Romance

During the eight years Meghan March worked as a corporate lawyer, handling mergers and acquisitions, she sought refuge in reading and writing romance. She'd never thought seriously about becoming a full-time author, but, while looking for a new professional path, she told her career coach that she was working on a book. Her coach set her a deadline, and the challenge lit a fire.  Read more

New report exposes decline in diversity in romance writing, as editor resigns after telling author they avoid putting non-white characters on covers ‘because we like the book to sell'.

Romance is a genre about women, by women and pored over by women - 84 percent of readers are female, according to Romance Writers of America.

It's a $1 billion industry, and 35 percent of romance book buyers have been reading them for 20 years or more, according to RWA.  Read more

This past weekend, the New York Times Book Review ran a front-page article titled "In the Mood for Love." It was a round-up of romance novels publishing this autumn, written by Robert Gottlieb. Gottlieb is best known as an editor, having led at Simon & Schuster, Knopf, and the New Yorker, and worked with authors including Michael Crichton and Toni Morrison.

Mills & Boon (M&B) has revealed a "huge" relaunch lined up for January, the first facelift for the brand in a decade. The rebrand features a sleeker logo and revamped covers, refreshed point-of-sale material, a beefed-up book club and the brand's first engagement with the blogging community.  Read more