Tag: Season 1

  • A Very Special Episode- Election Edition

    This post contains affiliate links for Bookshop.org where possible. It’s a great way support our work! Children of the 70s, 80s, and 90s will always shudder when the words “A […]

  • Episode 7- A Conversation with Author Nicole Falls

    Our final interview for this season is with Nicole Falls, self-published author of more than twenty Black romance novels. Nicole is a Chicago native, podcaster, editor, and a staunch supporter […]

  • Episode 6- Author Piper Huguley

    This week’s guest is Piper G. Huguley. Piper is a professor of literature at Clark University Atlanta in addition to being an author of historical romance and historical fiction. Most […]

  • Episode 5- 1994 Debut Author Beverly Jenkins

    This week’s guest is the one and only Beverly Jenkins. Ms. Bev, as she’s known in romance circles, broke onto the scene in 1994 with her historical romance Night Song. […]

  • Episode 4: Original Arabesque Author Margie Walker

    This week’s guest is Margie Walker. Her second book, A Sweet Refrain, was part of the second month of the Arabesque line alongside Beguiled by Eboni Snoe. She talks with […]

  • Episode 3: A Conversation with Steven Zacharius

    Thanks again to Steven Zacharius for joining us for a great conversation about the history of Kensington Publishing Corp. and Arabesque in particular. The launch of Arabesque was greeted with […]

  • Episode 2: Putting The Summer of Black Love In Context

    This week we’re looking at the cultural context in which the Summer of Black Love happened, both within the romance genre and out in the real world. We get into […]

  • Episode 1: Welcome to Black Romance Has A History!

    For romance publishing, 1994 was The Summer of Black Love. 1994 was a banner year for Black romance, with more books with Black main characters published in a single year […]