ISBN: 9780838938676

Description: pages cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

• Introduction: Welcome to Romancelandia!
• A (Very) Brief History and Definition of the Modern Romance Novel
• The Ever-Expanding World of Romance
• The Challenge of Formats
• Subgenres of Romance
• Tropes in Romance
• Romance and Readers Advisory
• The S Word: From Sweet to Steamy, Talking about Sex with Readers
• Programming and Author Visits
• Staying Current with the Genre.

LCCN: 2022051830

Control Number: 3249151

Series:

• ALA readers' advisory series
• ALA readers' advisory series.

Subjects:

• Fiction in libraries -- United States.
• Libraries -- United States -- Special collections -- Romance fiction.
• Readers' advisory services -- United States.