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Ep. 436 Intoxicated by the Microphone with Sequoia Holmes
Today on The Stacks, we’re joined by Sequoia Holmes, the award-winning host of the Black People Love Paramore and Freshly Pop’d podcasts. We’re chatting about bouncing back from professional setbacks, how Sequoia got into reading, and why she hasn’t been able to get into romance novels. Our book club pick for August is Fish Tales by Nettie Jones. We will be discussing the book with Sequoia Holmes on Wednesday, August 26th. You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks website: https://www.thestackspodcast.com/2026/8/5/ep-436-sequoia-holmes Connec...
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And you know what, listeners, please comment on my Instagram if there's anything that's like Sequoia. If you don't like T.O. Williams, Kennedy Bryant, that's not for you. This might be more your vibe. Because I really do want to find romance that I like.
I love love just like everybody else. I love love. I love love just like everybody else. But I don't love those damn books.
Yeah. There's something about the way characters are written in romance novels where I'm like, these aren't real people. Yeah. You're telling me that your entire life is revolving around this romance.
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