Black Chick Lit

This month, Ako & Marci from The Colored Pages Book Club drop by to talk Cinderella is Dead by Kaylnn Brown.This episode is bringing Big Pieces (and Pisces Moon) energy, ya’ll. 

We talk pig infrastructure, we sympathize with evil witches and we ask, what exactly was the plan? Also discussed in this episode:

• Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn

As always, shout out to our Patrons: Martel, Jennifer, Ansela, Therese, Melissa, Catherine, Katie, Emily, LaToya, Ali, Kat, Montara, Maria, Adoria, Frank, Ellen, Sylvia, Bryonna and Curtis, because we literally could not do this without your support.

And thanks to Suite 45 for use of our theme Jonse’n (seriously, like three separate people told me how much they liked it this past month).

What’s this? Another special guest?!

This week we read When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole, and we’re not gonna lie, the discussion goes in some weird places (apologies in advance to Robo X). 

This is a thriller and it’s SPOILER FREE YA’LL, so you really have no excuse to download, listen, then go read this book!

As always, a very special thank you to our Patrons: Martel, Jennifer, Ansela, Therese, Melissa, Catherine, Katie, Emily, LaToya, Ali, Kat, Montara, Maria, Adoria, Frank, Ellen, Sylvia, Bryonna and Curtis.

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Special thanks to Suite45 for our theme song, Jones’n. And thanks to YOU for listening!

In this episode:

• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

We're back and we have another special guest joining us this week! (Honestly, we're not used to being so popular.)

This episode, we read The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon, and got to chat about the book with the author herself.

She spoke with us about the differences between traditional and indie publishing, how Samiah and her girls came to be and whether Daniel is too perfect a romance hero.

She also gives us a few hints about the next book in The Boyfriend Project series.

Thanks to our patrons for their support: Adoria, Ali, Ansela, Bryonna, Catherine, Ellen, Emily, Frank, I Found This Great Book Podcast, Jennifer, Kat, Katie, LaToya, Maria, Martel, Melissa, Montara, Sylvia and Therese. Join us on Patreon starting at only $2 a month and help support the podcast!

Thank you for listening and be sure to rate, review and subscribe to us on iTunes. Special thanks to Suite45 for our theme song, Jones’n.

We got a real treat for y'all this episode! We read Take a Hint, Dani Brown, by Talia Hibbert, and were joined by the author herself for a conversation about everything including her move from indie publishing to traditional, the Black Lives Matter movement in Europe and whether her parents read her books.

We did manage to also chat about Zaf, Dani and their hilarious romantic hijinks.

Thanks to our patrons for their support: Adoria, Ali, Ansela, Bryonna, Catherine, Ellen, Emily, Frank, I Found This Great Book Podcast, Jennifer, Kat, Katie, LaToya, Maria, Melissa, Montara, Sylvia and Therese. Join us on Patreon starting at only $2 a month and help support the podcast!

As always, thanks for listening and be sure to rate, review and subscribe to us on iTunes. Special thanks to Suite45 for our theme song, Jones’n.

Hi, readers. We hope you’re doing well and are staying safe. We recorded this chat shortly after the protests began, but due to continuing health issues in Dani’s family, it just now got published.

The delay doesn’t matter, though, because the topic we discuss will never go stale: the importance of Black lives, Black joy, Black stories and Black survival.

We also talk about wtf is up with Just Kidding Rowling, how we’re too old for social media and what’s gonna happen when the ‘rona pops back up.

This episode was made possible with the help of Mocha Girls Read and The Black Cabinet: The Untold Story of African Americans and Politics During the Age of Roosevelt by Jill Watts.

Do you have a suggestion for a future #BCLChat? Email us at [email protected] or tweet us at @blackchicklit. And don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe to Black Chick Lit on iTunes.

Considering the number of co-hosts who have joined me on this podcast who discovered this series through a bonkers panel hosted by historical romance novelist Sarah MacLean, I had to have her on the podcast. The podcast just wouldn't be complete without it.

In this episode, we talk about our very, very French heroine, Marlene, and her shy beau, Zennek. We also discuss the appeal of bonkers books, the future of the Ice Planet tribe and the genius of Ruby Dixon's world-building.

This is the last episode for this batch (er, season?) before the podcast goes on hiatus. It's been such a treat to talk about sex, love, romance, trauma, survival and horny blue aliens with all of my co-hosts and listeners.

This is a repost of episode seventeen of the Ice Planet Podcast covering Barbarian's Seduction. Originally published on June 30, 2020.

We're going back in time! In this episode, we flashback to the very beginning to see what went down when the Ice Planet's saddest woman and most emotionally intelligent hunter resonated.

Author Juno Sunbear declares Ariana the mascot for 2020 (Sad Bitch 2020) and I fawn over how great a job Zolaya does at helping her cope. We're both creeped out by their eerie kid, though.

We also talk about what's happening over at the Icehome Village. Do the new arrivals even know the Croatoan Village has indoor plumbing and heated floors? Did they get a choice before being abandoned on that beach? Justice for the Beach Tribe!

Be on the look out for the next episode when I’ll talk Barbarian’s Seduction with author Sarah MacLean!

This is a repost of episode sixteen of the Ice Planet Podcast covering Barbarian's Beloved. Originally published on June 23, 2020.

This episode, I'm joined by author Katrina Jackson to discuss Barbarian's Tease, the 15th book in the Ice Planet Barbarians series. And, whew! Brook and Taushen really tested us in this one. They basically that one Katy Perry song.

They're also kind of dumb. 😂

Along with their antics, we discuss whether tails should be a requirement in alien romances, life in the new Icehome tribe and how Brook needs to LEAVE TIFFANY ALONE!

Be on the look out for the next episode when I'll talk Barbarian’s Beloved with erotica author Juno Sunbear.

This is a repost of episode fifteen of the Ice Planet Podcast covering Barbarian's Tease. Originally published on June 16, 2020.

Hi, y’all. A few things before we get to the episode:

1. Thank you for being so patient as we get episodes out. Between motherhood, a pandemic, a cancer diagnosis and failing technology, things have been rough.

Now, let’s get into. Previously, we read Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke, and we weren’t thrilled with Darren’s apparent naïveté surrounding race and law enforcement.

Well, Attica knocked us the fuck out with her follow-up, Heaven, My Home. We follow Texas Ranger Darren has he heads into Hopeland, Texas, to find the missing child of a prominent white supremacist gang member. While there, he confronts the town’s generational racism, family drama and even some fucking ghosts.

And then there’s that ending. It knocked us out.

Be sure to join us in our next episode when we fully explore the Black Lives Matter movement.

Thanks to our patrons for their support: Adoria, Ali, Bryonna, Emily, Frank, I Found This Great Book Podcast, Kat, Katie, LaToya, Maria, Montara and Sylvia. Join us on Patreon starting at only $2 a month and help support the podcast!

As always, thanks for listening and be sure to rate, review and subscribe to us on iTunes. Special thanks to Suite45 for our theme song, Jones’n.

Heyyyyyy, listeners! I hope you all are thriving and surviving as 2020 continues to 2020. I recorded this episode back in May and have finally kicked my butt in gear to share. Thank you for being so patient, 'cause I'm struggling. 🙃

But at least I'm having great conversations with funny people while doing so. This episode, I'm joined by Jenny Nordbak from the Wicked Wallflowers Club.

She and I discussed Barbarian's Rescue, also known as the one where everything gets blown up! Summer and Warrek are straight up action stars in this book ... and we skimmed all that to talk about the kissing.

We also try and figure out what is considered second base (over the shirt or under??) as well as what an Ice Planet Talent Show would look like.

Be sure to join me for the next book, Barbarian's Tease, when I'll be joined by author Katrina Jackson.

This is a repost of episode fourteen of the Ice Planet Podcast covering Barbarian's Rescue. Originally published on June 2, 2020.