Revisiting ‘Waiting to Exhale’
2025-12-20 · 37 min · 7 entities
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As the film adaptation of Waiting to Exhale celebrates its 30th anniversary, B.A. Parker and Andrew Limbong , along with It’s Been a Minute host, Brittany Luse , revisit its source material about four friends, Savannah, Gloria, Robin, and Bernadine, as they make their way through the 30s, in love and in life. Later on, special guest, Tia Williams , speaks to Andrew about how Terry McMillan paved the way for her career path as a romance novelist.
Brittany’s Recommendation: ‘Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs’ by Pearl Cleage
Parker’s Recommendation: ‘The Wilderness’ by Angela Flournoy
Andrew’s Recommendation: ‘Where I’m Coming From’ by Barbara Brandon-Croft
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