Wow does this episode cover a lot! Iconic romance author Penny Reid opens this discussion by discussing her obsession with crafting before getting why and how she learned to make soap before getting into her deep dive into essential oils. We then bring up a classic Penny Reid concept- KNITTING!

But wait… there’s more! We also chat about the “Penny Reid-iverse” by getting into her journey as a self-published author, what it means to be a “traditional” published author, and how she created her own publishing imprint Smarty Pants Romance.

We also get into her always interesting research process which most recently sent her down the rabbit hole of learning about the lives of strippers and strip club owners… I promise this all ties together and leads to her new book, Folk Around and Find Out!

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Books mentioned in this episode

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind