Check me out in interviews, podcasts, author chats, and other appearances.
Upcoming Events
Virtual
Stay tuned!
In Person
Winter Reading Series, 4th & 4th Foundation, February 1, 2026 2pm
Author Talk with Jaclyn Rodriguez, Barnes and Noble Tucson Eastside, February 7, 2026 5pm
Honey Bee Mine Author Event with Sarah T. Dubb, Stacks Book Club, February 21, 2026, 6:30pm
Why Choose: A Romance Bookstore Black Joy Pop-Up, 4th & 4th Foundation, February 22, 2026 2pm
Tucson Festival of Books, March 15-16, 2026
Past Virtual Events
Book Chat: Black Love Matters, The Conversation with Al McFarlane, May 2, 2025
Virtual Launch, Someplace Generous, June 7, 2024
Jessica Pryde Interview, Black Authors Matter TV, November 28, 2023
Author Talk with Beverly Jenkins, Gwinnett County Public Library, November 20, 2023
Black Love Matters, Sno-Isle Libraries, February 8, 2023
Busboys and Poets, March 24, 2022 at 6pm EDT
Jessica P. Pryde, Carole V. Bell, and Jasmine Guillory for BLACK LOVE MATTERS, Loyalty Books, March 9, 2022 at 7pm EST
LBB Presents ONLINE: Jessica P. Pryde in conversation with Kosoko Jackson, Left Bank Books, February 28, 2022
IG Live with Really Reading Romance, February 24 at 8pm EST
Black Love Matters with Beverly Jenkins and Allie Parker, Milwaukee Public Library, February 22, 2022 @ 8pm EST
IG Live with Creme of Nature, February 18 at 7:30pm EST
Jessica P. Pryde In Conversation with Danielle Jackson, Books Are Magic, February 16, 2022 (recording TK)
Black Love Matters Virtual Author Talk, Pima County Public Library, February 12, 2022
Soap Opera Drama, Bookstore Romance Day, September 13, 2021
Lunch with Synithia Williams, Reese Ryan, and Roan Parrish, Bookstore Romance Day, September 3, 2020
Podcasts
Episode 2: Jessica Pryde, The Polyamorous Reader, August 2, 2025 (Bonus show notes)
Everything Romance with Jessica Pryde, Book Riot Podcast, February 12, 2025
Author and Editor Spotlight: Jessica Pryde, Book Cougars Podcast, February 27, 2024
Checking in on the World of Romance, Book Riot Podcast, February 7, 2024
Christina C. Jones and Jessica P. Pryde, Black Romance Podcast, April 18, 2023
Love in the air and on the page, Talk of Iowa, February 14, 2023
Episode 80: Reading Romance, Call Number, February 13, 2023
Librarians in Conversation/Author Spotlight with Jessica Pryde, Stories With Bri, April 1, 2022 (YouTube) (Anchor)
Black Romance we love + Interview with Jessica Pryde, Fresh Fiction, February 18, 2022
SKYLIT: Jessica P. Pryde, “BLACK LOVE MATTERS”, Skylight Books, February 15, 2022
Nerdette Book Club, Bombshell. Nerdette Podcast, November 30, 2021
10 Things I Hate About You with Jessica Pryde, Romance Ever After, October 13, 2021
Romance Reads & the City of Gold (AREZZO), Young, Gifted, and Abroad, September 12, 2021
All the Things with Trisha Brown and Jess Pryde from When in Romance, Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, July 12, 2019
In Print
“Real Talk”: Jessica Pryde on Black representation in the romance genre, KBIA News
Three Questions with Writer Jess Pryde, What To Read If
Jessica Pryde: On Representation in Romance, Writer’s Digest
Author Interview – Jessica P. Pryde, Hasty Book List
Jessica P. Pryde on Black Love Matters, Pima County Public Library
Jessica P. Pryde on Romance and Inspiration for Essay Collection Black Love Matters, Residence 11
Profile on This Is Tucson
Black Love Matters Author Jessica P. Pryde on Black Romance and the Importance of Representation, Harlequin
Reading with… Jessica P. Pryde, Shelf Awareness
Jessica Pryde on Diversifying Your Career and your Bookshelf, SJSU iSchool