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Romance Novels (Replay)
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How did love stories about vampires, cowboys, and wealthy dukes become the highest-grossing fiction genre in the world? Zachary Crockett gets swept away.
- SOURCES:
- Delaney Diamond, romance novelist.
- Danielle Flores, high school math teacher and avid romance novel reader.
- Brenda Hiatt, romance novelist.
- Diane Moggy, vice president of editorial at Harlequin.
- RESOURCES:
- "Even as Overall Book Sales Are Declining, Romance Novels Are on the Rise," by Elena Burnett, Sarah Handel, and Juana Summers (All Things Considered, 2023).
- "Key Takeaways from the Authors Guild’s 2023 Author Income Survey," press release by the Authors Guild (2023).
- "How Amazon Turned Everyone Into a Romance Writer (and Created an Antitrust Headache)," by Ann Kjellberg (Observer, 2022).
- "Vivian Stephens Helped Turn Romance Writing Into a Billion-Dollar Industry. Then She Got Pushed Out," by Mimi Swartz (Texas Monthly, 2020).
- "A Brief History of the Romance Novel," by Amanda Pagan (New York Public Library Blog, 2019).
- "How Harlequin Became the Most Famous Name in Romance," by Kelly Faircloth (Jezebel, 2015).
- "Fifty Shades of Amish: A Strange Genre of the Romance Novel," by Leah McGrath Goodman (Newsweek, 2015).
78 episoade
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Content provided by Freakonomics Network and Zachary Crockett. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Freakonomics Network and Zachary Crockett or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ro.player.fm/legal.
How did love stories about vampires, cowboys, and wealthy dukes become the highest-grossing fiction genre in the world? Zachary Crockett gets swept away.
- SOURCES:
- Delaney Diamond, romance novelist.
- Danielle Flores, high school math teacher and avid romance novel reader.
- Brenda Hiatt, romance novelist.
- Diane Moggy, vice president of editorial at Harlequin.
- RESOURCES:
- "Even as Overall Book Sales Are Declining, Romance Novels Are on the Rise," by Elena Burnett, Sarah Handel, and Juana Summers (All Things Considered, 2023).
- "Key Takeaways from the Authors Guild’s 2023 Author Income Survey," press release by the Authors Guild (2023).
- "How Amazon Turned Everyone Into a Romance Writer (and Created an Antitrust Headache)," by Ann Kjellberg (Observer, 2022).
- "Vivian Stephens Helped Turn Romance Writing Into a Billion-Dollar Industry. Then She Got Pushed Out," by Mimi Swartz (Texas Monthly, 2020).
- "A Brief History of the Romance Novel," by Amanda Pagan (New York Public Library Blog, 2019).
- "How Harlequin Became the Most Famous Name in Romance," by Kelly Faircloth (Jezebel, 2015).
- "Fifty Shades of Amish: A Strange Genre of the Romance Novel," by Leah McGrath Goodman (Newsweek, 2015).
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