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b'Jess and Trisha talk about the impact of anti-Black racism in publishing, an RWA awards decision, and books we love by Black authors. Plus! We announce a new book club pick!\\n\\nThis episode is sponsored by Hey YA, Book Riot\\u2019s own podcast about all things young adult lit; Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; and TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Book Riot\\u2019s personalized reading recommendation service, which now has gifting!\\n\\nSubscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.\\n\\nTo get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter!\\n\\nNews\\n\\n#PublishingPaidMe has illustrated the systemic racism in publishing.\\n\\nLee and Low helped quantify it by posting their data about the appallingly low number of Black authors and publishing professionals.\\n\\nRWA has dropped the RITA and replaced it with the Vivian, a new award named for RWA founder Vivian Stephens.\\n\\nBooks Discussed\\n\\nThe Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon\\n\\nThat Kind of Guy by Talia Hibbert\\n\\nPink Slip by Katrina Jackson\\n\\nWherever You Are Are by Elle Wright\\n\\nSo Sweet by Rebekah Weatherspoon\\n\\nIn Case You Forgot by Frederick Smith and Chaz Lamar\\n\\nGetting Schooled by Christina C. Jones (read it now for our July book club discussion!)\\n\\nAs always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).\\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'