With analysis of a “slow erosion” of sales and much more, Nielsen’s Romance Book Summit is a mix of research analysis and thematic exploration at the Romance Writers of America’s gathering.
A New Romance Book App “Crave” Promises to Save the Novel
Launched last year, the Crave app for romance ebooks is experimenting with a new form of reading, one that serves text and multimedia content in short, addictive bursts.
Digital Love Stories for Valentine’s Day from Africa
Nigerian romance publisher Ankara Press has produced a free digital Valentine’s Day Story Anthology featuring several of Africa’s top writers.
UK Bestseller Philippa Gregory to Publish Historical YA Romances
Philippa Gregory has signed a world rights agreement with Simon and Schuster to publish four young adult historical romance titles
Abstinence or Sex: ‘Twilight’ vs. ‘In Praise of Older Women’
• In Praise of Older Women is the anti-Twilight, telling the story of a young man’s sexual education in the arms of older women. • Stephen Vizinczey believes one reason his novel In Praise of Older Women isn’t in print in the U.S. is because it doesn’t fit into America’s “puritanical or macho traditions.” Editorial by Lewis Manalo When I …
Romance vs. Sexy Literary Fiction: What’s the Distinction?
By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead story examines the publishing history of Stephen Vizinczey’s In Praise of Older Women, a novel that is considered by many to be a classic of modern European literature — but has had a checkered publishing history in the United States. Surely, there have been no shortage of literary censorship cases in the United States — …