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Are Romance Novels Ruining Subscription Services?

All-you-can-read subscription services are finding that readers of romance novels are heavy users. The service Scribd is removing some romance titles because voracious sex-fiends are reading too many of the…

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Writing Romance Fiction is a Feminist Act

The overall theme of feminism, for me, is not about having it all. It's about having what you want and being honest about who you are. It's about respecting who you are and what you do.

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Who Are We Writing For?

Sandwiched between fictions on one side and instructions on the other, a woman is often denied the breathing room necessary to find her individual sexuality. In a conversation at the…

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Successful Writers You’ve Never Heard Of

Previously, we blogged about Jennifer Weiner’s battle to shine the spotlight of literary respect on genre fiction written by women. At Harper’s, Jesse Barron looks at Weiner’s campaigning from the angle…

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On Romance Fiction

At The Awl, Maria Bustillos takes a closer look at romance novels, characterizing the genre as “underground writing,” while wondering what makes literature “trivial”? “There are distinct advantages in this…

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A Romance Novel Health Scare

For the most part, a quick glance at the cover of any romance novel is all it takes to reveal the formula that’s inside. For better or worse, it’s a…

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FUNNY WOMEN #52: Literary Classics Summarized as Trashy Romance Novels

I am writing to assure you that I am still very interested in writing back cover copy for eHarlequin.com.

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The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup

Someone bought Agatha Christie’s old “battered” trunk for a hundred quid at auction, and in it, she found some jewels, most likely from the great mystery writer’s infamous collection. (via Confessions…

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