Grounded in bibliographical research, Love Stories Now and Then includes more than 100 romance novels, and thoughtful, contextualized descriptions and interpretations. It offers English-speaking readers…
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Christine Larson’s study of the romance writing and publishing industry, based upon both hard data and the personal experiences of romance writers who aided her…
Comments closedAlthough they are often treated very differently, the fields of literary fiction and genre fiction (including romance) have no neat demarcations between them. One might…
Comments closedIn the evolving landscape of literary studies, particularly within the domains of popular romance and historical fiction, two recent edited collections stand out as significant…
Comments closedMichelle Janning’s Love Letters: Saving Romance in the Digital Age is part of the Routledge Series for Creative Teaching and Learning in Anthropology. According to…
Comments closedRomance fiction is a significant part of the global publishing industry. However, its dynamics beyond Anglo-American contexts remain underexplored. Publishing Romance Fiction in the Philippines…
Comments closedIn Young Adult Gothic Fiction: Monstrous Selves / Monstrous Others, editors Michelle J. Smith and Kristine Moruzi weave together a collection that examines “youth culture…
Comments closedIn Queer Anxieties of Young Adult Literature and Culture, Derritt Mason uses multiple forms of queer young adult (YA) media as a lens through which…
Comments closedIn ChicaNerds in Chicana Young Adult Literature: Brown and Nerdy (2020), Cristina Herrera focuses on the previously overlooked intersection of racial, gender, and intellectual identity…
Comments closedJavaria Farooqui’s Romance Fandom in 21st-Century Pakistan is the first drop of rain in the generally dry and arid research-scapes of Popular Romance Studies in…
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