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What Exactly Makes a Romantasy — And What Are Your Favorite Examples?

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What Exactly Makes a Romantasy — And What Are Your Favorite Examples?

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Tor Books Acquires Epic Fantasy Romance Saga From Ilona Andrews

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Young Adult

Read an Excerpt From Romina Garber’s Castle of the Cursed

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Butcher and Blackbird

Renfield Director to Helm Adaptation of Serial Killer Romance, Butcher & Blackbird

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Uncharted Hearts

Read an Excerpt From Constance Fay’s Fiasco

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Ships in the Night

How to Fight a Fairy Tale: Retellings in the Age of Romantasy

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romantasy

Read an Excerpt From Alexandria Warwick’s The North Wind

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Close Reads

Chaos Under the Corset: When Romance Covers Hide Revolution

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Interview with the Vampire

How Interview With the Vampire Remixed Its Source Material Into a New Kind of Classic

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short fiction

Nine SFF Short Stories That Explore the Meaning of Love

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Jo Walton Reads

Jo Walton’s Reading List: March 2024

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A Confusing Romantasy: Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana

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