Dangerous Books For Girls: The Bad Reputation of Romance Novels, Explained - Couverture souple

Rodale, Maya

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0990635627 ISBN 13 : 9780990635628

Editeur : Maya Rodale, 2015

Synopsis

Long before clinch covers and bodice rippers, romance novels had a bad reputation as the lowbrow lit of desperate housewives and hopeless spinsters. But why were these books—the escape and entertainment of choice for millions of women—singled out for scorn and shame?

Dangerous Books for Girls examines the secret history of the genre’s bad reputation—from the “damned mob of scribbling women” in the nineteenth century to the sexy mass-market paperbacks of the twentieth century—and shows how romance novels have inspired and empowered generations of women to dream big, refuse to settle, and believe they’re worth it.

For every woman who has ever hidden the cover of a romance—and every woman who has been curious about those “Fabio books”—Dangerous Books For Girls shows why there’s no room for guilt when reading for pleasure.

This New & Expanded Edition includes a new foreword (Are Romance Novels Still Dangerous Books?) and essay (The Truth About Historical Accuracy).

Featuring interviews with Courtney Milan, Eloisa James, Sarah Wendell of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, cover artist Jon Paul and other authors, editors and reviewers.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Maya Rodale began reading romance novels in college at her mother’s insistence. She is now the bestselling and award winning author of numerous smart and sassy romance novels. A champion of the genre and its readers, she is also the author of the non-fiction book Dangerous Books For Girls: The Bad Reputation Of Romance Novels, Explained and a co-founder of Lady Jane’s Salon, a national reading series devoted to romantic fiction. Maya lives in New York City with her darling dog and a rogue of her own.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Maya Rodale
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0990635627
• ISBN 13: 9780990635628
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 260
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