Jessica Pryde is a member of that rare breed that grew up in Washington, DC, but is happily enjoying the warmer weather of the desert Southwest. While she is still working on what she wants to be when she grows up, she’s enjoying dabbling in librarianship and writing all the things. She's the editor of Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters, and her fiction has been published by Generous Press. She can be found drowning in her ever-growing TBR and exclaiming about romance on When in Romance, as well as on social media. Find her exclamations about books and internet ridiculousness on BlueSky (JessIsReading) and instagram/threads (jess_is_reading).
More than ever, we need to center Black boys in conversation and remind the living, breathing Black boys in our world that they matter.
Pride and Prejudice is constantly getting new romance novel retellings, but here are some new trends in this subgenre.
Sometimes the things that bumps in the night and the tingles up your spine are a good thing... enter ghost romance!
An exploration of the range of nonfiction comics and how to use those comics to expand your learning.
Jess and Trisha talk about Fire Island and the essence of a good retelling/adaptation, and offer up some recommendations for ...
Libraries are true community centers, but they still offer a core service beyond access. That core service is books.
Now you’ve read the classics (or reread your favorites), check out these new World War II books, about the war or set during the time period, including The Half-Life of Ruby Fielding by Lydia Kang.
Sparks fly in these 10 romances about love between librarians and a magical being.
We need more adventure romances, please!
Weddings can be interesting additions to stories as settings or even conclusions. Here are a few of the best romance novels that have them, like The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa.