The Book Was Hotter

Alexandra Bracken sits down with us to chat about her new romantasy with perfume magic, Immortal Rose, alongside her history as a writer—we cover everything from her roots as a Star Wars fangirl to how her time working at Ulta influenced Immortal Rose, and even her early days writing The Darkest Minds while fueled by Mountain Dew and Chipotle. 

Hosts: Rain and Michelle

Producers: Carlos Rosario and Lucas Porter

Grab your fridge cigarettes and drink up me hearties, yo ho! On this episode of The Book Was Hotter, Victoria Aveyard joins us to chat about her romantic pirate fantasy, Tempest. We discuss her roots with fandom and fanfiction, her writing and research process, the inspiration behind Tempest, and what we can expect from the upcoming sequel, Tyrant.

Hosts: Rain and Michelle

Producers: Carlos Rosario & Lucas Porter

Hot mummies, anybody? In this episode we're joined by author Shannon Chakraborty to talk all things The Tapestry of Fate—the second adventure of pirate Amina al-Sirafi! Plus a whole lot more...

Hosts: Rain and Michelle

Producers: Carlos Rosario and Lucas Porter

Is this real life!? We flew down to The Bahamas with Tessa Bailey and some of our favorite book besties to talk all things My Killer Vacation, favorite beach reads, and Tessa's upcoming time-travel novel Broken Rival!

Hosts: Rain and Michelle

Guests: @AymansBooks, @EdensArchivess, @newlynovabooks, @its.amandas.bookshelf, @thebohobookblogger

Producer: Carlos Rosario

Recorded at The Studio at Baha Mar in Nassau, The Bahamas

Is this real life!? We flew down to The Bahamas with Tessa Bailey and some of our favorite book besties to talk all things My Killer Vacation, favorite beach reads, and Tessa's upcoming time-travel novel Broken Rival!

Hosts: Rain and Michelle

Guests: @AymansBooks, @EdensArchivess, @newlynovabooks, @its.amandas.bookshelf, @thebohobookblogger

Producer: Carlos Rosario

Recorded at The Studio at Baha Mar in Nassau, The Bahamas

Bestselling author Sarah A. Parker joined us for a live taping of The Book Was Hotter at Barnes & Noble in Union Square, to talk all things The Ballad of Falling Dragons!

Hosts: Rain and Michelle

Producers: Blake Buesnel, Carlos Rosario

We are actually so okay... because ⁨@aminasnotokay⁩  joined us on this episode of The Book Was Hotter to chat about fictional boyfriends! Which fictional boyfriends, you may ask? All of them—anime boyfriends, mafia boyfriends, and the occasional 6'4" duke from a historical romance who yearns for your hand in marriage.

Hosts: Rain and Michelle

Producers: Carlos Rosario, Lucas Porter

Julia Quinn joined us on The Book Was Hotter to chat through all things Benedict and Sophie with season 4’s release of Netfix's Bridgerton, how historical romance has changed through the years, and some of her “I made it” moments in her career.

Hosts: Rain and Michelle

Producers: Carlos Rosario and Lucas Porter

Stacia Stark joins The Book Was Hotter to chat all about We Who Will Die. We fangirl about vampires, Tiernon AND Rorik. Plus she has an exciting reveal about what's coming next after that cliffhanger! 

Hosts: Rain and Michelle

Producers: Carlos Rosario and Lucas Porter

This holiday season, BK Borison joined The Book Was Hotter to chat through Good Spirits—her new paranormal holiday romance featuring a people pleaser main character who owns an antique shop and the hot Irish ghost assigned to haunt her. We chat through BK’s reading and writing lore, the whimsy and spice of Good Spirits, and what BK has planned next.

Hosts: Rain and Michelle

Producers: Carlos Rosario and Lucas Porter