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Trisha and Jess discuss about Amazon changing the categories and rules for erotica, talk about why it matters that the RITA awards are failing hard at inclusion, and recommend some books that would win awards if Jess and Trisha ran the world.
This episode is sponsored by
Her Perfect Affair by Priscilla Oliveras and
My Lady’s Choosing by Larissa Zageris and Kitty Curran.
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News:
Amazon is
categorizing lots of romance books as erotica and making them
harder to find and no one knows why – including maybe Amazon.
You can find that quote I mentioned about Jeff Bezos and dinosaurs
here and you’re welcome.
Here’s
the RITA nominee list…and here’s
the RWA statement on the lack of authors of color represented – this year and every year.
Super smart humans
Piper Huguley and
Courtney Milan have been tweeting about this issue.
We tangentially mentioned
Duende District – go find them, especially if you’re in the Washington, DC area.
Books Discussed:
His Perfect Partner by Priscilla Oliveras
The Doctor’s Discretion by EE Ottoman
The Preacher’s Promise by Piper Huguley
Let Us Dream by Alyssa Cole
Tell us what you’re reading and thinking and what books would win awards if YOU ran the world. Find us on email (
trisha@riotnewmedia.com and
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