Carlson made his comment on the Tuesday installment of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight. In the broadcast, the host called Abrams a "naughty novel writer" and described her books as "steamy," "sexy" and "soft-core porn." "In her spare time [Abrams was] a naughty novel writer. Bodice-rippers, they called them. Steamy, sexy," Carlson said. "And those books may soon be coming to a bookstore near you." Carlson's guest, Fox News anchor Trace Gallagher, briefly explained the upcoming re-release of Abram's novels and their inclusion of words like "turgid," a word that means "swollen."