• BONUS: When Mom Writes Romance (Authorized: Love and Romance)
    Oct 24 2017

    [Contains explicit content] In this special Mother’s Day bonus interview, Faith talks with her friends – comedians Adam and Susie Felber -- about what it was like growing up with a mom who wrote Romance novels.

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    18 mins
  • Ep. 15: Rebecca Traister (Authorized: Love and Romance)
    Oct 24 2017

    [Contains explicit content] In the last episode of the season, Faith talks to writer Rebecca Traister about her book All The Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation, about how the institution of marriage has changed in the last 100 years, and about what those changes mean for women today. Plus, Faith goes to Lady Jane’s Salon, New York City’s only Romance reading series, to see the Romance community in action.

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    39 mins
  • Ep. 14: Nalini Singh (Authorized: Love and Romance)
    Oct 24 2017

    [Contains explicit content] This week, paranormal romance author Nalini Singh talks about creating the world of her Psy/Changeling series, how she keeps everything straight using her “continuity Bible,” and what readers can expect in her new series, which launches over the summer. Plus, Faith’s romance scene gets a cover design, with a little help from author/designers Lena Hart and K.M. Jackson.

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    27 mins
  • Ep. 13: Jennifer Finney Boylan (Authorized: Love and Romance)
    Oct 24 2017
    [Contains explicit content] This week, author and transgender rights activist Jennifer Finney Boylan discusses her new mystery Long Black Veil, and how loving a partner changes over the course of a decades-long relationship. Plus, photojournalist Glenna Gordon takes us to Kano, Nigeria, home to a vibrant community of Muslim women who write littattafan soyayya, or “literature of love”.
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    36 mins
  • Ep. 12: Larissa Pham (Authorized: Love and Romance)
    Oct 24 2017

    [Contains explicit content] This week, Larissa Pham discusses her debut erotic novella Fantasian, and whether sex and love are always about power. Plus, voiceover artists Therese Plummer and Chris Kipiniak talk to Faith about how they get into character to narrate Romance audiobooks—and then demonstrate by reading Faith’s own writing.

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    35 mins
  • Ep. 11: André Aciman (Authorized: Love and Romance)
    Oct 24 2017

    [Contains explicit content] This week, Faith sits down with author André Aciman to discuss his new novel Enigma Variations, what it means to truly desire someone, and the difference between remorse and regret. Plus, Frank Brinkley of Literary Review magazine talks about his responsibilities as administrator of the Bad Sex in Fiction Award, and shares some cringeworthy excerpts from past winners.

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    33 mins
  • Ep. 10: Julia Quinn (Authorized: Love and Romance)
    Oct 24 2017

    [Contains explicit content] This week, Regency Romance author Julia Quinn shares what it’s like to be published all over the world, and plays a trivia game with Faith about Romance novel titles. Plus, Jezebel staff writer Kelly Faircloth walks us through the history of the Romance industry with the help of some old TV commercials from Harlequin and Silhouette.

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    32 mins
  • Ep. 9: Kami Garcia (Authorized: Love and Romance)
    Oct 24 2017

    [Contains explicit content] This week, Faith sits down with YA author Kami Garcia to talk about her new teen romance The Lovely Reckless, how she channels her inner 17 year old while writing, and what it was like to date in high school while having an undercover cop for a parent. Plus, Kami talks about her past life as a teacher, and how that prepared her to write YA fiction.

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    24 mins