Purchasing power, supporting content by creators of color, and finding joy in reading different experiences. Lydia & Tay talk about authors of color in Romancelandia, the whiteness of the publishing industry, and romance readers. Reading fiction builds empathy, so let’s spread the light!

Next week- Part 2 of The Mallet of Death (The Viscount Who Loved Me, by Julia Quinn).

RWA thread: https://www.claireryanauthor.com/blog/2019/12/27/the-implosion-of-the-rwa

Shondaland on black romance: “Black Romance Novels Matter Too,” Carole V. Bell (Feb 21, 2020) https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/books/a30987997/black-historical-romance-novels/

See also:

List of black-owned bookstores (US): https://lithub.com/you-can-order-today-from-these-black-owned-independent-bookstores/

Date Night with Alyssa Cole: Bimonthly romance author panels moderated by one of our fave authors!
Upcoming date night: https://www.loyaltybookstores.com/datenight6
Loyalty Bookstore's events calendar: https://www.loyaltybookstores.com/event/2020-07 

Women of Color in Romance- promoting the works of Women of Color and Native & Indigenous Women in romance fiction: http://www.wocinromance.com/ & https://twitter.com/WOCInRomance

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