into-billion-dollar-industry/] Nicole Falls, We’ve Only Just Begun [https://www.amazon.com/Weve-Only-Begun-Nicole-Falls/dp/B09X6YVG54/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3E2TZX7LYAT35&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Ig6q73QG3PRuAkSOrdyOouU1Rj0OntPaVJSfcrTPdOI.VGFyYwdSFlNAVykslrUBmKBdvtOenINYHf32kVIKji8&dib_tag=se&keywords=we%27ve+only+just+begun+nicole+falls&qid=1723315875&sprefix=we%27ve+only+just+begun+nicole+falls%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-1] Rochelle Alers [https://rochellealers.org/] Shirley Hailstock [http://www.shirleyhailstock.net/] Leslie Esdaile Banks/L.A.Banks [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Esdaile_Banks] Eboni Snoe [https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/eboni-snoe/409376/] Robyn Amos [https://www.robynamos.com/] Kayla Perrin [https://www.authorkaylaperrin.com/] Eric Jerome Dickey, Friends and Lovers [https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/friends-and-lovers_eric-jerome-dickey/348339/?resultid=3b525ba1-ba88-4c29-ba25-6e4e3037ddb9#edition=2398558&idiq=1034717] Michael Baisden, Maintenance Man [https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-maintenance-man-a-novel_michael-baisden/270172/#edition=3419929&idiq=1472231] Omar Tyree [https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Omar-Tyree/702385] Colin Channer [https://www.colinchanner.com/] E. Lynn Harris, Eric Jerome Dickey, Colin Channer, Marcus Major, Got to Be Real: Four Original Love Stories [https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/got-to-be-real-four-original-love-stories_eric-jerome-dickey_marcus-major/578329/#edition=2398631&idiq=5916494], New American Library, December 2000 Further Reading: Carina Thomas, “For 64 years, the oldest U.S. Black-owned bookstore inspires,” Berkeley High Jacket, November 3, 2023. https://berkeleyhighjacket.com/2023/features/for-82-years-the-oldest-u-s-black-owned-bookstore-inspires/  (This is Nicole Jackson’s high school newspaper. She’s a very proud Yellowjacket.) Hari Sreenivasan, “Why this small, Black-owned bookstore is hallowed ground for some,” PBS, February 28, 2021. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-this-small-black-owned-bookstore-is-hallowed-ground-for-some [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-this-small-black-owned-bookstore-is-hallowed-ground-for-some] Anna Gooding-Call, “A History of Racism in American Public Libraries,” Book Riot, March 8, 2021. https://bookriot.com/racism-in-american-public-libraries/ [https://bookriot.com/racism-in-american-public-libraries/] Gregory Frost, “In Remembrance of L.A. Banks 1959-2011), Reactor, August 2, 2011, https://reactormag.com/in-remembrance-of-la-banks-1959-2011/ [https://reactormag.com/in-remembrance-of-la-banks-1959-2011/]

Episode 6- Author Piper Huguley

This week’s guest is Piper G. Huguley [https://piperhuguley.com/]. Piper is a professor of literature at Clark University Atlanta in addition to being an author of historical romance and historical fiction. Most recently she is the author of American Daughters [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/american-daughters-piper-huguley?variant=41079225483298]. We invited Piper for her unique perspective as both a scholar of 19th and 20th century African American literature as well as an author who has tried to carry on the legacy of The Summer of Black Love. We talk about her experiences as a historical romance author, what it was like to be in the generation after Beverly Jenkins, the dominance of Regency historicals, and her transition into biographical historical fiction projects. Make sure you check out Piper’s back list [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Piper-Huguley/author/B00L76Z34E?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true] as well! Make sure to follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blackromancehistory/] and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform so you don't miss an episode!  Got an idea or question? Email us: blackromancehistory@gmail.com [blackromancehistory@gmail.com] music by Purple Planet [https://www.purple-planet.com/] Follow the hosts on the interwebs: Steve Ammidown Website: https://romancehistory.com/about/ [https://romancehistory.com/about/] Socials IG: @romancehistorian [https://www.instagram.com/romancehistorian/] Bluesky: @stegan.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/stegan.bsky.social] Nicole M. Jackson/Katrina Jackson Websites: https://www.katrinajacksonauthor.com [https://www.katrinajacksonauthor.com] https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/history/faculty-and-staff/nicole-jackson.html [https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/history/faculty-and-staff/nicole-jackson.html] Socials IG: @katjacksonbooks [https://www.instagram.com/katjacksonbooks/] Mentioned in this Episode Legendary historical romance author LaVyrle Spencer [https://www.fictiondb.com/author/lavyrle-spencer~6965.htm] The work of Beverly Jenkins [http://blackromancehistory.com/podcast/episode-4-1994-debut-author-beverly-jenkins/]  The novella collections: The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology [https://www.amazon.com/Brightest-Day-Juneteenth-Historical-Anthology/dp/1519616473?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wGTkBnarrJhrug0y65swj2gdO6FEYgkER2JfastLnbWdBcFV9gwVo6pdeKRfKnrisG6H0cNYcHqm45ysMOc_Ai6En4MmlQC8cA32K7yGEe-YtF7A3hU5nP7THbx6bbA-DKnohySEDBX8nvpdtQ_L75PjrK9mFOvLttJTG-Xddk8j87-B_C5uCXezf0QwNFBupIirlqKD5u9dn8uc-aKKrD81ZZgH4EaHWS0iGRbKIlU.CCePoi8FiYCAfygiOjvaiWoMS2CrEziAnFC3vnDw2xI&dib_tag=AUTHOR] and Daughters of A Nation: A Black Suffragette Historical Romance Anthology [https://www.amazon.com/Daughters-Nation-Suffragette-Historical-Anthology/dp/1941885349] The 19th century work of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Ellen_Watkins_Harper] and Pauline Hopkins [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Hopkins] The Black Love Matters [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672123/black-love-matters-by-jessica-p-pryde/] collection, including essays by Beverly Jenkins, Nicole Jackson, and Piper Huguley Further Reading/Listening Piper Huguley discusses American Daughters at Gwinnett County Public Library [https://youtu.be/Gnw0i8k5_4U?si=PjFG53E5FPaFLEkk] Piper Huguley on the Black Romance Podcast [https://blackromancepodcast.libsyn.com/piper-huguley] Piper Huguley, “Her Bodyguard: Sandra Kitt’s The Color of Love as a foundational text for BWWM romance”, Journal of Popular Romance Studies, 2022. https://www.jprstudies.org/2022/05/her-bodyguard-sandra-kitts-the-color-of-love-as-a-foundational-text-for-bwwm-romance/ [https://www.jprstudies.org/2022/05/her-bodyguard-sandra-kitts-the-color-of-love-as-a-foundational-text-for-bwwm-romance/] Rita B. Dandridge, “The African American Historical Romance: An Interview with Beverly Jenkins”, Journal of Popular Romance Studies, 2010. https://www.jprstudies.org/2010/08/interview-beverly-jenkins-by-rita-b-dandridge/ [https://www.jprstudies.org/2010/08/interview-beverly-jenkins-by-rita-b-dandridge/] Rita B. Dandridge, Black Women’s Activism: Reading African American Women’s Historical Romances, Peter Lang, Inc., 2004. https://www.amazon.com/Black-Womens-Activism-Historical-African-American/dp/0820467340 [https://www.amazon.com/Black-Womens-Activism-Historical-African-American/dp/0820467340]

Episode 5- 1994 Debut Author Beverly Jenkins

This week's guest is the one and only Beverly Jenkins [https://www.beverlyjenkins.net/]. Ms. Bev, as she's known in romance circles, broke onto the scene in 1994 with her historical romance Night Song [https://www.beverlyjenkins.net/books/historical-romance-books/night-song/]. She was Avon’s first Black romance author and the first mainstream published Black historical romance author. Her love of research and uncovering stories of Black history has earned her legions of readers, including us.  We talk with Ms. Bev about her publishing journey, her fans, finding community with fellow authors, the structural racism of publishing, and what the future holds for her writing and Black romance in general. As always, we’re incredibly grateful to Ms. Bev for joining us and sharing her insights. Make sure to stock up on her back list [https://www.beverlyjenkins.net/books/] and check out the reading list below to learn more about this romance legend. Also- a Ms. Bev dragon book? YES PLEASE. Make sure to follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blackromancehistory/] and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform so you don't miss an episode!  Got an idea or question? Email us: blackromancehistory@gmail.com [blackromancehistory@gmail.com] music by Purple Planet [https://www.purple-planet.com/] Follow the hosts on the interwebs: Steve Ammidown Website: https://romancehistory.com/about/ [https://romancehistory.com/about/] Socials IG: @romancehistorian [https://www.instagram.com/romancehistorian/] Bluesky: @stegan.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/stegan.bsky.social] Nicole M. Jackson/Katrina Jackson Websites: https://www.katrinajacksonauthor.com [https://www.katrinajacksonauthor.com] https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/history/faculty-and-staff/nicole-jackson.html [https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/history/faculty-and-staff/nicole-jackson.html] Socials IG: @katjacksonbooks [https://www.instagram.com/katjacksonbooks/] Mentioned in this Episode It's true! Ms. Bev really did appear in People Magazine in 1995. Fated Mates [https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2021/11/13/s0410-beverly-jenkins-a-trailblazer-episode] has a PDF of the entire article [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SIiFsmIUUBBU6G7THn-8-5D1L4tzlfAu/view], you really need to check it out. Ms. Bev's RWA Luncheon Keynote speech, 2016 [https://youtu.be/fb5IFwPbJKA?si=iR1t-FwueQP8o4Hb] Everything and everyone in this season comes back to Vivian Stephens. Here again is a link to the excellent Texas Monthly profile of Vivian Stephens [https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/vivian-stephens-helped-turn-romance-writing-into-billion-dollar-industry/] Nancy Drew and Betsy Israel, "Heat In Another Color", People Magazine, February 13, 1995. Romance Slam Jam [https://rsjconvention.com/] Emma Rodgers conversation with HistoryMakers [https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/emma-rodgers] (co-founder of Romance Slam Jam) Black Romance Podcast interview with Patricia Vaughn [https://blackromancepodcast.libsyn.com/patricia-vaughn] Piper Huguley [https://piperhuguley.com/] Further Reading/Listening In Beverly Jenkins’s Romance Novels, Black History Is Front and Center [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/books/review/beverly-jenkins-wild-rain.html] The New York Times (nytimes.com) – February 9, 2021 Beverly Jenkins Really Needs to Buy More Bookcases [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/books/review/beverly-jenkins-by-the-book-interview.html] New York Times – April 2, 2020 Black Romance Podcast: Beverly Jenkins [https://blackromancepodcast.libsyn.com/beverly-jenkins] Black Romance Podcast- September 2020 Beverly Jenkins: a Trailblazer Episode [https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2021/11/13/s0410-beverly-jenkins-a-trailblazer-episode] Fated Mates- November 17, 2021 Roxane Gay & Beverly Jenkins Keynote [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AaY4a_7h7c] Yale Romance Conference- September 8, 2023 A Conversation Inspired Kelly Link’s The Book of Love [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFJiFMi2L-w&t=1s] (feat. Beverly Jenkins, Sandra Kitt, Kelly Link, and Steve Ammidown. Bookstore Romance Day- April, 2024 Love Between the Covers [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbBUeSO4eRU](documentary) Margo Hendricks, “Against Odds: Beverly Jenkins’ Indigo and Black Historical Romance”, Journal of Popular Romance Studies, 2022. https://www.jprstudies.org/2022/05/against-odds-beverly-jenkins-indigo-and-black-historical-romance/ [https://www.jprstudies.org/2022/05/against-odds-beverly-jenkins-indigo-and-black-historical-romance/] Rita B. Dandridge, “The African American Historical Romance: An Interview with Beverly Jenkins”, Journal of Popular Romance Studies, 2010. https://www.jprstudies.org/2010/08/interview-beverly-jenkins-by-rita-b-dandridge/ [https://www.jprstudies.org/2010/08/interview-beverly-jenkins-by-rita-b-dandridge/] Rita B. Dandridge, Black Women’s Activism: Reading African American Women’s Historical Romances, Peter Lang, Inc., 2004. https://www.amazon.com/Black-Womens-Activism-Historical-African-American/dp/0820467340 [https://www.amazon.com/Black-Womens-Activism-Historical-African-American/dp/0820467340]