In the refrain of one of her dyspeptic “love” poems, Dorothy Parker wrote: “Scratch a lover and find a foe.” Here, clearly, was a woman who didn’t read romances. The transformation of foe into lover ...

Author and prolific audiobook narrator Julia Whelan has a gift for all of her listeners and readers: She’s launching Audiobrary, an audio-first platform for new stories that might not fit into the ...

Was the last book you read good, or was it “BookTok good”? Critics of TikTok’s most popular novels cast them as poorly written and appealing to readers with less discerning tastes. I’m familiar with ...

Romance books are the most popular genre in the publishing world, and for good reason. Love stories appeal to everyone, from teenagers to great-grandparents, and romance novels offer escape with the ...

As soon as the doors to the author-signing hall opened, Nivea Brookens consulted her self-annotated map and made a beeline for the author she was most excited to meet: Alexis Patton. “I've been ...