AKWAEKE EMEZI, Son of the Morning, & Bible Fanfiction

SHANNON CHAKRABORTY: Fanfiction Roots, Hot Mummies, & The Tapestry of Fate

Hot mummies, anybody? In this episode we're joined by author Shannon Chakraborty to talk all things The Tapestry of Fate—the second adventure of pirate Amina al-Sirafi! Plus a whole lot more... Hosts: Rain and Michelle Producers: Carlos Rosario and Lucas Porter

TESSA BAILEY & BOOK BESTIES: Beach Reads in The Bahamas (Grand Hyatt Baha Mar)

Is this real life!? We flew down to The Bahamas with Tessa Bailey and some of our favorite book besties to talk all things My Killer Vacation, favorite beach reads, and Tessa's upcoming time-travel novel Broken Rival! Hosts: Rain and Michelle Guests: @AymansBooks, @EdensArchivess, @newlynovabooks, @its.amandas.bookshelf, @thebohobookblogger Producer: Carlos Rosario Recorded at The Studio at Baha Mar in Nassau, The Bahamas

SARAH A. PARKER: Live from Barnes & Noble Union Square

Bestselling author Sarah A. Parker joined us for a live taping of The Book Was Hotter at Barnes & Noble in Union Square, to talk all things The Ballad of Falling Dragons! Hosts: Rain and Michelle Producers: Blake Buesnel, Carlos Rosario

AMINASNOTOKAY: Tessa Dare, Bring Back Yearning Men, & Book Boyfriends

We are actually so okay... because ⁨@aminasnotokay⁩  [https://www.instagram.com/aminasnotokay/] joined us on this episode of The Book Was Hotter to chat about fictional boyfriends! Which fictional boyfriends, you may ask? All of them—anime boyfriends, mafia boyfriends, and the occasional 6'4" duke from a historical romance who yearns for your hand in marriage. Hosts: Rain and Michelle Producers: Carlos Rosario, Lucas Porter

JULIA QUINN: Bridgerton, Benedict Yearning, and Seeing Her Books Come to Life

Julia Quinn joined us on The Book Was Hotter to chat through all things Benedict and Sophie with season 4’s release of Netfix's Bridgerton, how historical romance has changed through the years, and some of her “I made it” moments in her career. Hosts: Rain and Michelle Producers: Carlos Rosario and Lucas Porter