From bodice rippers to romantasy, romance novels are dominating the book market – and rewriting women’s sexual power

The Bible may be the bestselling book of all time, but annual sales of romance novels now outpace the Scriptures. drante/iStock via The compulsion started soon after my marriage. Long before e-books ...
Ithaca Times

“Sound of Falling” Is a North German Ghost Story

When Emerald Fennell remade “Wuthering Heights” as a bodice-ripping psychosexual romance, she left out two important parts of ...
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Netflix’s New Hit Show Is a Period Drama That’s Better — and Sexier — Than ‘Bridgerton’

Yearning, burning and brooding for a new bodice-ripping romance to watch on Netflix? If you’re in the mood for a swoon-worthy period drama, the Watch With Us team is happy to announce that Poldark, a ...
The Village Voice

Review: Emerald Fennell Turns ‘Wuthering Heights’ Into a Bodice-Ripping, Eye-Rolling Affair

Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights is a rip-roaring, bodice-ripping romance that centers on differences in class structure, gold diggers, marital abusers, and two of the most ...
Midland Daily News

From bodice rippers to romantasy, romance novels are dominating the book market – and rewriting women’s sexual power

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Diane Winston, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism (THE CONVERSATION ...