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News

Book club is back!! We’re reading Even if The Sky is Falling edited by Taj McCoy, for an episode we’re recording on March 13 and which will be live on March 17. Send us your thoughts!

Here’s a link to the New Yorker article by Katy Waldman about the romantasy lawsuit that we talked about. 

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Books Discussed

Alone with Mr. Darcy by Abigail Reynolds

Yours, Forever by Leonor Soliz

Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham

Even if The Sky is Falling edited by Taj McCoy

They Ain’t Proper by M.B. Guel

Hold Me by Courtney Milan

A Rare Find by Joanna Lowell

Divine Intervention by R.M. Virtues

Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao

Reverb by Anna Zabo

Let us know what you’re reading, what you’re thinking, and what you’re thinking about what you’re reading! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address ([email protected]). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading).

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