Unlocking desire through smut; plus, the gospel of bell hooks

This week, we're asking: do the fantasies we read in romance novels say anything about what we want in our real-life relationships? Devoted readers share how the genre has impacted their love lives. Host Brittany Luse also sits down with writer Rebekah Weatherspoon to learn how she builds a world of desire.<br/><br/>Then, we talk to Dr. Gale E. Greenlee, teacher-scholar in residence at the bell hooks center in Berea Kentucky, about lasting impact of bell hooks' work, and how she changed the way we think about love.<br/><br/><em>You can follow us on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/npritsbeenamin"><em>@ItsBeenAMin</em></a><em> or email us at </em><a href="mailto:ibam@npr.org"><em>ibam@npr.org</em></a><em>.</em>