Her books are so good and she's just so cool in person in too 🥹

Also got to meet the incredible Talia Hibbert! I absolutely adore Get a Life, Chloe Brown and would highly recommend her books. #Booksky #bbbf25

More gems were dropped at the Romantasy panel, lots of discussion on how Black authors can overcome the challenges they might face entering the traditional publishing space. #Booksky #bbbf25

Loved the romance panel on writing about chaos and softness in relationships. Particularly, Lisa Bent's comments on writing a protagonist who is dating intentionally already knowing their worth and that they have a crown on their head. More of this please! #romancebooks #bbbf25

They had some lovely editions of some of my favourite classics which I couldn't resist...

You can see this idea in Octavia Butler's Kindred, in the Sinners movie, the visions of the Tulsa Race Massacre in Lovecraft Country and HBO's Watchmen.

Sometimes we have to go back to understood our roots before we can move forwards. #scifi #afrofuturism 2/2