Reading materials that are being talked about on this episodes

1. Author has 21 pen names and put out 200 books last year

   1. The New Fabio Is Claude

2. Authors v Anthropic Lawsuit

   1. Anthropic settles with authors in first-of-its-kind AI copyright infringement lawsuit

3. How AI book spamming relates to the literacy crisis.

   1. @trestiffany [threads]

4. Black Romance Book fest & AI

   1. AI Data Centers Are The New Environmental Burden Black Communities Didn't Ask For - Essence

5. Kennedy Ryan and Tia Williams "token black romance authors"

   1. @sometimesrobinreads [threads]

   2. @wifeythamizfit [threads]

   3. @tiawilliamswrites [threads]

6. Writing while ovulating?

   1. @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social [bluesky]

The books that we've been reading while we've been gone

1. Tiffany

   1. Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

      1. The Long Game by Rachel Reid

   2. Game Changer by Rachel Reid

2. De

   1. The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim

   2. Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka

3. Melissa

   1. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

   2. RomZomCom by Olivia Dade

   3. James by Percival Everett

Movie: Is God Is

Tiffany [insta | threads | bluesky | youtube]

De [bluesky | carrd]

Melissa [threads | bluesky]

Nerdgasm Noire [carrd]

Credits

Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De

Producer: De

Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De

Editor: De

Audio Production: De

Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield

Social Media: Melissa, Storm