Podcast appearances and mentions of lauren billings

Family life latelyWe chat about what's going well and not so well in our families these days, as well as share some optimism about things that have been hard in the past and aren't any more.Life latelySarah's children are out of school and summer has begun!Abby is eagerly anticipating a friend group camping trip to Rickwood Caverns State Park.Reading latelySarah read the nonfiction book The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt.Abby enjoyed the spicy romance Scandalized by Ivy Owens, which is a pseud for Lauren Billings (half of romance-writing duo Christina Lauren).Eating latelyAbby is very into these probiotic sodas from Trader Joe's.Sarah introduced her children to cinnamon sugar bagels, and they are a hit.If you'd like to join in the conversation, please leave us a comment on our show notes, email us at friendlierpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram @friendlierpodcast. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the first of three episodes inspired by the incredible time we had at Fated Mates Live in Brooklyn. During the event (which was so so fun we love every single one of you who came!), we asked guests Nikki Payne, Kate Clayborn and Lauren Billings of Christina Lauren to choose an interstitial topic they would like us to tackle on the show. Lauren chose a great one: Exceptions to our rules, meaning…tropes we don't care for that are done really really well. So! This one is for everyone who's ever asked Jen for Secret Baby or Virgin Heroes and anyone who's ever asked Sarah for Friends to Lovers or Spies. We talk about the books that make us go…not that…but maybe that? We also want to thank the following publishers and authors for their incredible generosity in making sure that almost every attendee of the Live went home with a romance novel. We are so lucky to share Romancelandia with you: Avon Books, Ballantine Books, Blue Box Press, Dell, Grand Central/Forever, Gallery Books, Lauren Blakely, LJ Evans, Pippa Grant, Ana Huang, Parker S. Huntington & LJ Shen, Elle Kennedy, Avery Maxwell, Ava Miles, Max Monroe, Kathryn Nolan, Amari Nylix, Meghan Quinn, Piper Rayne, P Rayne, Stephanie Rose, Lucy Score, & TL Swan.Photo credits: Stephanie KeithShow NotesWe had the very best time at Fated Mates Live, and it wouldn't have been nearly as fun without Lauren being there. Christina Lauren's newest book, The Paradise Problem, is out May 14th. Preorder it now, and check out their tour schedule to go see them (they're even more terrific in person) when they're near you!Solar eclipses are very cool, and Jen really should have gone home…. as it turns out, 95% is not anything like 100%! If you have the chance, you should go get in that path of totality. Jen's brother Erik was at his office rooftop in downtown Cleveland and saw people getting married, and also took a very cool video at totality. New York earthquake twitter was pretty funny, too. Jen, staunchly anti- virgin heroes since 2018.Kevin Costner's speech about luck from Bull Durham. The book about women in the CIA is called The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy.

The cornerstone of the genre. The one thing that, when thrown into question, is guaranteed to enrage every corner of Romancelandia. We're talking about Happily Ever After (HEA). Its promise, its importance, its relevance to us as readers, writers and people in the world. We talk about what really makes it hard won and deserved for us — which means yes, we're talking about grovels and yes, we're talking about third act break ups, and yes, we're talking about patriarchy. Because of course we are. You've probably heard us talk about all the books we're mentioning here…greatest hits are hits for a reason, y'all.There are a handful of tickets left for Fated Mates LIVE in Brooklyn, NY, this Saturday, March 23, at the gorgeous William Vale Hotel! Join us, along with Kate Clayborn, Lauren Billings (one-half of Christina Lauren), Nikki Payne, and a roomful of other romance-obsessed listeners for a night of romance shenanigans at a live taping of Fated Mates! While we're never sure quite how it's going to go, we can guarantee there will be books, booze and bantr…and you'll leave full of joy from all the fun. Get Kate's The Other Side of Disappearing three days early (and books from everyone else!) from The Ripped Bodice—links, tickets and more info are at fatedmates.net/live. If you just can't get enough of us, consider joining our Patreon! You get an extra episode of banter every month and access to the Fated Mates discord, full of people who love romance as much as we do. It's pretty great, we have to say. Learn more at patreon.com/fatedmates. Our next read along is Heather Guerre's Preferential Treatment, one of Sarah's favorite romances of 2022. Get it at Amazon, or with your monthly subsc Show NotesOpe! Jen's mic wasn't fully connected for the first 10 minutes of the episode, so that's why it sounds terrible. User error on her part, Eric would never. Hang in there, she figures it out! Let John Green and the good folks at Crash Course teach you about European History and The Hundred Years' War. The 2024 Audie Award winners included The True Love Experiment for best romance. Three more days until Fated Mates Live… a handful of tickets are left! Join us! Looking for all kinds of perfect HEA stickers, check out the Romancelandia Shop! UPDATE: The book Sarah was looking for when she was talking about Enemies to Lovers was Johanna Lindsey's Prisoner of My Desire. All the content warnings, friends…but if you do wade in, don't miss our chat with Joanna Shupe where we talk about it from Season 1.

A classic among classics, we're talking enemies to lovers this week! We get to the bottom of what we think of as “enemies,” and how it differs from “rivals-to-lovers” and “friends-to-enemies-to-lovers” and “friends-to-lovers” (jk, we'll never understand friends-to-lovers). We revisit some of our very favorite romances, talk about stakes, about impossible situations, and about how sexy hating someone can be. There are a handful of tickets left for Fated Mates LIVE in Brooklyn, NY, on March 23, at the gorgeous William Vale Hotel! Join us, along with Kate Clayborn, Lauren Billings (one-half of Christina Lauren), Nikki Payne, and a roomful of other romance-obsessed listeners for a night of romance shenanigans at a live taping of Fated Mates! While we're never sure quite how it's going to go, we can guarantee there will be books, booze and bantr…and you'll leave full of joy from all the fun. We've even got The Ripped Bodice on hand to sell books, and the room will be available for hanging with other Firebirds after the live! Preorder Kate's The Other Side of Disappearing three days early (and books from everyone else!) from The Ripped Bodice—links, tickets and more info are at fatedmates.net/live. If you just can't get enough of us, consider joining our Patreon! You get an extra episode of banter every month and access to the Fated Mates discord, full of people who love romance as much as we do. It's pretty great, we have to say. Learn more at patreon.com/fatedmates. Our next read along is Heather Guerre's Preferential Treatment, one of Sarah's favorite romances of 2022. Get it at Amazon, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.Show NotesPandora Ravenel owns a boardgame company, but I don't think she made ouija boards. You should watch Only You (1994), directed by Norman Jewison who also directed Moonstruck! Don't forget how charming Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is, a very different vibe from Ripper Street.Jen thought about Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips when she read an article about the updating of the gorilla enclosure at the Brookfield Zoo. IYKYK, and if you don't, listen to Jen on Learning the Tropes.Sarah said there's only one friends-to-lovers romance she likes. It's Christina Lauren's Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating.

Sometimes you just have to get to the bottom of something, and that's what we're here for. Today, we're taking an unexpected, unexpectedly thorough at what might be one of the rarest and most maligned heroes in Romancelandia—the Himbo. He's darling, he's sweet, and he's made of nothing but love and abs. Journey with us as we consider the place of these lovable dummies in the pantheon of this great genre of ours. We just released a final 25 tickets to Fated Mates LIVE in Brooklyn, NY, on March 23, at the gorgeous William Vale Hotel! Join us, along with Kate Clayborn, Lauren Billings (one-half of Christina Lauren), Nikki Payne, and a roomful of other romance-obsessed listeners for a night of romance shenanigans at a live taping of Fated Mates! While we're never sure quite how it's going to go, we can guarantee there will be books, booze and bantr…and you'll leave full of joy from all the fun. We've even got The Ripped Bodice on hand to sell books, and the room will be available for hanging with other Firebirds after the live! Preorder Kate's The Other Side of Disappearing three days early (and books from everyone else!) from The Ripped Bodice—links, tickets and more info are at fatedmates.net/live. If you just can't get enough of us, consider joining our Patreon! You get an extra episode of banter every month and access to the Fated Mates discord, full of people who love romance as much as we do. It's pretty great, we have to say. Learn more at patreon.com/fatedmates. Our next read along is Heather Guerre's Preferential Treatment, one of Sarah's favorite romances of 2022. Get it at Amazon, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.Show NotesIf you like Matthew Macfadyen in Pride and Prejudice, perhaps you will also like him on Ripper Street.Coming to Fated Mates Live this month? Go see a musical or a dance performance or eat some pizza when you're in New York.Apparently, we're all talking about himbos, and because of Ken, apparently 2023 was the year of the himbo.A truly excellent himbo: Chris Hemsworth in Ghostbusters.

Y'all enjoyed Romance Science so much, we figured, why not tackle romance law next! This week, we're discussing wills and trusts, inheritances, guardianship, and more than a few HR violations! We also begin the episode with an important addendum to Romance Science (apologies to the Passion fans in the crowd).There's still time for you to join us for Fated Mates LIVE in Brooklyn, NY, at the gorgeous William Vale Hotel, on March 23rd, along with Kate Clayborn, Lauren Billings (one-half of Christina Lauren), Nikki Payne, and a roomful of other romance-obsessed listeners for a night of romance shenanigans at a live taping of Fated Mates! While we're never sure quite how it's going to go, we can guarantee there will be books, booze and bantr…and you'll leave full of joy from all the fun. We've even got The Ripped Bodice on hand to sell books, and the room will be available for hanging with other Firebirds after the live! Preorder Kate's The Other Side of Disappearing three days early (and books from everyone else!) from The Ripped Bodice—links, tickets and more info are at fatedmates.net/live. If you just can't get enough of us, consider joining our Patreon! You get an extra episode of banter every month and access to the Fated Mates discord, full of people who love romance as much as we do. It's pretty great, we have to say. Learn more at patreon.com/fatedmates. Our next read along is Heather Guerre's Preferential Treatment, one of Sarah's favorite romances of 2022. Get it at Amazon, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.Show NotesListen to the Romance Science episode.Pride & Prejudice won the 2024 romance bracket, hosted by Ali Parker of the RomEverAfter Pod.Romance biology addendum: the hymen, the Passion episode.Romance Law probably started with our love of TV Law: LA Law, Ally McBeal, The Good Wife, and Law & Order.

We're joined this week by the fabulous Nikki Payne, author of Pride & Protest and this month's new release Sex, Lies & Sensibility to talk about home renovation romance and why we all love it so much! Is it because of competence? Yes. Because we like it when characters have to walk through fire together? Definitely. Because of the metaphor for our lives and futures? Absolutely. We talk about all these things, and how Old School historical really did the business on this trope. And — a bonus! Sarah finally gets to talk with someone about Jane Austen!Nikki is joining us at Fated Mates Live! Join us in Brooklyn, NY, at the gorgeous William Vale Hotel, on March 23rd, along with Kate Clayborn, Lauren Billings (one-half of Christina Lauren) and a roomful of other romance-obsessed listeners for a night of romance shenanigans at a live taping of Fated Mates! While we're never sure quite how it's going to go, we can guarantee there will be books, booze and bantr…and you'll leave full of joy from all the fun. We've even got The Ripped Bodice on hand to sell books, and the room will be available for hanging with other Firebirds after the live! Preorder Kate's The Other Side of Disappearing three days early (and books from everyone else!) from The Ripped Bodice—links, tickets and more info are at fatedmates.net/live. If you just can't get enough of us, consider joining our Patreon! You get an extra episode of banter every month and access to the Fated Mates discord, full of people who love romance as much as we do. It's pretty great, we have to say. Learn more at patreon.com/fatedmates. Our next read along is Heather Guerre's Preferential Treatment, one of Sarah's favorite romances of 2022. Get it at Amazon, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.Show NotesWelcome Nikki Payne, author of Sex, Lies, and Sensibility. She'll be at the Ripped Bodice on Feb 23, and at Fated Mates Live, along with Kate Clayborn, Lauren Billings from Christina Lauren, and a few hundred Magnificent Firebirds on March 23, 2024. You can get signed copies of her books at East City Books in DC.Jen had to read A Separate Peace in high school and doesn't have the best memories of it, to be honest.The mid-90s were a real high tide for Austen adaptions: in 1995 the movies Clueless and Sense and Sensibility and a miniseries of Pride and Prejudice, and the following year the movie Emma.A little bit more about the rights of American women to have their own bank accounts, but women's access to fair credit is still unjust.A few movies we discussed this week: The Money Pit, Something New, and Baby Boom.

We are so so excited to announce our incredible guest lineup for Fated Mates Live in Brooklyn, NY, on March 23, 2024! Get tickets and more info at fatedmates.net/live!We'll be joined by some of our very favorites: Kate Clayborn, Fated Mates five-timer and author of Georgie, All Along and the upcoming (three days after FML!) The Other Side of Disappearing. Nikki Payne, author of Pride & Protest and the brand new Sex, Lies & Sensibility, andOne half of Christina Lauren! Lauren Billings (aka Ivy Owens) is coming from the other side of the world (ok, LA, but STILL) to join us—and just might have a few early copies of The Paradise Problem to share!The Ripped Bodice will be on hand to sell books the night of, but we urge you to preorder your books (especially Kate's latest, The Other Side of Disappearing, which is available early at this event exclusively) before you come at The Ripped Bodice website! In addition to these amazing authors, we'll be joined by some of our favorite people, in general, and by so many Firebirds! We've reserved the room at The William Vale for after the event so people can hang, make new friends, and meet the authors. Get tickets and more info at fatedmates.net/live, and preorder books now from The Ripped Bodice!

Christina Hobbs! Lauren Billings!! The writing juggernaut known as Christina Lauren* joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall in Hawaii to discuss the 1998 Outside Magazine article Life's Swell by Susan Orlean and its adaptation into the 2002 classic, Blue Crush. *Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of long-time writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. The #1 international bestselling coauthor duo writes both Young Adult and Adult Fiction, and together has produced nineteen New York Times bestselling novels. Their third YA novel, Autoboyography was released in 2017 to critical acclaim, followed by Roomies, Love and Other Words, Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating, The Unhoneymooners, In a Holidaze, and The Soulmate Equation and Something Wilder. You can read Life's Swell, by Susan Orlean, here. Order Maggie's newest book, The Siren, the Song, and the Spy If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/failuretoadaptpodcast/ Following the pod on X: https://x.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast

Welcome to HEAs & Heartbreaks, a podcast about all things books and romance. In this episode, we sat down with romance author duo Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings of Christina Lauren to chat books, writing, and so much more! We're so glad you're here! PODCAST INFO CONTACT: heasandheartbreaks@gmail.com INSTAGRAM: @heasandheartbreaks.pod GUEST INFO CLo's Instagram: @christinalauren HOSTS INFO Madison's Instagram: @authormadisonwright Amanda's Instagram: @achaperonwrites Kelsey's Instagram: @authorkelseywhitney Juliana's Instagram: @author.juliana.smith

Oh no! Jen has bronchitis or at least something with bronchitis vibes and her voice is barely with us, so Sarah went rogue and brought Lauren Billings, the Lauren half of Christina Lauren, with her! While Jen is taking this week off, Sarah & Lauren are taking this opportunity to talk about a topic that is deeply Not For Jen™️, Hot for Teacher! We talk about Anne of Green Gables, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other teachers who just might have installed our buttons, and then we get to absolutely crushing TBR piles! Headphones in for this one — it is not for all markets, and you've been warned!Jen will be back next week along with a very fun Trailblazer, and then we'll be tackling our first read along of Season 6, Laura Kinsale's Flowers from the Storm, available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo or from your local indie.If you want more Fated Mates in your life, you are welcome at our Patreon, which comes with an extremely busy and fun Discord community! Join other magnificent firebirds to hang out, talk romance, and be cool together in a private group full of excellent people. Learn more at patreon.com.

'The True Love Experiement' is on ijustreadthisbook--the podcast today but get excited for Christina Lauren's first full cast audiobook 'The Honeymoon Crashers' August 1, 2023. And start saving your duckies now for their multiple releases next year (2024). Lauren Billings finds me 'admirable' beacons.ai/taylorjbridgeforth

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, The Farrelly Brothers, Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, …and dozens (if not hundreds) of other writing partnerships have created memorable stories, both through cinema and books. These weren't one-time, co-authored pieces. These duos created lifelong writing partnerships and published multiple titles together. And you can, too. In this episode, we discuss the 5 main benefits of having a writing partner. - - - Know the perfect writing partner? Great. Grab them and then download your free roadmap to authorship here: www.visionaryliterary.com/freebook

On this episode of Complicated Conversations we welcome Christina Lauren, the combined pen name of long-time writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. The #1 international bestselling coauthor duo have produced eighteen New York Times bestselling novels and we talk with them about their wildly fun and smart summer romance, The True Love Experiment.  We chat with them about taking Fizzy - a fan favorite side character from their last novel, The Soulmate Equation - to leading lady; their development of swoon-worthy leading man, Connor, and the hero archetype; the ways contemporary romance novels elevate stories of joy; reality TV and how they balanced the dating show aspect of the novel; their “fan”tastic origin story; and the ways their astrological signs make them a perfect writing match! The True Love Experiment is literal JOY on the page - you don't want to miss this one! Buy it, read it, share it, and listen to our spoiler-free chat wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, we spoke with New York Times, USA Today and #1 internationally bestselling author, Christina Lauren – which is the pen name of two authors, Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings! We are here to highlight their latest release – The True Love Experiment, available now – and to learn more about their amazing writing career. Christina and Lauren tell us about how they got started writing together, how they collaborate for reach book, how their collaborative style developed, the importance of fandom, and more. We also got a great list of recommended romance reads, and received some great advice for those writers looking to collaborate with others!  You can learn more on Christina Lauren's website, and be sure to follow Christina Lauren on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the besties and writing duo who make readers' smiles and hearts grow with every book published under the pen name Christina Lauren, return to the podcast to talk with Olivia about this summer's release. THE TRUE LOVE EXPERIMENT is a stand alone novel focused on “Fizzy” aka Felicity Chen, who readers first met in their instant bestseller THE SOULMATE EQUATION. “No two people complete each other, it is who is perfect for our heroine or our hero,” says Christina, and in this book it's the divorced dad/documentary producer Conner who is clearly meant for Fizzy. The way the relationship unfolds slowly, Lauren explains, is what makes it good. “What more fun can you imagine than taking that person who thinks she knows everything about love and showing her that maybe that's not actually true… they really became friends,” she says. THE TRUE LOVE EXPERIMENT is out May 16, 2023 from Gallery Books. For more on the writers and their book tour, visit https://christinalaurenbooks.com/

This is Those Forking Fangirls!! Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, and pop culture fandoms and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they're joined by special guests and author duo Christina Lauren aka Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, eighteen time International best selling romance novelists!! They're chatting romance gateway books, top 3 rom-com movies, Twilight, and fan fiction! Plus we chat about the new Lord of the Rings film announcement, Perfect Match, the Traitors and more. In Chapter chat this week they discuss chapters 24 and 25 of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas.  Today in Fangirl Tea Time: times that we met people we admire and it went extremely awkwardly (cringe), available at the five dollar tier and up on our patreon. Join those F%#KING FANGIRLS Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/thoseforkingfangirls . Youtube: http://youtube.com/@thoseforkingfangirls | Christina Lauren: https://christinalaurenbooks.com/ | Preorder The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren: https://a.co/d/7HOuff3 Christina Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinalauren/ Website: https://thoseforkingfangirls.com/ Email us feedback: thoseforkingfangirls@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thoseforkingfangirls/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/forkfangirlspod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thoseforkingfangirls 

I have read several books by co-authors Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings -- you may know them by their combined pen name, Christina Lauren -- and absolutely loved all of them. I was dying to pick their brains and hear about their creative process for writing books since there are two of them. What we covered: How Christina and Lauren each got into writing initiallyHow they first met and decided to become writing partners What their creative process looks like for writing books How long it takes for them to write a book from start to finish How real life impacts their creative process and ability to write Do they ever disagree on the plot or ending of a story? How their writing style has evolved over time Their favorite book they've ever written Where do they find inspiration to write their stories Who are their favorite authors / books Will any of their books ever be turned into a movie? And more! CONNECT WITH CHRISTINA LAURENChristina + Lauren are the New York Times, USA TODAY, and #1 internationally bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners, Love and Other Words, The Soulmate Equation and Something Wilder. Their new novel, The True Love Experiment, will be released in May 2023. Check out their website hereFollow them on Instagram at @christinalauren Affiliate Links + Today's Sponsors: Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.49 per meal by going to EveryPlate.com/podcast and entering code wellnessforthewin149. #adSave on your Expecting & Empowered Membership (workouts for pregnancy and postpartum) by using my affiliate code WELLNESSFORTHEWIN. Save 10% on your purchase at hillandhazel.com using my affiliate code SHANNA10! Follow them on IG at @shophillandhazelThank you so much for listening, rating + reviewing and sharing with friends!  Follow me on IG at @wellnessforthewin and @wellnessforthewinpod Check out my blog for healthy recipes & wellness tips! JOIN MY EMAIL LIST HERE! Please be sure to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast!

Ivy Owens, aka Lauren Billings, chats with us about "Scandalized". We are big fans of her work as half of the writing duo Christina Lauren and were so excited to speak with her! SHOW NOTES: This was a great discussion! Send us a note on our Instagram and tell us what you thought. We mention Twilight, Outlander, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, Star Wars, ComicCon, the Ripped Bodice bookstore in LA, Terry Jacks and the Poppy Family, and more. ------------- Join Instagram book creators Lauren and Sheryl from @litchicksread as they chat about their favorite books, interview guest authors, and more. This unscripted, uncensored, conversational podcast will give you the book club experience you've been waiting for. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok for book recs and fun: www.instagram.com/litchicksread www.tiktok.com/litchicksread Join our exclusive community and help support this podcast: www.patreon.com/litchicksread E-mail: litchicksread@gmail.com

"Scandalized" is a steamy romance written by Ivy Owens, aka Lauren Billings (of Christina Lauren fame). SHOW NOTES: We mentioned "The Stopover" by TL Swan, "Outlander" and Sam Heughan, "The Last Kingdom", "Yellowstone", "Beautiful Bastard" and the "Wild Seasons" series by Christina Lauren, the Kama Sutra, John Oliver, Trevor Noah, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, "Office Space", Doctor Who, & Wonder Woman. ------------- Join Instagram book creators Lauren and Sheryl from @litchicksread as they chat about their favorite books, interview guest authors, and more. This unscripted, uncensored, conversational podcast will give you the book club experience you've been waiting for. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok for book recs and fun: www.instagram.com/litchicksread www.tiktok.com/litchicksread Join our exclusive community and help support this podcast: www.patreon.com/litchicksread E-mail: litchicksread@gmail.com

Zibby was joined by Lauren Billings, one half of the internationally bestselling writing duo Christina Lauren, for a Bookcation conversation with The Gloss Book Club. The two talked about how Lauren and her writing partner Christina Hobbs began working together, how they feel about the way others tend to view romance novels, and what she likes to read in her spare time. Lauren also shares what the two are currently working on and why she loves working with a co-author.Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lovingly known as the “reigning romance queens” (PopSugar), the writing duo known as Christina Lauren are as lovable as a pair of friends as they are successful as a writing team. Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings join the podcast to talk with Olivia about their new book, SOMETHING WILDER, a wildly exciting romantic adventure set in Utah involving a treasure hunt and a second chance romance. Christina and Lauren talk about the way they collaborate (and why they were already prepped for pandemic life), their love for BTS, putting Lauren's PhD in neuroscience to use in THE SOULMATE EQUATION, and not being remotely outdoorsy. A Moment With Margaret: Liked This? Read That! For fans of Lisa Jewell's THEN SHE WAS GONE, Margaret recommends LOCAL WOMAN MISSING by Mary Kubica. If you enjoyed reading the heartwarming and humorous THE GUNCLE by Steven Rowley, Margaret says you'd enjoy WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD by Lisa Roe. Margaret also shares her love for former Pump Rules star Stassi Schroeder's follow up to NEXT LEVEL BASIC, this memoir titled OFF WITH MY HEAD.

Prepare your ears for some major fangirling. Why? Because we got to talk publishing and romance books with dynamic writing duo Christina Lauren! Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings released their first book, Beautiful Bastard, in 2013, and have been an unstoppable force ever since. In this episode we talk about what traditional publishing looks like in romancelandia today, and what their own experience being bestsellers is like. We also have a brief discussion about traditional publishing as a whole, and touch on some of the issues that persist throughout the publishing world.Thank you again CLo! You guys were awesome, and everyone needs to go get their mits on Something Wilder (May 17), ASAP!Books we mention:In a HolidazeSomething WilderThe Honey Don't ListSoulmate EquationMerchants of culture : the publishing business in the twenty-first century (Thompson, 2012)Terms:Traditionally published - referring to when a book is published by an established publishing house, with a team of professionals to take care of the book design, sales, marketing, and more.Querying - The process by which an author seeks an agent for representationQuery letter - An authorial cover letter which details the manuscript the author is seeking representation forSubmitting/On submission - After gaining representation, an agent will place their author out on submission to publishing houses, meaning they are seeking a publisher who will buy the manuscript to publish itAgents - A middle man/representor for the authorOn Contract - When an author has signed with a publishing house for multiple books/seriesSynopsis - a short description of the book/manuscriptWebsites/journals/articles we read:"The Myth of Gatekeepers" (Coffey, 2014)"Disregard the Gatekeepers" (Berner, 2019)"Querying is a numbers game" (Baldwin, 2017)"Traditional Publishing vs. Self Publishing: Pros and Cons" (MasterClass, 2021)"How To Publish a Book: An Overview of Traditional & Self-Publishing" (Writersdigest.com, n.d.)

What if we told you - popular romance author Christina Lauren was actually pseudonym for two different people: Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. Not only do they each have their own individual love stories, but let's be honest - their work wife relationship is the real romance here.  On today's LoveStruck, Christina and Lauren join Sarah and Alisha to talk about how they write together, what makes their professional partnership so successful, and their upcoming new book, Something Wilder.  Get your daily happily ever after on LoveStruck Daily, with new love stories every Monday-Friday. In the meantime, follow @LoveStruckDaily on Instagram and Twitter for extra content. If you have a love story to share, or any questions for the team, email lovestruckdaily@frolic.media.  View episode transcript here ---->  https://tinyurl.com/christinalaurenauthor And for goodness sakes...just kiss already!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The book of the moment for Bookmas Day Three is In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren. Just a forewarning for those of you listening, this is NOT a spoiler-free zone. We will be discussing this book in all of its glory, which of course includes revealing the ending. The author of In a Holidaze, Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of long-time writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. The #1 international bestselling coauthor duo writes both Young Adult and Adult Fiction, and together has produced seventeen New York Times bestselling novels. Lauren has a Ph.D. in neuroscience and before she made writing her full-time job, would spend her days doing nerdy research-type things wearing a lab coat and goggles. She is a silly Mommy to two littles, wife to one mountain biking homebrewing scientist, and an unabashed lover of YA and romance. Christina used to spend her days in a junior high counseling office surrounded by teenagers. These days you can find her at her desk, writing or watching BTS videos. She lives in Utah with her husband and daughter, thinks she's the luckiest person in the world to write books with her best friend, and is an unapologetic lover of boy bands and glitter. If you enjoyed this episode, I encourage you to leave a review on whichever platform you are listening on, if applicable. If you have any further questions regarding topics discussed throughout the episode feel free to join our Hardcover Hoes Discord Server via the link in the show notes, or send us an email at hardcoverhoespod@gmail.com and we will be sure to get back to you. Feel free to recommend books to cover in future episodes as well! Discord Server: https://discord.gg/zpvW4FyuPF TikTok, IG, Twitter: @HardcoverHoes Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/993967071461813/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On Episode 158, Alli finally gets up to speed on the world of the Vampire Diaries! You may be familiar with this universe from the show that premiered on The CW in 2009, but it all started with a series of books written by L.J. Smith, beginning in 1991. The first book in the series is called The Awakening, and it inspires conversations on this episode about everything from Renaissance garb and mean girls to the logistics of vampirism and the evolution of YA. Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of longtime writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the New York Times, USA TODAY, and #1 internationally bestselling authors of the Beautiful and Wild Seasons series, The Unhoneymooners, Twice in a Blue Moon, The Honey Don't List, In a Holidaze, and The Soulmate Equation. Follow Christina Lauren on Instagram (@christinalauren) and Twitter (@ChristinaLauren).

On this week's spirited and fun episode, Rea and Joe are starstruck by their phenomenal extra special guests—that's right, guests, plural!—prolific and bestselling author duo, Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, better known by their internationally acclaimed pen name, “Christina Lauren.”It's truly a Writeway Podcast exploring both writerly journeys and #PathsToPublishing, as Christina and Lauren recount the serendipitous events that led to their meeting, the amazing friendship, and the dynamic of their successful working relationship. Both Rea and Joe are blown away at the reality that TWO AUTHORS can work together to produce twenty-six—count ‘em, twenty-six—books, including seventeen New York Times bestselling novels in both Young Adult and Adult fiction.Get to know the “dynamic duo” behind the “Wild Seasons” series, the “Beautiful” series, and numerous standalones, including the recently released, “The Soulmate Equation.” Also, buy their books and learn more about them at christinalaurenbooks.com. Join the discussion: do you think you could ever write a book with a writing partner? We want to hear from you at podcast@writewayco.com

This week we’re joined by ‘1A’ senior producer Jonquilyn Hill and Danielle Kurtzleben, co-host of ‘The NPR Politics Podcast.’ Together, we unpack the week that was, including societal reopening, UFOs, and the latest escalation in the unending generation wars. Plus, romance novelists Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, who have written more than a dozen novels together under the pen name Christina Lauren. They dish about their new book, how they became BFFs, and why they love the romance genre. AND science writer Olga Khazan explains why it’s never too late for you to change your personality. (But only if you want! We think you’re great just as you are.)

If you've been following the show for the last year, you've definitely heard Christine talk about her love of Christina Lauren books.  In this episode, Christine got to sit down and chat with Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings about their Top 10 lists, what they've learned from writing fanfic, finding a community in fandom, the Roomies movie, and OF COURSE, their newest book that you will ABSOLUTELY love, The Soulmate Equation! As always, the conversation doesn't stop here! Find the show on social media @ShippingRoomPod and share your thoughts! We can't wait to hear them. Order your copy of The Soulmate Equation HERE! Subscribe to The Shipping Room's monthly Love Letter: http://tinyletter.com/shippingroom  Get your Shipping Room merch in our Tee Public shop:  Shipping Room on Tee Public  The Shipping Room is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts

Grab your BFF! This week, Maggie and V interview titans of Twilight fandom, LolaShoes and tby789, professionally known as NYT Bestselling romance author Christina Lauren! Lauren Billings and Christina Hobbs talk co-writing, pulling to publish, Fandom Gives Back, and of course Rob Pattinson’s airbrushed abs. Check out their sage advice about balancing work with friendship and what their new book The Soulmate Equation would be tagged if it were a fic, with bonus squeeing about BTS. Plus, V discovers AO3 bookmarks and Maggie recounts Lizzo shooting her shot at Chris Evans.

As Sharon Jones so confidently sang, “Tell me you love me. Tell you care.” But doing it right is easier said than done. Professing your love can be anxiety-inducing and to quote De La Soul: stakes is high. To discuss the important elements of a genuine declaration of love, experienced assistance was required. Enter critically acclaimed authors, New York Times bestselling novelists, and funny friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. Having written over 26 books spanning Adult Fiction and Young Adult Fiction, these long-time writing partners and best friends write under the combined pen name of Christina Lauren. With books full of amazing fictional characters and wish-it-happened-to-you romance, Christina and Lauren know a thing or two about how to weave a captivating declaration of love into impressive storytelling. Tune in to hear us discuss whether we believe in destiny, soulmates, and if Timothée Chalamet looks like an Italian shoe in Little Women. Making our hearts flip this week: “As you wish” from Wesley (Cary Elwes) in The Princess Bride, “Ditto” from Sam (Patrick Swayze) and Molly (Demi Moore) in Ghost, “I’ve loved you since we were kids” from Sasha (Ali Wong) in Always Be My Maybe, and “I wanna be where you are” from Marcus (Randall Park) in Always Be My Maybe. Pre-order the latest book from Christina Lauren titled “The Soulmate Equation” through Semicolon Books (Chicago) __ Show Information Crush Fictionally is produced by Peter Byrnes. Original music by Edith Mudge. Artwork by Rose Feduk. Have a crush-worthy episode idea? Slide into those DMs... Instagram: @crushfictionally Twitter: @crushfctionally Email: crushfictionally@gmail.com

One hundred twenty four - part 2 From friends who wrote fan fiction to favorites such as The Honey Don't List, Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings bring their fun, fresh voices to Turn the Page! Listen as Christina and Lauren talk about their (very cool) writing process, and much more.

Do you read banana books? Do you even know what they are? Well, it isn’t a total secret that Stephanie and I are both avid readers of banana books (aka erotic romance reads). In fact, I think we even manage to talk about it in every single podcast we do. Angie though isn’t a romance novel lover like us… but she has to listen to our stories anyway! We totally love these books and that’s why we’ve invited two of our favorite banana book authors. Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of longtime writing partners Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. They are New York Times, USA Today, and #1 international bestselling authors of the Beautiful and Wild Seasons series, The House, Dating You/Hating You, the critically acclaimed Autoboyography, Love and Other Words, The Unhoneymooners and more. Their latest novel, In A Holidaze, was released October 6th.   Come and join the fun. Get to know more about the authors behind the books we love.  Find out more about our guests at: ChristinaLaurenBooks.com

Writing duo Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings (who write together as Christina Lauren) join the Friends & Fiction authors to discuss their unique process of writing novels as a team and their latest NYT bestselling rom-com In a Holidaze. https://christinalaurenbooks.com

The Fun continues with authors Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the duo behind Christina Lauren. On Romance at a Glance, we discuss and review all genres of romance novels, as well as get into the nitty-gritty of real-life romance, relationships, and sex... while cracking each other up. Expect some spontaneous singing, funny anecdotes, honest reviews, and naughty language.1000% honest reviews all the time! Read along with us and see the full list: www.romanceataglance.com/upcoming-booksOn Romance at a Glance, we discuss and review all genres of romance novels, as well as get into the nitty-gritty of real-life romance, relationships, and sex... while cracking each other up. Expect some spontaneous singing, funny anecdotes, honest reviews, and naughty language.Check out www.romanceataglance.comChat with us on Instagram at instagram.com/romanceataglanceSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/romanceataglance 

We had the BEST time ever interview Christina & Lauren the authors behind the best-selling pen name Christina Lauren. This was supposed to be a 30-minute interview and we ended up talking to them  for a blissful and laughter filled 90 minutes. This was recorded through the internet on four different computers. So please forgive any audio glitches you hear and enjoy!On Romance at a Glance, we discuss and review all genres of romance novels, as well as get into the nitty-gritty of real-life romance, relationships, and sex... while cracking each other up. Expect some spontaneous singing, funny anecdotes, honest reviews, and naughty language.1000% honest reviews all the time! Read along with us and see the full list: www.romanceataglance.com/upcoming-booksOn Romance at a Glance, we discuss and review all genres of romance novels, as well as get into the nitty-gritty of real-life romance, relationships, and sex... while cracking each other up. Expect some spontaneous singing, funny anecdotes, honest reviews, and naughty language.Check out www.romanceataglance.comChat with us on Instagram at instagram.com/romanceataglanceSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/romanceataglance

We're joined once again by Christina Hobbes and Lauren Billings, the dynamic duo that makes up New York Times Bestselling author Christina Lauren! This time, they're back to share some book recs and some funny stories with us! We also discuss TV shows, how we're all occupying ourselves during quarantine, and where you should start if you're going to pick up your first CLo book as a quarantine read! 

Laura Alotaibi, from Venues N More, sits down with Lauren Billings from Billings Productions (AKA The Dinosaur Company).  We talk all things dinosaurs (of course), creating and scaling a business and party planning tips.  This episode also features Sarah, a realistic puppet dinosaur, who joined us for the recording.  Lauren's excitement for dinosaurs and business will leave you inspired.  This is a do not miss episode!     To view party packages offered by The Dinosaur Company via Venues N More, check out the link below:  https://www.venuesnmore.com/en/thedinosaurcompany

In this episode-- We are joined by Lauren Billings from Billings Production to talk about one of the most fascinating businesses in the city.  Billings Productions world leader in the design and development of animatronic exhibits for zoos, museums and theme parks...They build dinosaurs!   Saundra Midkiff welcomes new members: Fish City Grill Mayan Technologies Evans Chiropractic    

So much of making a jump is learning to run your own race, and ignore what others might be doing. Few know that better than Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, who together have forged a successful career as romance writers under the shared pen name Christina Lauren. Purchase the When To Jump book here This week's episode is sponsored by Pluto Pillow (plutopillow.com, code whentojump) and Soundview (summary.com/jump).

Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of long-time writing partners Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. The #1 international bestselling coauthor duo writes both Young Adult and Adult Fiction, and together has produced fourteen New York Times bestselling novels. They are published in over 30 languages, won both the Seal of Excellence and Book of the Year from RT Magazine, named Amazon and Audible Romance of the Year. Their third YA novel, Autoboyography was released in September, and their latest is a contemporary romance, Roomies that just came out a few weeks ago. Their first Women's Fiction, Love and Other Words in April. In this episode we cover all kinds of topics from their writing process to how they were first introduced to romance—and eventually how they started writing it—with some funny reactions from the people in their lives. We also ask them about the comments Hillary Clinton recently made about romance novels to get their take on it. Other highlights from our concersation include: -How changes in the world can impact a book in progress. -Their organic writing process for working as a duo and how their outlining process has evolved to include the emotional transitions for their characters. -How research opens up a broader world for Christina. -The importance of writing different types of families. -Their thoughts on Hillary Clinton's misguided comments about romance novels. Lo wants to send her some Courtney Milan, Tessa Dare, and Sarah MacLean to demonstrate how strong romance heroines really are. We mention Lisa Kleypas's Washington Post article. -We discuss how the people in their lives reacted when they started writing romance. Lo had been doing research on macular degeneration and got mixed responses when she left to write romance full time. Christina doesn't talk about it as much, but still had some stories of her own. To keep up with them, you can follow Christina Lauren on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter or find more information on their website. *Books we mentioned in this episode: Palomino by Danielle Steele Barbara Cartland Thornbirds by Colleen McCullough Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson *The above links will take you to The Ripped Bodice website where you have the option to purchase the print books from the only exclusively romance bookstore in the US. We love them--please consider showing your support to such a wonderful small business! If you're in the LA area, definitely go and visit the store--it's magical! Special thanks to our Editor, Chris Willett!

Episode 84 contains the third and final installment of interviews that took place at RT (Romantic Times) Booklovers Convention in Atlanta this year. This time the interviews are from Sinead McElhinney, PR Coordinator for Kobo, who was interacting with dozens of authors and romance readers at the conference. Featured interviews include chats with the two authors who write under the name Christina Lauren and with Ella Quinn. Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the dynamic duo co-authors who make up the NYT and USA Today bestselling author Christina Lauren. In their chat, they discuss the process of co-authoring and how it has evolved in the past 8 years as well as the personal closeness/friendship that is the foundation for their authoring partnership.  Ella Quinn is a USA Today Bestselling author of smart and spicy regency romances. In her chat with Sinead, she shares a bit about the incredible amount of research on the customs, the manners and the buildings for the worlds she writes about in her historical novels. She explains how, while those elements are important in the realism, that the love story and the characters are what should be front and center in the reader's mind. Mark then talks with Sinead about what she does at Kobo (a bit of a behind the scenes look), and how her role in PR is related to engaging in social media and in person interactions with publishers, with authors and with readers.  

New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren (the Beautiful Bastard series)—the writing team of Lauren Billings and Christina Hobbs—continue Kiss the Flame Month with tales of writing, publishing and loving contemporary romance. Plus, Christopher and Eric unload their annoyance on the week's most idiotic and exasperating news and headlines in The Not Report. Relationship expert Miss JoNell Samms has an interesting new method for celebrating the release of Christopher's latest erotic romance.