Steamy Spotlight: Interview with Suzanne Park

Boobies & Noobies: A Romance Review Podcast

Summary:
Korean-American writer and former stand-up comedian, Suzanne Park joins Kelly to discuss her latest release, So We Meet Again. Other topics include favorite fall eats and treats, writing about darker themes (racism, sexism, etc.) in romance novels, and writing diversity and representation, without focusing on characters' trauma.
Guest:
Suzanne Park
IG: @suzannepark
Twitter: @suzannepark
Show Notes:
- Stay tuned... The 12 Days of Boobsmas is coming
- Suzanne and I meet again - have you seen our video together with Reader Seeks Romance
- Fall favorite eats, treats, and activities
- The great (annual) Starbucks holiday cup debacle (aka "Satan in a cup")
- Suzanne's relationship with romance as a writer and reader (00:10:44)
- A few of Suzanne's recent reads
- The apps that only exist in romance novels that we wish were real (00:17:24)
- A brief synopsis for So We Meet Again - a "part coming of age, part love story"
- Writing young adult vs. writing adult romance
- The willingness to "unlearn" and challenge what you already know
- Incorporating "heavier" topics into romance novels (00:35:40)
- Taking on male-dominated industries and toxic masculinity
- Drawing inspiration from a background in stand-up comedy
- "Actually", aka the most back-handed compliment ever
- Move beyond dick jokes, let your comedy, jokes, work, etc. grow as you grow
- Diversity and representation... without centering trauma (00:46:50)
- Rating with boobies?
- Up next for Suzanne... The Do-Over (Awkwafina meets "Ted Lasso"), an untitled YA novel set at the mall, and a future stand-up comedy book
- Waxing poetic about the mall
Books, Authors, & TV Shows Mentioned:
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
The Love Proof by Madeleine Henry
Lease on Love by Falon Ballard (Coming February 2022)
K-Pop Revolution by Stephan Lee (Coming April 2022)
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