Rebecca Yoros is a prolific writer who's written over 20 books and is a number one New York Times bestselling author.

Her bestselling romanticisty books, Fourth Wing and Iron Flame, have become viral phenomenons on social media. Her latest novel,

Onyx Storm, is the third book in her five book series. It's the fastest selling adult novel in 20 years,

and sold 2.7 million copies in its first week. Rebecca continues to dominate the New York Times

bestseller list week after week,

proving she is a force in the romantici genre.

And with the help of TikTok's book talk, her fandom only continues to grow.

While she didn't necessarily set out for fame, she's achieved literary superstardom.

In fact, Rebecca initially began writing her novels while her husband was deployed

as a way to process her anxiety. She's been in love with the world of fantasy since she was a kid,

and decades later, she drew on her experience with chronic illness and a life in a military family

to write fourth wing and give readers a heroin they could identify with.

Becoming an author is the dream she always had, but never knew was possible.

And now she is a force in publishing, living out her very own fantasy.

I'm Jenna Bush-Hager. Welcome to my podcast, Open Book with Jenna.

Thank you.

You know, I feel like because I've gotten to read into these worlds, and I read that you said

somewhere that you want to write fantasy for non-fantasy lovers, and that's me. I wasn't a fantasy

kid. Of course, I read it and I liked it, but I wasn't in love with it. And you have changed that.

And so I'm just so thrilled that you would be here with us today.

Thank you for having me. I'm so glad you're reading fantasy now. I know. Well, I mean, mainly just your fantasy. You'll branch out. You'll get there. It's addicting. But you can introduce me to other other things. Good. Excellent. There's amazing other authors out there waiting for you. Take me back to when you first knew you were a reader.

Because you are a reader first.

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