Tia Williams

Brittany Luse, host of It's Been a Minute, shares insights on Terry McMillan's Waiting to Exhale and its impact on '90s Black professional women's culture. Tia Williams, a romance author, discusses how McMillan shaped her writing career and the broader landscape of contemporary Black women's fiction. They explore themes of friendship, dating challenges of the era, and the book's nostalgia amidst the influence on media like Sex and the City. Both guests celebrate the novel as a timeless reflection of its time while urging a new generation to revisit its pages.

Four dynamic authors gathered to speak on a Book Club Favorites panel last month at the Bookmarks Festival of Books & Authors—and Anne was the moderator! Their conversation went in wildly delightful directions, and we're so excited to share it with all of you today.Anne was thrilled when Festival chair Beth Buss (whose name you might recognize from Episode 257: Let's build your holiday booklist) asked her to moderate the Festival panel focused on “Book Club Favorites", featuring authors TJ Klune, Andrew Sean Greer, Brendan Slocumb, and Tia Williams. During the unexpected and entertaining LIVE conversation, these authors shared a taste of what their books are like, told some stories from the writing life, and recommended a few books they think would make great Book Club reads. We're so happy we're able to share this conversation with all of you today: thanks to the Bookmarks NC Festival of Books & Authors, the authors and publishers who supported us sharing this live replay with all of you, and the festival staff and devoted volunteers for making all of this possible.We'd love to hear which of the books mentioned today is next on your reading list. Let us know over in the show notes at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/351! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices