My guest this week is Shelly Jay Shore, the author of the best-selling novel Rules For Ghosting. We talked about writing escapism versus resistance in romance, and the role of authors and artists in fighting the Trump administration. We also discussed how romance creates a safe way for readers to engage in hard emotional topics like mourning and death, and why we want to see more abortion stories in romance! Plus: horror and romance are siblings, and Ella still has a stick up her @ss about tech billionaire romances.

Order your copy of Rules For Ghosting from bookshop.org here: https://bookshop.org/a/56317/9780593723944

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P.S. My queer millennial second-chance romance BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY is available at bit.ly/buthowareyoureallynovel