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Defining the Genre: Gothic Romance

by Keira 09.26.2011

Gothic romance is a genre you can’t find all too easily today. It was a popular genre a few decades ago and lovers of this romance sub-genre will have to troll secondhand bookstores to find titles. Classics of this genre are novels such as Wuthering Heights and Scarlet Letter. Well known authors of Gothic romance/horror [...]

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The Brontë Sisters by historygirlsthe

by Keira 05.27.2011

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Romantic Classics and Why I Prefer Them in Film

by Keira 11.16.2010

Much of my contact with romantic classics was in high school. It seems odd as a lover of romance novels to prefer most of them in film over the book. In part, I blame forced reading in classes. As Orson Scott Card says, “No book, however good, can survive a hostile reading.” To date I’ve [...]

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Review: The List by Carmen Shirkey

by Keira 10.20.2010

I recently got my hands on an ARC copy of the List by debut novelist Carmen Shirkey. ARCs are one of the best things about being a reviewer, because you get a chance to see behind the scenes. My ARC had five chapter twenty-threes, and this lovable quirk fit right in with the heroine (though [...]

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Reader Highlight with Katiebabs

by Keira 04.04.2010

Keira: You write and run Babbling About Books, and More! Tell me, what is your favorite aspect of blogging and what posts do you think people shouldn’t overlook when they visit your blog? KB: I love the interactions the blogging community has. It’s a great way to be vocal, as well as learn new things [...]