Paperbacks: Do they matter? Should indie authors bother? Are they worth it? And Talia, why are you typing out questions to yourself and posting them on the internet?
Read closely, my majestic moppet, and all shall become clear. (Or more complicated, depending on how well you parse my particular ...
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Thoughts and Feels
Race and Historical Romance, or: The Duke is Black, Now Deal With It.
Romancelandia has been eagerly awaiting Netflix's adaptation of Julia Quinn's Bridgertons for... oh, centuries, at least. Now the casting decisions have finally been made public, and I for one, was pleasantly surprised to see a few brown actors included.
Unfortunately, that pleasure was swiftly ...
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Radical Romance Novels: Why your Hot Take Stinks
Some people believe that Valentine’s Day is a holiday of love. Those people are wrong.
Valentine’s Day is actually dedicated to poorly-written and uninformed hot takes on the romance genre, a fact proven year after year when otherwise respectable publications allow reductionist, often misogynistic ...
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