by Jayne Ann Krentz, Laura Kinsale, Cathie Linz, Elizabeth Lowell, Doreen Owens Malek, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Mary Jo Putney, Kathleen Gilles Seidel, Anne Stuart, Penelope Williamson, Brittany Young, Judith Arnold, Linda Barlow, Sandra Brown, Stella Cameron, Daphne Clai
At its best this book was insignificant; at its worst it was incredibly offensive. This book is a series of essays about romance novels by romance writers. I have no use for this book other than as a guide of what authors I will not read due to their anti-feminist stance. Some of the authors seem to...
This landmark 1992 book, edited by Krentz, is for all those people wishing to understand why women read romance. There are several good discussions here and one can learn (or reminisce) about the advancement of this genre of past authoresses through analyses and debates of various essayists. Howev...
This gets three stars for the Kinsale essay which suggests that romance readers identify with the hero rather than the heroine. The rest of the book is devoted to writers being defensive about writing romance and/or declaring romance is wonderful because the sexes are essentially different and comp...
This is a collection of short discussions from romance authors about why their stories are popular. Most of them use their own books and feelings as reference, so if you like the authors listed you may enjoy it. If you're looking for a more scholarly examination of the appeal and themes of romance, ...
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