Cherry Baby is a novel of perceptions. Cherry thought life couldn’t get worse when her ex-husband turned her into a caricature for his popular comic strip — curves, double-chin and all. But then the comic gets a film adaptation, and another problem appears: Every Hollywood actress who
could have played the Cherry-inspired character is now too thin, thanks to weight-loss drugs. In today’s episode, author Rainbow Rowell joins
Here and Now’s Deborah Becker to discuss the GLP-1 industry’s societal impact, and how Cherry’s relationship with her body changes when she’s forced into the spotlight.
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