Ep. 413 Indigo by Beverly Jenkins — The Stacks Book Club (Jasmine Guillory)
The Stacks
Traci Thomas
4.9 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2026
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
It’s The Stacks Book Club day, and we’re joined by New York Times bestselling romance novelist Jasmine Guillory to discuss Indigo by Beverly Jenkins. Set in 1858, this book follows Hester Wyatt, a conductor on Michigan’s Underground Railroad, who is tasked with protecting Galen Vachon, a vital member of the Northern network. As he recovers from his injuries, their initial clash gives way to a deepening romance, forcing them to navigate their relationship while fighting for freedom. Today, we go through the book, plot point by plot point, to discuss how Beverly Jenkins skillfully infuses history into the narrative, the book’s tropes, and the relationship between the author and reader in romance novels.
There are spoilers in this episode.
Make sure you listen to the end to hear what our March book club pick will be!
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| 0:00.0 | one of the things like people talk about a lot in like sort of craft especially if you're doing |
| 0:05.6 | you know more than one point of view is like no head hopping right which like moving back and |
| 0:11.7 | forth between people's heads but like she does this and it works great constantly you know like |
| 0:18.2 | there's a whole lot of head hopping in this book and it's great. Most of my books |
| 0:21.5 | are dual point of view. If there's a scene where like he's pushing her up against the wall, right? |
| 0:26.9 | I want to be in her head so that we know she likes that and that she is encouraging that. That's |
| 0:33.2 | something that I think about a lot. |
| 0:39.9 | Welcome to the Stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them. |
| 0:43.1 | I'm your host, Tracy Thomas, and today is the Stacks Book Club Day. |
| 0:47.0 | I am joined by New York Times best-selling romance novelist Jasmine Gilleri to discuss our |
| 0:52.1 | February pick, Indigo by Beverly Jenkins. |
| 0:55.6 | This book is set in the 1850s. It is a historical romance that follows Hester Wyatt, |
| 1:01.0 | a formerly enslaved conductor on Michigan's Underground Railroad, who is tasked with |
| 1:05.6 | protecting Galen Vashon, a vital member of the Northern Network, as he recovers from injuries. |
| 1:12.2 | Their initial clash gives way to deepening romantic feelings. |
| 1:16.6 | Today, Jasmine and I talk all about this novel, including plenty of spoilers. |
| 1:22.4 | We get into the differences between contemporary and historical romance writing, and we gush about the skills |
| 1:28.3 | and talents of one, Miss Beverly Jenkins. Be sure to listen to the end of today's episode to find out |
| 1:34.6 | what our March book club pick will be. Everything we talk about on each episode of the stacks is |
| 1:39.6 | linked in the show notes. And if you like this podcast and want a little more bookish content, |
| 1:44.9 | well, guess what, babe, you're in luck. You can subscribe to my newsletter unstacked on |
| 1:49.0 | substack for a bunch of my hot takes on the latest literary and pop culture news. |
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