One For The Books
Aaaaand we’re back! This time, One For The Books host Traci Thomas (she/her), creator and host of The Stacks podcast, is talking about our obsession with celebrity culture, especially what we expect of famous women. We’ve got the perfect guests for this conversation - iconic Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay (she/her) and writer, comedian, and host of the Celebrity Book Club podcast, Chelsea Devantez (she/her). Rachel’s new book, a romance novel, Real Love, hits the shelves in March - our bookstore partner, The Salt Eaters Bookshop, will be selling copies and Rachel will be signing them. Pre-order her book with your ticket to guarantee you’ll get a copy. We’ll also have games, hot takes, and more!
ABOUT TRACI THOMAS
Traci Thomas is an avid reader and book lover who created the acclaimed podcast, The Stacks, in order to talk about books and the ways they shape our cultural understanding of race, gender, politics, and what it means to be alive. Weekly guests range from academic thought leaders to bestselling authors, from actors to politicians and more; you'll find Ibram X. Kendi, Angelina Jolie, Brit Bennett, Desus and Mero, Quentin Tarantino, and many more on The Stacks. Traci also writes a monthly bookish advice column on Shereads.com. Traci lives in LA with her husband aka Mr. Stacks, and her twins, the Mini Stacks. You can find her on Instagram @thestackspod.
ABOUT RACHEL LINDSAY
Rachel Lindsay is an attorney, media personality, author, speaker, and podcaster. She is the author of Miss Me With That, an on-air correspondent with Extra and co-host’s The Ringer’s Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay podcast highlighting Black culture, and is the host of The Ringer’s Morally Corrupt Show. Rachel is known for making history as the first Black lead in the franchise’s history on the thirteenth season of ABC’s The Bachelorette, and as a contestant on the twenty-first season of ABC’s The Bachelor. Rachel obtained an undergraduate degree at The University of Texas at Austin in sports management, then went on to receive a law degree from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee with a concentration in sports law.
She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a member of the Advisory Council for the University of Texas at Austin College of Education, an ambassador for the College Football Playoff Foundation, and a supporter of Paw Works and Project Angel Food. Rachel is an avid sports fan, enjoys music, meditation, dancing, exercising, reading, and spending time with her family, her dog Copper and husband Bryan. She currently resides in Los Angeles.
ABOUT CHELSEA DEVANTEZ
Chelsea Devantez is an Emmy-nominated writer, comedian, director, and actor. She was most recently Jon Stewart's head writer for The Problem with Jon Stewart on Apple TV, and she is currently on an overall deal with 20th Century Fox developing her own shows. She is also writing a book of essays which will be published by Hanover Imprint at Harper Collins next fall.
This project is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.
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