{"product_id":"romance-fiction-a-guide-to-the-genre-9781591581772","title":"Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA comprehensive guide that defines the literature and the outlines the best-selling genre of all time: romance fiction. More than 2,000 romances are published annually, making it difficult for fans and the librarians who advise them to keep pace with new titles, emerging authors, and constant evolution of this dynamic genre. Fortunately, romance expert and librarian Kristin Ramsdell provides a definitive guide to this fiction genre that serves as an indispensible resource for those interested in it—including fans searching for reading material—as well as for library staff, scholars, and romance writers themselves.  This title updates the last edition of \u003ci\u003eRomance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1999.While the emphasis is on newer titles, many of the important older classics are retained, keeping the focus of the book on the entire genre, instead of only those titles published during the last decade. Specific changes include new chapters on linked and continuing romances, a new section on \"Chick Lit\" in the Contemporary Romance chapter, an expansion of coverage on the alternative reality subset. This is THE romance genre guide to have.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLibrarians have waited a long time for the updated edition of one of their most popular and heavily used readers'-advisory tools, and they are now well rewarded for their patience. Noted romance expert Ramsdell delivers a comprehensive second edition to update the first, which appeared in 1999. . . . This long-awaited revision of a classic readers' advisory resource is an essential purchase for public and academic library readers' services collections. * Booklist, Starred Review *\u003cbr\u003eEssential for public librarians overseeing fiction collections, especially when they are without subscriptions to fiction-advisory sources. The go-to book for guidance. Previous editions should be retained. Highly recommended. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Preface to the Second Edition \u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e Purpose and Scope Organization Bibliographies \u003ci\u003eAuthors Included\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTitles Included\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eYears Covered\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEntries and Annotations\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCross-Indexing\u003c\/i\u003e Suggestions for Use \u003cb\u003ePART I: INTRODUCTION TO ROMANCE FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 1—Definition and Brief History of Romance Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e Definition A Brief History of the Romance Novel \u003ci\u003eEarly Influences\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeginnings\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Nineteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe 1960s—The Gothic Touch\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe 1970s—The Hot Historical Explosion\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe 1980s—The Romance Boom\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe 1990s—A Decade of Diversity and Change\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Brand New Century\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 2—The Appeal of Romance Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e The General Appeal of the Romance The Specific Appeal of the Romance \u003cb\u003eChapter 3—Advising the Reader\u003c\/b\u003e Know the Literature Know the Reader Connecting the Reader and the Romance Selected Issues \u003cb\u003eChapter 4—Building the Collection\u003c\/b\u003e Collection Building \u003ci\u003eSelection and Acquisition\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCollection Development Policy—Selected Issues\u003c\/i\u003e Collection Control and Display \u003ci\u003eCataloging\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eProcessing, Displaying, and Shelving\u003c\/i\u003e Collection Maintenance Basic Resources Research Collections \u003cb\u003ePART II: THE LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 5—Contemporary Romance\u003c\/b\u003e Definition \u003ci\u003eTraditional Contemporary Romance\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCategory, or Numbered Series, Romance\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWomen's Romantic Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChick Lit\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSoap Opera\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMedical Romance\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eContemporary Americana Romance\u003c\/i\u003e Appeal Advising the Reader Brief History Traditional Contemporary Romance \u003ci\u003eEarly Classic Contemporary Romance Writers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSelected Traditional Contemporary Romance Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e Contemporary Category Romance \u003ci\u003eSelected Category Romance Series\u003c\/i\u003e Women's Romantic Fiction \u003ci\u003eSelected Women's Romantic Fiction Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e Chick Lit\/Mom Lit and the Like \u003ci\u003eSelected Chick Lit\/Mom Lit Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 6—Romantic Mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e Definition Appeal Advising the Reader Brief History Romantic Suspense \u003ci\u003eClassic Romantic Suspense Authors\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSelected Romantic Suspense Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e Gothic Romance \u003ci\u003eEarly Gothic Prototypes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eModern Gothic Prototypes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eModern Classic Gothic Romance Authors\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSelected Gothic Romance Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 7—Historical Romances\u003c\/b\u003e Definition Appeal Advising the Reader Brief History Historical Novel \u003ci\u003eSelected Bibliography of Classic Nineteenth-Century Historical Novels\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSelected Bibliography of Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Historical Novels\u003c\/i\u003e Romantic Historicals \u003ci\u003eSelected Bibliography of Romantic Historical Prototypes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSelected Romantic Historical Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e Period Romance \u003ci\u003eBrief Historical Descriptions\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMedieval Period\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSixteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSeventeenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorgian Period (1714–1830)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRegency Period (1811–1820)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVictorian Period (1837–1901)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdwardian Period (1901–1910)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eModern Historical Era (1911–1945)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSelected Classic Period Romance Authors\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSelected Period Romance Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWestern Period Romance and Selected Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNative American or \"Indian\" Romance\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeriod Americana Romance and Selected Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 8—Traditional Regency Romance\u003c\/b\u003e Definition The Evolving Regency \u003ci\u003eThe Regency Period\u003c\/i\u003e Appeal Advising the Reader Origins and Brief History of the Regency Romance Early Regency Prototypes Modern Regency Classics Selected Traditional Regency Romance Bibliography \u003ci\u003eSelected Anthologies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 9—Alternative Reality Romance\u003c\/b\u003e Definition Appeal Advising the Reader Brief History \u003ci\u003eSelected Modern Classics\u003c\/i\u003e Fantasy Romance \u003ci\u003eSelected Fantasy Romance Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e Futuristic Romance \u003ci\u003eSelected Futuristic Romance Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e Paranormal Romance \u003ci\u003eSelected Paranormal Romance Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e Time Travel Romance \u003ci\u003eSelected Time Travel Romance Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e Urban Fantasy Romance \u003ci\u003eSelected Urban Fantasy Romance Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 10—Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Romance\u003c\/b\u003e Definition Appeal Advising the Reader \u003ci\u003eSelected Reference Sources\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePublishers\u003c\/i\u003e Brief History Classic Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Romances Selected Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Romance Bibliography \u003cb\u003eChapter 11—Inspirational Romance\u003c\/b\u003e Definition Appeal Advising the Reader Publishers Brief History Classic Inspirational Romance Writers Selected Inspirational Romance Bibliography \u003cb\u003eChapter 12—Ethnic\/Multicultural Romance\u003c\/b\u003e Definition Appeal Advising the Reader Brief History Publishers Classic Ethnic and Multicultural Romance Writers Selected Ethnic and Multicultural Romance Bibliography \u003ci\u003eAfrican American\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAsian and Asian American\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthologies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLatino\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNative American\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOther Multicultural Romances\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 13—Linked Romances\u003c\/b\u003e Definition \u003ci\u003eLinked Romances versus Publishers' Series\u003c\/i\u003e Appeal Advising the Reader Brief History Classic Linked Romances \u003ci\u003eSelected Linked Romances Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMultiauthored Series\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 14—Erotic Romance\u003c\/b\u003e Definition Appeal Advising the Reader Brief History Publishers Selected Erotic Romance Bibliography \u003cb\u003ePART III: RESEARCH AIDS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 15—History and Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e General Guides to the Literature History, Surveys, and Criticism \u003ci\u003eClassic Overviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eClassic Gothic Overviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBritish Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e Research Articles, Studies, and Books \u003ci\u003eGovernesses and Ladies' Maids\u003c\/i\u003e Dissertations and Theses Trade and Library Publication Articles Popular Press Articles \u003cb\u003eChapter 16—Author Biography and Bibliography\u003c\/b\u003e Author Biographical Sources Biographies, Autobiographies, and Other Single Author Sources Bibliographies The Internet \u003cb\u003eChapter 17—Periodicals and Review Sources\u003c\/b\u003e Periodicals Book Review Sources \u003ci\u003eIndexes\/Databases\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcademic Search Premier\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Review Digest\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Review Index\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eExpanded Academic ASAP\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLexis\/Nexis\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eProquest Newspapers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReaders' Guide to Periodical Literature (Book Review Section)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReview Columns\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Fiction: Romance\" in\u003c\/i\u003e Booklist \u003ci\u003e\"Romance\" in Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eInternet Sites\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 18—Miscellaneous Romance Reference Sources\u003c\/b\u003e Romance Authorship Aids Historical Background Sources Word Books, Recipe Books, Spell Books, and Other Miscellany Websites \u003cb\u003eChapter 19—Societies and Organizations\u003c\/b\u003e Writers' Organizations Readers' Organizations, Lists, and Websites Academic and Scholarly Organizations, Lists, Blogs, and Websites \u003cb\u003eChapter 20—Awards\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eAffaire de Coeur\u003c\/i\u003e Reader\/Writer Poll Awards Romance Writers of America Awards \u003ci\u003eGolden Heart Awards\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRita Awards\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRWA Service Awards\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRWA Emma Merritt National Service Award\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLifetime Achievement Award\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHall of Fame Award\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFavorite Book of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJanet Dailey Award\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVeritas Award\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLibrarian of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteffie Walker Bookseller of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVivian Stephens Industry Award\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eARTemis Awards\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRWA Research Grant Program\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRWA Special Interest Chapter Awards\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoyal Ascot Award\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePrism Award\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaphne Du Maurier Award\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRT Book Reviews Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Awards \u003ci\u003eReviewers' Choice Awards\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCareer Achievement Awards\u003c\/i\u003e Sapphire Awards Quill Book Awards Borders\/Walden Bestselling Romance Awards Romance Readers Anonymous LISTSERV (RRA-L) Awards Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) Awards \u003ci\u003eRoNA (Romantic Novel) Awards\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoNA Rose Award\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRomantic Novel of the Year Award\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMember Awards\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatie Fforde Bursary\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoan Hessayon New Writers' Scheme Award\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Goudge Trophy\u003c\/i\u003e Georgette Heyer Prize Betty Trask Prize and Awards \u003cb\u003eChapter 21—Collections\u003c\/b\u003e Reading Collections Research Collections \u003ci\u003eBoston University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBowling Green State University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrown University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCalifornia State University, Fullerton (CSUF)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichigan State University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eStanford University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLibrary of Congress (LC)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Public Library (NYPL)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 22—Publishers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlyson Publications\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAvalon Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAvon Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBaker Publishing Group\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBallantine Publishing Group\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBantam Dell Publishing Group\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarbour Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBella Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBelle Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Berkley Publishing Group\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBold Strokes Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBlush\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCedar Fort\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCerridwen Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCleis Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDorchester Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEllora's Cave Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFaithWords\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFirebrand Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFive Star Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGrand Central Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Hale\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHarlequin Enterprises\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHarlequin Series\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSilhouette Series\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMira Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHQN\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eKimani Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLuna\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRed Dress Ink\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLove Inspired (Formerly Steeple Hill)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHarperCollins\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHarvest House Publisher\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eImaJinn Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIntaglio Publications\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eKensington Publishing Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiquid Silver\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMedallion Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Morrow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMultnomah Publishers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNaiad Press, Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Nelson Publishers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew American Library (NAL)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Victoria\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRandom House Publishing Group\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRed Sage Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRunning Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSt. Martin's Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSamhain Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSeal Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSimon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSiren Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpinsters Ink\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThorndike Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTor\/Forge\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTorquere Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTyndale House Publishers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVirgin Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWarner Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWaterbrook Multnomah\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eZondervan Publishing House\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eAppendix—Sample Core Collection\u003c\/b\u003e Literary and Early Romance Classics Modern Romance Classics Current Romances \u003ci\u003eContemporary\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSeries\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSingle Title\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWomen's Romantic Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChick Lit\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHistorical\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRomantic Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRomantic Suspense\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGothic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlternative Reality\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFantasy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFuturistic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eParanormal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTime Travel\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUrban Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRegencies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eInspirational\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEthnic\/Multicultural\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAfrican American\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAsian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLatino\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNative American (sometimes called \"Indian\" in the trade)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSagas\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLinked Romance\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGay\/Lesbian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eErotic Romance\u003c\/i\u003e Author\/Title Index Subject Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing 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