I’ve had so many incredible episodes these past few months, and this one is truly something special. I was thrilled to welcome Kara McDowell to Books Are Chic to celebrate her adult romance debut, The Write Off. We are fully in our romance era and let’s be honest, our books-about-books era too. Bookish stories are having a moment, and we are here for it.

Kara and I chatted about her transition from YA to adult fiction, our shared love of the literary world, balancing writing and motherhood, and so much more. And let’s talk about Mars and West - if you’re a Bravo fan, that name will definitely ring a bell. They’re the kind of couple you can’t help but root for from the very first page.