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  • The art of the graphic novel with Sophia Glock

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    Sophia Glock is a cartoonist who lives in Virginia. Her graphic memoir Passport was published in 2021 and her latest book is Before We Wake was released in 2026, by Little, Brown Ink.

    Sophia’s comics and cartoons have been published in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Buzzfeed, Narratively,  and Time Out New York. In 2008 she was a recipient of a Xeric Foundation Grant for her comic, The Deformitory. Her collection of comics Born, Not Raised was selected to be included in The Society of Illustrators Cartoon and Comics Art Annual 2016 and her short comic The Secrets in My Mother's Nightstand was shortlisted for The Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Web Comic of the Year in 2016. Art from Passport was selected into the Society of Illustrators 65th exhibition and book.

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    39 min
  • KT Bond Talks about Ghostwriting, Raising Money for Charity and How Love, Does Indeed, Win

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    Eight years ago, Emma-award-winning author K.T. Bond began her second career as a ghostwriter. K.T. wrote almost forty sweet and steamy contemporary romances for her clients. Now, continuing in that trend, her own stories feature men and women from many walks of life, different races and cultural heritages, ranging in age from mid-twenties to over fifty, all embracing a second chance for love and passion. 

    Her latest, an anthology, Love Wins, was written in honor of her friend and fellow author who passed from pancreatic cancer. Proceeds from the book benefit pancreatic cancer research.

    Turn the page, and save a life! 

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    28 min
  • The Lori Gold Interview: Let's Be Collaborators Instead of Competitors, Part 1

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    As reported in People Magazine, Cara Tanamachi is not the only one with a book called Kiss, Marry, Kill out in 2026! Lori Gold's book, Kiss, Marry, Kill, is out today! Same title, but different premise. In Gold's Kiss, Marry, Kill, three women play the Kiss, Marry, Kill game at a company outing only to wake up the next day in an alternate dimension where this "wishes" came true. 

    Lori Gold is also the author of Romantic Friction, one of Zibby Media's "Most Anticipated Books of 2025." She is also the author of an adult historical and four novels for young adults (all under Lori Goldstein). She currently lives outside of Boston.

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    33 min
  • We talk category romance with the fantastic Rebecca Hunter!

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    Rebecca Hunter is an award-winning author, reader, traveler, former English teacher, chocolate lover, and keeper of a very messy desk. She writes witty, sexy stories about complex characters and intriguing destinations. Her latest, Convenient Wife Conditions (The Carandini Legacy Book 1) is out TODAY!

    It's an engagement of convenience, runaway fiancée, snowbound romance. What more do you want?!

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    30 min
  • (Recorded) LIVE! at Toledo Library's Romance Con

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    Couldn't make it to Toledo Library's Romance Con in the City of Glass? Well, we'll bring the Con to you with a line-up of amazing authors like: Terreece M. Clarke, Trinity Lemm, Lauren Kiser, KM Neuhold, Kelly Ohlert, Ellie Palmer, Kate Robb, M. Sinclair and more!

    Don't miss out next year, plan on going in in November 2026!

    Find out more by visiting the Toledo Public Library! 

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  • We Play Flirty with Shameez Patel!

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    Shameez Patel was born and raised in South Africa. She lives there with her husband, child and four cats.

    Shameez fell in love with fiction at a young age. Her parents fondly recall receiving her first handwritten story before the age of ten, titled The Treasures of Zombie Island, which surprisingly featured no zombies at all. She has been writing ever since. 

    Her new release, Playing Flirty, is available now! 

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    26 min
  • We talk about storytelling, service, and romance with the amazing, Harper Black!

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    Harper Black’s love of reading and curiosity about the world was stirred at an early age. That curiosity, a desire to get a college education, and a sense of adventure, led Harper to enlist in the U.S. Navy. Harper’s military career took her to destinations that were both intrepid and romantic, embarking on a journey to achieve her professional goals while navigating the ebbs and flows of international romance. 

    Her new books, Caleb's Love, and A Dance of the Heart are out now! 

    Find out more about Harper: 

    https://harperblackwrites.com/

    Instagram: @harperblack10writes

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    36 min
  • Still Into You Author Erin Connor talks about rock and roll and second chance romance!

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    Erin Connor, author of Unromance and Still Into You, has been telling herself stories for as long as she can remember, and once she realized she could write them down and share them with others, there was no going back. She loves writing about messy women, platonic and romantic love, and happily ever afters.

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    https://erin-connor.com/

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    28 min

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We interview your favorite romance authors! Join your co-hosts, Cara Lockwood/Cara Tanamachi, a USA Today bestselling author of more than 40 books whose first novel, I Do (But I Don't) was made…