Yes, we crave the romance. We crave the spicy chapters. But we also crave the slow burn—the unrequited longing, the uncertainty of fully opening yourself to someone, and the ebb and flow of complex love.

Listen, Audre is the embodiment of the kind of daughter I’d dream of having: fierce in her beliefs, grounded in her sense of self, and somehow well-adjusted to the chaos of adult life. And that name? Audre Zora Toni Merci Moore? To die for. Absolutely love, love, love.