The Vivian will replace the RITA Awards, which have seen some controversy over the past few years, and will have new standards for judging.
Scandal shook the romance community over the holidays as the RWA sanctioned Courtney Milan for pointing out racism in books.
Jess and Trisha discuss some excellent and important RWA speeches by Suzanne Brockmann and Sonali Dev; note the anti-climactic end of a certain trademark battle; and talk more about the romance (books) still to come in 2018.