I am a published novelist and storyteller, and for more than two years I have provided editorial support to Harlequin Turkey. During this period, I have had the chance to translate many Harlequin books written in English into my language and to compare their content with popular romance novels written by Turkish writers. I found several interesting cultural differences. In [...]
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In her recent post entitled “Here’s to Mrs. Robinson,” Karen Dunak linked the “troubles” real romance went through in the turbulent 1960s with the “confession,” in The Graduate (1967) that sex and love may not be linked after all. Dunak concludes that through the Ben-Mrs. Robinson relationship and the film’s ambivalent final scene, The Graduate admits that there are “limits [...]
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Readers of inspirational romance want both a compelling, wholesome love story and an uplifting Christian faith element. A good inspirational romance supplies both of these, and more. Many contemporary readers find it challenging to live an authentic Christian life in today’s world, to act with integrity in an impure culture and to keep their faith, hope, and love alive in [...]
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The Library of Congress invited Eloisa James to talk at the 2012 National Book Festival, making her the first romance author to speak at the festival. She claims that genre fiction transforms individual lives by resonating with reader emotions. We hope you enjoy the following selections! What lessons have you learned from reading romances or other genre novels? If you [...]
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Korean television dramas (K-dramas) rarely present a straightforward romance. They are often driven by convoluted courtships where likeable couples spend the series overcoming obstacles in order to eventually embark on an uplifting relationship. In My Lovely Samsoon, for example, the romance slowly develops between a “chubby,” down-on-her luck baker with an old-fashioned name (“Samsoon” has the ring of “Gertrude” or [...]
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“Fifty-two pages of real life stories, designed for the more adult readers of comics!” When comic book super-duo Joe Simon and Jack Kirby published Young Romance #1 in late 1947, they hoped to capitalize on a market for older female readers: the girls and young women who had outgrown comics starring funny animals, Disney characters, and Archie’s lighthearted teen high [...]
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