This week, we got the chance to chat with Kate Spencer, co-host of Forever35 and author of the memoir The Dead Moms Club. We talk about her first novel In a New York Minute (which is a Grace approved romance BTW!) discuss her writing process, and she shares her advice for aspiring writers.

We discuss how she got to where she is today, her desert island beauty picks, the books she's loving right now, and of course, Wordle.

You can find Kate at @katespencer on Instagram, @katespencerwrites on Tik Tok, and @forever35podcast and preorder In a New York Minute! Listen to Forever35 podcast

Kate's Favorite Reads

RAFE: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon

Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron

Ice Planet Barbarians Series by Ruby Dixon

The Pisces: A Novel by Melissa Broder

As well as the authors Christina Lauren, Jasmine Guillory, Talia Hibbert, and Julie Anne Long!

Kate's desert island products

Klur Gentle Matter Cleanser

Jan Marini Bioclear Face Lotion

Tatcha The Silk Peony Melting Eye Cream

Jane Iredale Dream Tint Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15

Stila Stay All Day Dual-Ended Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner

Nars Lipstick in Heat Wave

Kate's Obsessions

Her Air Fryer

Jenny Kayne Montecito Candle ( which is sold out, but Grace thinks Anecdote's Self Care Candle would be a similar vibe)

Kate's Favorite Forever 35 Episodes

Thriving, Surviving, and Nail Biting with Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh

Current Product Obsessions with Samantha Irby

The InstaPot of Skincare with Kulap Vilaysack and SuChin Pak

Our Obsessions

Grace: Rose Inc. Skin Enhance Luminous Skin Tint (shade 5)

Becca: R+Co Dallas Thickening Spray

What we read this week!

Grace:

Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor

She Regrets Nothing by Andrea Dunlop

Listening - The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

Becca:

The Christie Affair by Nina De Gramont

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

This Month's Book Club Pick: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

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