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A Roundtable looking at the rise in Spice and Romance in fiction. Discuss at Red Lion BooksDaisy Buchanan
Daisy Buchanan is an award-winning author, journalist and broadcaster. Her books include the novels Insatiable (long listed for the CWIP prize), Careering (as heard on BBC Sounds), Limelight, and Pity Party. Her non-fiction titles include How To Be A Grown Up and The Sisterhood and Read Yourself Happy
She hosts the chart-topping podcast You’re Booked, where she interviews legendary writers from all over the world about how their reading habits shape their work, as well as the Daisy Is…series. You can also hear her on beloved podcasts including Comfort Blanket, Cuddle Club and Crushed. Daisy has also appeared on a number of TV and radio shows including Woman’s Hour, The Today Programme, Soul Music, A Good Read, This Morning and Good Morning Britain. She is a TEDx speaker and has guest presented the Booker Prize for BBC News.
Gayathiri Kamalakanthan
Gayathiri is a champion queer and POC storyteller, using workshops and events. They run the poetry workshops WORD-BENDERS at The Common Press Bookshop and Queer Poetry Sauna at Hackney Sauna Baths. Bad Queer is their debut publication – a luminous and romantic verse-novel navigating first love as a non-binary teenager. It draws us deeply into queer friendship, family secrets, and the necessary act of loving yourself.
Local authors Ria Alice and Jessica May
Ria and Jessica are two friends from the UK with a shared love of steamy romance novels. Their books contain pop culture references galore, fun, supportive friendships and a spicy relationship to top it all off!
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