Viral Article Book Club: Plagiarism, Crave, and the Romantasy Google Doc Gone Wrong

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Chelsea Devantez

Society & Culture, Arts, Books

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Comedian and writer Zach Zimmerman joins Chelsea to dive into the Romantasy scandal at the heart of Katie Waldman’s New Yorker piece, “Did a Best-Selling Romantasy Novelist Steal Another Writer’s Story?” From agents co-writing in Google Docs to the publishing industry’s obsession with vampires in Vegas, they explore the boom of Romantasy against the backdrop of the scandal and the nightmare of realizing your agent may have ghosted you... for someone else's career. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Where to order Chelsea’s book: Bookshop.org Find other places to order Show Notes: Did a Best-Selling Romantasy Novelist Steal Another Writer’s Story? (The New Yorker) WATCH Zach Zimmerman’s SURPRISE ME Stand Up Comedy Special WATCH Our Lauren Sanchez Live Show Replay Viral Article Book Club: Money Dysmorphia and the Cost of Being Chronically Online Viral Article Book Club: Blake Lively, Meghan Markle & The Internet Rage Machine Viral Article Book Club: When Parenthood Changes Friendships Viral Article Book Club: The NY Times on Dating Women of Color to Advance 'Antiracism' Where to find our guest: Zach Zimmerman Instagram TikTok X/Twitter YouTube Show Dates and more Website *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Visit Brooklinen.com and use code TRASH to get $20 off your order of $100 or more. Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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