S05.43: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer with Christina and Lauren

Published: July 12, 2023, 8 a.m.

We go back to the OG DNA of the contemporary boom of the early 2010s today, with a read along of Stephenie Meyer\u2019s Twilight, with fabulous fan fic writers turned brilliant romance novelists, Christina Lauren. Christina and Lauren talk about the way the books inspired them to write, helped them find a community, and their fated mates (each other). Jen talks about reading Twilight as a middle school teacher, and Sarah talks about never reading it at all\u2026until now. \n\nWithin, we\u2019ll talk about characters feeling big feelings, about how Twilight inspired romance novelists across the board, about third acts that go hard, and about how Alice is unquestionably the best character in the whole thing.