From fandoms to books, there's something incomprehensibly alluring about the dark, morally gray, or deadly that makes a girl want to go bad. (I'm looking at you, Predator.) Readers are falling for the bad guy in bold numbers these days, but crafting a villain worth rooting for takes effort. Authors Abigail Owen (Games Gods Play), Addie Thorley (Burn the Kingdom Down), Amalie Howard (Queen of the Night Sky), Christine Ma-Kellams (The Band; associate professor of psychology, San José State University), Jayci Lee (Nine Tailed), and Sajni Patel (A Drop of Venom) discuss what truly draws attention and gets readers rooting for villains, whether they want to be them or be with them. Authors will participate in a Q&A session moderated by Stephanie Carr (LiteraryHype Podcast).
