Jun 15, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min · 13 segments
This episode my guest is Emma R. Alban, the author of queer historical romances *Don't Want You Like a Best Friend*; *You're The Problem, It's Yo*u; and *Like In Love With You*. Her first contemporary…
Emma R. AlbanGuest
Ella DawsonHost
Happy Pride Month, everyone! As you may have noticed, I did not boast about deliberately planning an all-queer author lineup this June like I did last year.
That's because every author I have interviewed so far in 2026 has published at least one queer romance novel, if not only queer romance novels.
But that's what this podcast is for, celebrating the work of progressive authors whose books are not getting the support they deserve from publishers and from algorithms.
If you think you've seen less celebration of queer voices in publishing on social media and at in-person events this year, it is not your imagination.
This Pride Month has been brutal for queer authors because corporations are not investing in us right now.
Every sale shows that our voices are still worth investing in, no matter what the fascist regime we're living under may think about us.
Happy Pride Month, everyone! As you may have noticed, I did not boast about deliberately planning an all-queer author lineup this June like I did last year.
That's because every author I have interviewed so far in 2026 has published at least one queer romance novel, if not only queer romance novels.
But that's what this podcast is for, celebrating the work of progressive authors whose books are not getting the support they deserve from publishers and from algorithms.
If you think you've seen less celebration of queer voices in publishing on social media and at in-person events this year, it is not your imagination.
This Pride Month has been brutal for queer authors because corporations are not investing in us right now.
Every sale shows that our voices are still worth investing in, no matter what the fascist regime we're living under may think about us.
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