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088. 9 Reasons Why Rare Romance Books Matter, with Rebecca Romney (#7 will surprise you!)
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088. 9 Reasons Why Rare Romance Books Matter, with Rebecca Romney (#7 will surprise you!)

Suspend your assumptions about rare books - Rebecca Romney shares how rare book collection can be for everyone, and is a critical component of preserving romance genre history. Work by marginalized people has frequently been considered unimportant or devalued in the rare book world - learn how Rebecca's work (part detective, part scholar, part marketer) is important not just for romance scholars, but for all of us, and how we all have a role to play.

Rebecca Romney is a rare books specialist who has been working on a catalogue surveying the history of popular romance since 2016, covering first editions of major works in the genre from the 18th century to the year 2000. She's also the co-founder of the rare book firm Type Punch Matrix, where the catalogue will be released.

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Guest: Rebecca Romney, Rare Book Dealer

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