How did love stories about vampires, cowboys, and wealthy dukes become the highest-grossing fiction genre in the world? Zachary Crockett gets swept away.
SOURCES:
Delaney Diamond), romance novelist.
Danielle Flores, high school math teacher and avid romance novel reader.
Brenda Hiatt), romance novelist.
Diane Moggy), vice president of editorial at Harlequin.
RESOURCES:
"Even as Overall Book Sales Are Declining, Romance Novels Are on the Rise)," by Elena Burnett, Sarah Handel, and Juana Summers (*All Things Considered, *2023).
"Key Takeaways from the Authors Guild’s 2023 Author Income Survey)," press release by the Authors Guild (2023).
"How Amazon Turned Everyone Into a Romance Writer (and Created an Antitrust Headache))," by Ann Kjellberg (Observer, 2022).
"Vivian Stephens Helped Turn Romance Writing Into a Billion-Dollar Industry. Then She Got Pushed Out)," by Mimi Swartz (*Texas Monthly, *2020).
"A Brief History of the Romance Novel)," by Amanda Pagan (*New York Public Library Blog, *2019).
"How Harlequin Became the Most Famous Name in Romance)," by Kelly Faircloth (*Jezebel, *2015).
"Fifty Shades of Amish: A Strange Genre of the Romance Novel)," by Leah McGrath Goodman (*Newsweek, *2015).
