The complaining always sounds the same. We need to champion a more flexible approach to book and movie character alignments.

The respect around early edition books raises a more interesting question: does being first actually make a book better?

Modern life has trained us to expect immediate results, so it is hardly surprising that the slow burn romance novel gets dragged.

Not every branch deserves the same defence. This conflict explains much of the appeal of forbidden love romance books.

Narratives do not always need dramatic transformations. A static character is not simply someone who does nothing.

The round vs flat character debate becomes more interesting when “flatness” stops being treated as a synonym for poor writing.

An author can publish independently. This has made it difficult to define the relationship between the internet and reading.

Shakespeare is best known for his tragedies, and comedies, but let’s not forget that he also had a talent for writing razor-sharp putdowns

Horror romance is one of fiction’s oldest and most enduring combinations, where tenderness and terror orbit each other.

Is literary fiction actually “better” than genre fiction, or has everyone simply agreed to act like it is?

The standard formula for romance novel covers was ripped, bare-chested men and dramatic embraces set against stormy skies.

For many children, knowledge sticks when wrapped in friendly interaction. That is one reason children’s card games continue to have a place.