Books are Chic

Thrilled to welcome Cate Holohan BACK to Books Are Chic to celebrate her latest solo thriller, Last Looks! Think Single White Female with a fashionable twist, set against the glittering backdrop of Paris. And when I tell you there are TWISTS… well, I’ll let you discover those for yourself! 😉Cate and I chatted about the inspiration behind this book, and let me tell you, it is FUN! Let’s just say Cate has a pretty entertaining game she plays with her dinner guests. We also talked about setting as a character (Paris is absolutely a STAR in this one!), all things thrillers and writing, script-to-novel adaptations and vice versa, and SO much more.Cate is an author with many hats, and I always love catching up with her. This conversation was such a fun one, and I can’t wait for you to listen! 🎧📚

An absolute bucket-list moment and a total dream come true: Bethany Joy Lenz joined me on Books Are Chic! And honestly… I’m still pinching myself. ✨What a dream to chat with such a smart, talented, fabulous author, mom, and woman. As many of you know, Dinner with Vampires was one of my gateway nonfiction reads and has become one of my all-time favorite books, so being able to read an advanced copy of her fiction debut, The Betrayal of Cora Wexford, and then sit down and chat with her about it was beyond an honor.Dark, romantic, historical… a little genre smoothie, if you will. 🥂📚 And it has ALL the ingredients for the perfect fall read.Bethany and I talked books, writing, women’s rights, romance, research, history, and all the things. I truly could have chatted with her for hours.And if you’ve loved Bethany for her books, music, or television career, I promise you’ll adore her even more after hearing her talk about Cora Wexford and the story behind bringing this incredible book to life.This one is very, very special to me. ❤️📖

Beyond excited to welcome Kate Hash to Books are Chic to chat about her latest novel, The Mother-In-Law Book Club! I had SO much fun listening to this book. It has everything: romance, friendship, family, and so many layers that make these characters and their relationships feel incredibly fun and relatable.Kate is just as fun as her novels, and I loved chatting with her about the inspiration behind this book (such a fun story!), relationships, the creation of a book cover, her writing process, and so much more. Kate is just getting started, and I cannot wait to see what she comes up with next!You’ll definitely want to listen because she shares some sneak peeks! 👀📚

My OG book bestie and the high priestess of ALL the book recs, Brenda Janowitz, joined me on the pod! 📚💗We were celebrating her AH-mazing YA debut, The Introvert’s Guide to Kissing in Europe, and let me tell you… this book is SO much more than a YA romance. It’s a coming-of-age story filled with heart, big themes, self-discovery and of course, plenty of important European stops along the way. And honestly? I think this is one of those books you can pick up at any age.Brenda and I have been through it ALL, and I always love chatting with her because you just know we’re going to talk books, pop culture, celebs, TV, and all the things. We chatted about adult-to-YA crossover, our favorite YA authors, current binge-worthy series (yes, East of Eden, we’re looking at you 👀), and SO much more.If you want to feel like you’re sitting down with two book besties chatting about everything and anything, grab your beverage of choice and come hang with us! ☕️🍸📖

So excited to welcome Willa Gray to Books Are Chic to celebrate her debut hockey romance, Endgame! 🏒❤️Endgame is a romance with the guts we’ve been talking about over the last few episodes - the characters, emotions, connections and all those layers that make a romance so much more than just the happily ever after.Think Grey’s Anatomy meets the NHL meets Off-Campus  and I am HERE for it. 🏒📚I loved chatting with Willa about her journey to publication, her love of romance, sports, the emotional side of writing a romance, and so much more. I especially loved talking with her about starting a new series and how an author knows when a story should continue through new characters and connections.Endgame is the first book in a brand-new series, and I am already so excited to see what happens next!Willa is an absolute delight and, honestly, she is just getting started. Her love of romance — and the fact that she was a reader first — is so evident in the pages of this book.A perfect new addition to the hockey romance world and one I was so excited to bring to Books Are Chic! 🏒❤️📖