© 2026 Blue Ridge Public Radio
Blue Ridge Mountains banner background
Your source for information and inspiration in Western North Carolina.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Notice - Brevard 101.5 BPR News, and 90.5 BPR Classic - Intermittent power issues - Notice

Why music has become such a big part of the romance novel reading experience

Juana Summers talks with NPR Music's Ann Powers about why Charli XCX's music for the Wuthering Heights film represents a bigger, musical trend in romance reading.

Copyright 2026 NPR

Ann Powers is NPR Music's critic and correspondent. She writes for NPR's music news blog, The Record, and she can be heard on NPR's newsmagazines and music programs.