/tags/romance-novels Romance Novels en-US Copyright Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:22:04 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2022-07-22/neurodiversified-new-representation-in-romance-novels-genre-author-reading-books Anita's idea of relaxation often involves a good book. She's begun exploring the vast world of romance novels and was surprised to learn how much more diverse the genre has become since the days when Fabio was the only inspiration for sexy book covers. Three neurodivergent authors tell her about writing the characters they longed for as readers and making space for new takes on the "happy ending." Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:22:04 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2022-07-22/neurodiversified-new-representation-in-romance-novels-genre-author-reading-books Kaia Findlay, Audrey Smith, Anita Rao /arts-culture/2019-02-14/why-romance-fiction-is-more-than-just-steamy-stories Romance novels made up almost a quarter of the U.S. fiction market in 2016, second only to general fiction. Some people may think of the genre solely as… Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:00:35 GMT /arts-culture/2019-02-14/why-romance-fiction-is-more-than-just-steamy-stories Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-02-14/why-romance-fiction-is-more-than-just-steamy-stories Romance novels made up almost a quarter of the U.S. fiction market in 2016, second only to general fiction. Some people may think of the genre solely as… Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:00:35 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-02-14/why-romance-fiction-is-more-than-just-steamy-stories Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2016-01-07/love-between-the-covers The romance novel genre is usually portrayed as trivial and predictable. But the readers and writers of the billion dollar industry see it differently—for… Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:03:55 GMT /arts-culture/2016-01-07/love-between-the-covers Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-01-07/love-between-the-covers The romance novel genre is usually portrayed as trivial and predictable. But the readers and writers of the billion dollar industry see it differently—for… Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:03:55 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-01-07/love-between-the-covers Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2015-05-15/cultivating-a-literary-ecosystem North Carolina is home to a strong writing community. The state’s writing world has flourished in part because of an equally-strong literary ecosystem of… Fri, 15 May 2015 16:05:00 GMT /arts-culture/2015-05-15/cultivating-a-literary-ecosystem Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-05-15/cultivating-a-literary-ecosystem North Carolina is home to a strong writing community. The state’s writing world has flourished in part because of an equally-strong literary ecosystem of… Fri, 15 May 2015 16:05:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-05-15/cultivating-a-literary-ecosystem Anita Rao, Frank Stasio