Black love and romance with Jessica P. Pryde

Rebel Ever After

My guest this week on Rebel Ever After is Jessica P. Pryde! She is a contributing editor at Book Riot and the co-host of their biweekly romance podcast, When In Romance. In 2022, Jessica edited the essay anthology Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters. Most recently, her short story “Why Won’t you Die?” was published in Someplace Generous: An Inclusive Romance Anthology.

In this episode you’ll hear our conversation about Black Romance as an art form of joy and rebellion. We also dug into the barriers Black authors still face in traditional publishing and why more folks are turning to indie and self-publishing. And yes, we did touch on the Bridgerton of it all, and why traditionally published interracial romances are typically about a white man paired with a woman of color.

Follow Jessica on Instagram and BlueSky, and listen to her podcast When In Romance here.

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