About This Episode
The romance books Kennedy Ryan read growing up rarely included characters who looked like her. Now she deliberately centers people the genre has left out – like women of color and women with chronic illness and disabilities. The award-winning novelist spoke with Tonya Mosley about her “Trojan horse” storylines, the value of the sex scene, and giving people happily-ever-afters. <br /><br />Also, TV critic David Bianculli reviews Craig Ferguson’s new CNN series ‘American On Purpose.’ <br /><br /><br />Subscribe to our free weekly <a href="https://support.whyy.org/page/39306/subscribe/1" target="_blank">newsletter</a> <br />Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nprfreshair/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <br />Subscribe to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thisisfreshair" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a> <br />Check out the <a href="https://freshairarchive.org/" target="_blank">Fresh Air Archives</a><br /><br />See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>