'Real Men Knit' is full of some not-so-romantic issues: gentrification, rapidly changing demographics, a family member's death. But Kwana Jackson says her books don't take place on deserted islands — so even in fiction, she never leaves real life behind.
There are a lot of real life issues in this book. How did you think about folding that heaviness into a genre that's typically perceived as more lighthearted?
In the non-romance world, a lot of people refer to romance novels as"bodice-rippers," a term you find offensive and misogynist. Why? So maybe we're doing ourselves a favor, putting aside the COVID news for a bit, and reading a romance or two?! And whatever you need for your emotional and mental self-care right now is absolutely fine, and there is absolutely no guilt about any of it.
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