erica peplin ON work nights, navigating crushes & donut-eating coworkers

June 18, 2025

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Welcome to Undercurrents of Romance with host Tracey Devlyn!

In Episode 40, Tracey Devlyn sits down with author Erica Peplin to discuss her debut novel, WORK NIGHTS.

Two crushes. One chaos. Zero emotional clarity.

Peplin takes readers on a messy journey through newsroom politics, nightlife flirtations, and accidental love triangles. Between a magnetic intern and a prickly musician, Jane’s heart is a disaster—and she’s about to make it worse.

💖 Sapphic Women’s Fiction | Love Triangle, Unrequited Love, Enemies-to-Lovers, Runaway Fantasy

“A bright new voice.” —Booklist

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Erica Peplin is a writer from Detroit, Michigan, now based in Brooklyn. Her short stories and essays have appeared in Joyland, The Millions, McSweeney’s, The Village Voice, and more.

Links mentioned in this episode: 

Grab Your Copy of WORK NIGHTS 💖 Sapphic Women's Fiction
https://books2read.com/EPeplinWN

Author’s Website:
https://EricaPeplin.com

Instagram:
@EricaPeplin

Erica’s Recommended Read:
OLD ENOUGH by Haley Jakobson
https://books2read.com/HJakobsonOE

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