Ep. 66: Kate Stayman - London (Author of One to Watch)

<p><strong>In Episode 66, Kate Stayman-London (author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3hwhbov" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">One to Watch</a>) talks about how The Bachelor / ette franchise inspired her book, diversity in the franchise, and shares her biggest fear before her book came out.</strong></p> <p><em>This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).</em></p> <h2>Highlights</h2> <ul> <li>How Kate got from writing for Hillary Clinton to writing fiction about reality TV.</li> <li>The novel Kate thought she was going to write before she ended up writing <a href="https://amzn.to/3hwhbov" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">One to Watch</a>.</li> <li>The Bachelor season Kate was watching when she got the idea for the book.</li> <li>Kate’s biggest fear about <a href= "https://amzn.to/3hwhbov" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">One to Watch</a> before it came out.</li> <li>The real life Bachelor incident that caused her to have to take her fictionalized version of something similar out of the book.</li> <li>Random House’s legal department’s view of the book.</li> <li>What happened when she went on <a href= "https://realitysteve.com/">Reality Steve</a>‘s podcast.</li> <li>Why Kate chose to focus on body type diversity in <a href= "https://amzn.to/3hwhbov" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">One to Watch</a> rather than any of the other types of diversity (racial, sexuality, etc).</li> <li>The prejudice overweight women face in daily life.</li> <li>What changes Kate would like to see The Bachelor / ette franchise make re: body type diversity (and diversity in general).</li> <li>Kate answers listener questions.</li> <li>The book Kate feels is <a href="https://amzn.to/3hwhbov" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">One to Watch</a>‘s “big cousin.”</li> </ul> <h2>Kate’s Book Recommendations <a class= "spp-timestamp">[37:50]</a></h2> <p><strong>Two OLD Books She Loves</s