Greetings and salutations, all you revenge-seeking sauce manufacturers and undercover dukes! In this episode, we'll recap our book club discussion of Silver Silence and talk about a true American hero who also happens to be a romance writer. Plus, Shannon reveals a some fascinating manatee facts, Shandy reveals her current favorite YouTube distraction, and we both ponder what kind of changelings we'd be.
For readalikes, book lists, and antiracism resources, to learn more about attending a virtual book club meeting, or just to chat with us about romance, find us here or email us directly at ssedell@lakeoswego.city (Shannon) or sdickinson@lakeoswego.city (Shandy). Our next meeting is Sunday, December 13 at 11:00 a.m. PST. We'll be discussing Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev, and we would love to have you join us.
You can also find us on Instagram at @theknitterlybookworm and @shandybeereads! (Disclaimer: these are our personal bookstagram accounts and the opinions espoused on those accounts do not necessarily reflect the views of LOPL.)
This week's links:
Stacey Abrams: Georgia's Political Heroine...and Romance Author (Alison Flood, The Guardian)
Stacey Abrams Talks the Shared Values of Her Political Campaign and Writing Romance (Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly)
Everyone Counts (Terra Dankowski, American Libraries)
How Stacey Abrams Turned Heartbreak Into a Career Plan...and Romance Novels (Nora Krug, The Washington Post)
Books mentioned in this episode:
American Sweethearts by Adriana Herrera
American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera
Silver Silence by Nalini Singh
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson
Never Tell by Selena Montgomery
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
When Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole
Quiet In Her Bones by Nalini Singh
Minority Leader: How To Lead From the Outside and Make Real Change by Stacey Abrams
Rules of Engagement by Selena Montgomery
The Art of Desire by Selena Montgomery
Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu
The Tenant by Katrina Jackson
The Searcher by Tana French
The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan
The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin
Merry Inkmas by Talia Hibbert
Love All Year: A Holidays Anthology by Stacey Agdern, Hallie Alexander, Savannah J. Frierson, Felicia Grossman, Farah Heron, Celestine Martin, and Ekaterine Xia
Wrapped Up In You by Talia Hibbert
Bring On the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins
The Butch and the Beautiful by Kris Ripper
