Kennedy Ryan on How Reading Fiction Helps Us Raise Our Standards and Practice Self-Care
This episode is dedicated to the literary lover girls.
In this episode we're sitting down with New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Kennedy Ryan. From spicy characters to strengthening women’s relationships with themselves, Kennedy shows us the parallels between romance fiction and key lessons we’re all learning on our healing journeys. She also takes us behind the scenes of the latest romance novel in her Skyland series, This Could Be Us (Don’t worry, we don’t share any spoilers!) and shares how she’s learned to create impact, reclaim her story, and love herself first through the pages.
Whether you’re a lover of romance fiction, are tapped into BookTok, or are looking for ways to practice more self-love and acceptance, you’ll love the gems that are dropped in this episode from start to finish.
Episode 225 Topics:
- Kennedy’s journey from self-publishing to bestselling author
- Kennedy’s novel Before I Let Go being opted for a television series
- Kennedy’s favorite book recommendations
- Why reading romance novels can be beneficial for men and women
- Why reading is such an effective form of self-care
- Feeling seen in fiction and the importance of nuanced representation
- Setting the bar for yourself and becoming the love of your own life
Episode 225 Resources:
- Follow Kennedy on Instagram @kennedyryan1
- Follow Kennedy on Tiktok @kennedyryanauthor
- Follow Kennedy on X @kennedyrwrites
- Read Kennedy’s novel This Could Be Us
- Read Kennedy’s novel Before I Let Go
- Check out Kennedy’s other novels here
- Have a question you want answered on an upcoming episode? You can share them anonymously with me here.
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Kennedy Ryan's Book Recommendations:
- Goal by Alexandria House
- A Charm of Finches by Suanne Laqueur
- The Art of Scandal by Regina Black
- We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian
- Sex, Lies, and Sensibility by Nikki Payne
- Restore Me series by J.L. Seegars
- A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
- We Hunt The Flames series by Hafsah Faizal
- Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
- Whisper by Tal Bauer
- Las Leonas Series by Adriana Herrera
- Indigo by Beverly Jenkins
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