Kennedy Ryan

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368 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 2 Jul

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Fresh Air · Writer Kennedy Ryan uses romance novels as a vehicle for discourse · 2 Jul 2026 podcast

Now they have a church together.

But yeah.

So, I mean, I grew up.

My dad is such a huge part of why I love language.

You know, he has two master's degrees and a doctorate.

But my mom is the one who really fostered my love of reading because she's a big reader.

And I I'm the classic, you know, before before we had screens, you know, with the flashlight under the under the covers reading well into the night.

So I had there.

They're amazing.

They you know, they're there's that shaping force.

You know, and it wasn't even a cot because I didn't know that she would object.

I was reading.

I don't remember the specific title, but it was a historical romance, you know, and it's got like a woman on the cover with her breasts spilling over the bodice and, you know, a half naked man.

And I'm like, look, mom, you know, I just I didn't it didn't.

I was just like, I love this.

And my mother was back in the day.

Yes.

Yes, absolutely.

And I was at the, the library was like one of my favorite places in the world.

And it's not like it was this expansive library and it was this huge selection, but I loved it.

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