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Love in the Stacks...
Romance Fiction
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Romance Readers' Advisory Presentation
Massachusetts Library Association Annual Conference 2008
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Electronic Resources
Gothic Journal - Keeping you in romantic suspense! A news and review magazine for readers, writers, and publishers of romantic suspense, romantic mystery, and gothic, supernatural, and woman-in-jeopardy romance novels.
ParaNormalRomance.org - A listserv devoted to lovers of the Paranormal Romance sub-genre. Their online sight offers booklists, reviews, interviews, information on the PEARL award, and more.
The Regency Page - Dedicated to Regency Romance novels.
Romance Novel Database - Out of date, but still a good source for information on books, authors, sub-genres and more.
The Romance Reader - The latest news and views of romance novels.
Romance Readers Anonymous - A listserv dedicated to those interested in the romance genre. Includes an annual Top 10 list and access to their archives.
Romantic Times Book Review Magazine - The magazine is a subscription service, but their online presence offers information on authors and upcoming books, as well as book lists and reviews.
Romance Writers of America - Links to booklists, reviews, the RITA Award, and much more.
SLAKE - Appease your hunger for romance novels.
Major Awards
PEARL Award - Voted on by members of ParaNormalRomance.org
RITA Award - Given by Romance Writers of America.
Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award - Given by the reviewers of Romantic Times Magazine.
Book Lists
Beauty is in the Eye - Romances with characters who are homely, plain, scarred, or do not meet the standards of beauty for their time. From the folks at All About Romance.
Dangerous Love, Deadly Obsessions - Coimpiled by the subscribers to Fiction_L listserv.
Great Science Fiction / Fantasy Books for the Romance Lover - From Salt Lake County Library Services.
Historical Romance - Love, passion, and conflict set in different time periods. From Salt Lake County Library Services.
Humerous Romances - From the Northbrook Public Library in Illinois.
Interracial Romances - Compiled by the subscribers of the Fiction_L mailing list.
Journey to Romance - Period Romance fiction from the Boston Public Library.
Love in the Old West - From Missouri's State Wolfner Library.
May/December Romances - Romances featuring older women with younger men. From the Omaha Public Library.
Novels of Romantic Suspense - Fromt he Manchester, CT Public Library.
Plus-sized Heroines - Romances featuring heroines who are pleasingly plump. From the folks at All About Romance.
Regency Romances - From the Des Plaines Public Library.
Rosamunde Pilcher Read-Alikes - Compiled by the subscribers of the Fiction_L mailing list.
Romances with Angels - From BookBug.
Romances with Ghosts - From BookBug.
Scottish and Irish Romances - From Missouri's State Wolfner Library.
The Second Time Around - Romance novels about widows and widowers. From the Sachem Public Library.
Some Like It Hot! - Stories of wealth, passion and power from the simply sensual to the sizzling. From the Sachem Public Library.
Somewhere in Time - Time travel romances. From Lincoln City Libraries.
This Thing Called Love - Famous Couples in Fiction. From the St. Charles Public Library.
Waiting for Danielle - If You Like Danielle Steel, here are some other books you might like. From the St. Charles Public Library.
Wedding Bells - Fiction featuring weddings. From the Kitchener Public Library in Ontario, Canada.
What Should I Read Now? Christian Romances / Gentle Reads - From the Tulsa City County Library.
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