READING MYSTERY AND ROMANCE NOVELS

A guide to the romance novel genre for the new reader.

Five books that may grab the interest of many and be enjoyed by all.

Discover ten of the best summer release novels and why they would make great movies on the big screen, starring your favorite actors.

Romance novels are the top-selling segment of the fiction market in the world today. An award-winning romance author and teacher shares the rules for writing successful romance.

If you want a suspenseful book filled with romance and intrigue, then look no further than this list of some of the most thrilling books of the season.

An adult friendly summer reading list. Just a few suggestions to get you started on your summer reading.

Even though steampunk is not really a new literary genre, it is reemerging in a new generation that has never really explored it. Is it the next big thing in romance novels?

Written for my Young Adult Literature class, we were asked to review and compare two novels giving the pros and cons of each novel's genre and how the novel compared to that genre.

Romance novels: they're interesting, entertaining and not just for bored housewives anymore.

Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon return to the pub for a chat about their new books, THE BORDERKIND and DAWN, and a few too many pints of ale...

Not all romance novels are the same.

In which there is romance, evil twins, and zombies.

So fun isn't what you think of in the realm of paranormal romance? Here are some entertaining blends of the supernatural and super funny.

This was written as a final paper for an Irish Novel class in the English & Publishing graduate program at Rosemont College. It explores the theme of violence in The Road and explores whether this is a condition of the Irish diaspora in America.

Historical fiction can be both entertaining and informative. These two qualities blend flawlessly together in some of our most famous works of art. Here we will take a look at various historical novel writers and their contributions to literature.

Here is a collection of books, each set in the fall season of the year and each one providing an escape from the everyday and into the lives of others.

Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose uses semiotics, narrative frames, and generification to create an "open text," or a text that resists stable interpretations or explanations.

There are always top authors in different genres that should be read. The genre of romance (which include paranormal romance, erotica) is no different.

Here are the plots of Andre Norton's less well know juvenile and young adult fiction including The Prince Commands, Ralestone Luck, Ride Proud, Rebel!, Rebel Spurs, Stand to Horse, Scarface, Yankee Privateer, Stand and Deliver and Shadow Hawk.

Emmy and Nebula award winning author, Alan Brennert talks to Literary Corner Cafe about his transition from television to novels and writing in general.

An exploration of the uncanny effects of cannibalism, sex, and tattoing upon postcolonialism generally, and Melville studies specifically.

Considering the success of this novel, I thought it would be at least a fun and entertaining read. Sadly, this overhyped best-seller is neither!