Reading materials that are being talked about on this episodes

1. Author has 21 pen names and put out 200 books last year

   1. The New Fabio Is Claude

2. Authors v Anthropic Lawsuit

   1. Anthropic settles with authors in first-of-its-kind AI copyright infringement lawsuit

3. How AI book spamming relates to the literacy crisis.

   1. @trestiffany [threads]

4. Black Romance Book fest & AI

   1. AI Data Centers Are The New Environmental Burden Black Communities Didn't Ask For - Essence

5. Kennedy Ryan and Tia Williams "token black romance authors"

   1. @sometimesrobinreads [threads]

   2. @wifeythamizfit [threads]

   3. @tiawilliamswrites [threads]

6. Writing while ovulating?

   1. @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social [bluesky]

The books that we've been reading while we've been gone

1. Tiffany

   1. Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

      1. The Long Game by Rachel Reid

   2. Game Changer by Rachel Reid

2. De

   1. The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim

   2. Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka

3. Melissa

   1. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

   2. RomZomCom by Olivia Dade

   3. James by Percival Everett

Movie: Is God Is

Tiffany [insta | threads | bluesky | youtube]

De [bluesky | carrd]

Melissa [threads | bluesky]

Nerdgasm Noire [carrd]

Credits

Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De

Producer: De

Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De

Editor: De

Audio Production: De

Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield

Social Media: Melissa, Storm

Sinners, My Vigga w/Special Guest Tiffany!

0:03:13: Sinners IMAX 70MM

0:05:15: Sinners BoxOfficeMojo

0:05:58: Why did you go see Sinners?

0:20:41: Smoke or Stack?

0:24:51: This 'Sinners' Star Is The Son Of A Gospel Great

0:25:45: Remmick

0:26:54: British rule in Ireland & Anti-Irish sentiment in the U.S.

0:42:15: The power of belief in Sinners

0:46:00: Delta Slim

0:48:10: The Untold Story Of America's Southern Chinese

0:59:20: Jack O'Connell

1:00:59: Interview with the Sinners

1:02:10: Mary & the Tragic Mulatto

1:07:41: Mulengeon

1:09:20: Cornbread

1:12:00: Why Some Thought Annie Was Smoke's Mama in 'Sinners' Says a Lot—And None of It Is Good

1:16:32: Sinners Secretly Revealed The Truth About The Smokestack Twins & Remmick And No One Noticed It

1:18:22: This Ravenous Fate, The Gilda Stories, The Trees, Blood Slaves, Fledgling

1:21:16: No Latinos in Sinners

1:24:45: Where to Find your hosts

Check out our carrd to see where you can find us! https://nerdgasmnoire.carrd.co/
Make sure you join our new discord channel and hang out with the community! https://discord.gg/7DqMZSy
ENJOY!

Hosts: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm
Producer: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm
Writing Team: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm
Editor: De
Audio Production: De
Theme Song: Feelin Good provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production
Design: JP Fairfield
Social Media: Melissa, Storm

Mel, De, & Tiffany!

01:50: Beverly Jenkins' Wild Rain is the Pitch War Winner!

16:30: Rebel by Beverly Jenkins

20:00: Everyone In Netflix's Piper Rockelle Doc 'Bad Influence' Should Feel Deeply Ashamed

23:08: Amongst Slavery: Free Blacks in Antebellum and Colonial America & The Talented 10th

26:42: The History of HBCUs

31:23: Our Beverly Jenkins Go-to's Topaz, Indigo, Le Veq Family Series,

39:20: Black Men Were Cowboys Before It Was Cool

44:07: What We Are Reading: Rifts and Refrains by Tiye, The Trees by Percival Everrett, Dom by S.J. Tilly

50:23: How to Sign Up for a Library Card From Home

53:57: Where to find your hosts!

Have you read the book? Tell us what you think about it on social media by checking out our carrd! (https://nerdgasmnoire.carrd.co)

Make sure you join our new discord channel and hang out with the community! https://discord.gg/7DqMZSy

ENJOY!

Hosts: Melissa, Maria

Producer: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm

Writing Team: Melissa, Maria

Editor: De

Audio Production: De

Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield

Social Media: Melissa, Storm