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BETWEEN THE COVERS | When Romance Novels Get Real

BETWEEN THE COVERS | When Romance Novels Get Real

By Melinda Reed April 20, 2022

Every once and a while, the romance genre abandons rom-com fantasy in favor of real, difficult issues. Considering the heightened and increasingly publicized movements like the #MeToo campaign, it...

BETWEEN THE COVERS | Literature’s Unrealistic Male Lead

BETWEEN THE COVERS | Literature’s Unrealistic Male Lead

By Melinda Reed March 30, 2022

Literary male leads are frauds.  Given my dedication to arguing for romance’s legitimacy as a genre, it pains me to criticize it, but I am afraid I have to because literary men are unicorns.  They...

BETWEEN THE COVERS | ‘Bridgerton’ and Fascinations of Regency England

BETWEEN THE COVERS | ‘Bridgerton’ and Fascinations of Regency England

By Melinda Reed March 16, 2022

A show that is fun, colorful and something you will definitely regret watching with your mom. You guessed it: The second season of the hit show “Bridgerton” premieres March 25.  Based on a...

Between the Covers | ‘Attachments’ is the Nora Ephron Romantic Comedy

Between the Covers | ‘Attachments’ is the Nora Ephron Romantic Comedy

By Melinda Reed February 23, 2022

When you read this next sentence, please imagine that I am screaming it from a rooftop or while running down M Street: “Attachments” by Rainbow Rowell is one of the best romantic comedy books —...

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