Archive - Shelf Love: romance novel discourse

The Fantasy of a Just World in Romance Novels

Treating ourselves to the world we deserve

Jun 28 •

Andrea Martucci

May 2025

March 2025

Welcome to My Omnichannel Romance Novel Discourse Media Platform

This used to be a romance novel podcast...

Mar 18 •

Andrea Martucci

February 2025

How Category Romance Publishers Used to Own Author Pseudonyms

A Rose By Any of These Other 3 Names...

Feb 8 •

Andrea Martucci

2:51

January 2025

Who Owns Romance Reader Data?

What happened to romance reader surveys? Audience research in the age of the data economy.

Jan 21 •

Andrea Martucci

December 2024

A Holiday Newsletter from the Cravens

Dreaming of Yew

Dec 17, 2024 •

Andrea Martucci

Holidays and Romance Community

The Magic of Being Brought Together

Dec 14, 2024 •

Andrea Martucci

November 2024

Productively Honest Reading Journal: August 2024

Opining on romance novels, productively

Nov 4, 2024

October 2024

Introducing: Romance Novel Collection

Because a True Collector Collects Collections

Oct 13, 2024 •

Andrea Martucci

Gender All The Way Down: The Romance Genre

Moonstruck Madness and the androgynous woman-child "brat" in romance novels

Oct 13, 2024 •

Andrea Martucci

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