Why We Love HEAs with Chandra Wicke

An episode of the We Read It One Night podcast, hosted by Alison, titled "Why We Love HEAs with Chandra Wicke" was published on October 8, 2025 and runs 60 minutes.

October 8, 2025 ·60m · We Read It One Night

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Summary

Hey comrades! Today's episode is all about fangirling over happily ever afters, our favorite romance authors, and the revolutionary power of the romance genre--all with photographer Chandra Wicke, creator of The Happily Ever After Society, an upcoming coffee table book featuring photos and interviews from 41 romance authors as well as photos recreating scenes from some of your favorite romance books (seriously so cool!!). We also talk about the romance genre and feminism, romance as resistance, and Ali Hazelwood and Adriana Herrera's blockbuster After the End project. And of course, we each give you recs for romance books with HEAs that surprised us (seems like an oxymoron, but trust me!). Enjoy the show! Connect with Chandra: website; @chandrawickephotography The Happily Ever After Society: order the book! @happilyeveraftersociety Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family all about us! Support the podcast and buy us coffee WRION merch! Our feminist, sapphic, bookish Etsy shop! Instagram/Threads: @wereaditonenight TikTok: @wereaditonenight Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

Episode Description

Hey comrades! Today's episode is all about fangirling over happily ever afters, our favorite romance authors, and the revolutionary power of the romance genre--all with photographer Chandra Wicke, creator of The Happily Ever After Society, an upcoming coffee table book featuring photos and interviews from 41 romance authors as well as photos recreating scenes from some of your favorite romance books (seriously so cool!!). We also talk about the romance genre and feminism, romance as resistance, and Ali Hazelwood and Adriana Herrera's blockbuster After the End project. And of course, we each give you recs for romance books with HEAs that surprised us (seems like an oxymoron, but trust me!). Enjoy the show!

Connect with Chandra: website; @chandrawickephotography

The Happily Ever After Society: order the book! @happilyeveraftersociety

Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family all about us!

Support the podcast and buy us coffee

Our feminist, sapphic, bookish Etsy shop!

Instagram/Threads: @wereaditonenight

TikTok: @wereaditonenight

Facebook: We Read It One Night

Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

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