Wally talks with Adriana Herrera, romance author and trauma therapist, about writing the stories that are missing, balancing entertainment while tackling systemic social issues in genre fiction, how Covid has changed the kind of escapism we crave, and so much more! Listen to the end for a little announcement
Check out Adriana Herrera’s Website to learn more about her and her work, sign up for her newsletter, etc.
Follow her on Instagram HERE
Check out the podcast Fated Mates if you want to learn more about romance
Adriana mentioned the name “Judith Herman” in passing. If you want to know more about this woman and her pioneering research into trauma, you can start HERE or check out her book– Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
Aside from Adriana’s, these are the books we mentioned:
Indigo by Beverly Jenkins
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton