Harlequin Kiss & Collecting Category Romance on Categorically Romance Podcast

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02/19/24 • 61 min

I was a guest on The Categorically Romance Podcast to discuss my category romance collecting addiction, reading some books from Kiss a short-lived Harlequin line from the early 20 teens, and how not being allowed to read romance as a teen actually made me more obsessed with reading romance. Hope you enjoy this episode and I definitely recommend that you check out the Categorically Romance Podcast if you're not already listening.

We read The One that Got Away by Kelly Hunter (Kiss #1) and If You Can't Stand the Heat by Joss Wood.

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We read The One that Got Away by Kelly Hunter (Kiss #1) and If You Can't Stand the Heat by Joss Wood.

Learn more about The Categorically Romance Podcast: https://linktr.ee/TheCategoricallyRomancePodcast

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Covering Romance: John Ennis's Art & Thoughts on Fandom

In this episode, host Andrea Martucci embarks on a journey with Dame Jodie Slaughter to the Covering Romance exhibition. The event showcases romance novel cover art by award-winning artist, John Ennis. Interviews with John Ennis and other attendees, including author Nisha Sharma, romance fan Mary Lynne Nielsen, and Fin, owner of Wolf and Kron books, a genre bookstore. Andrea purchases several pieces of cover art and reflects with Jodie on the cultural significance of fandom and passion for the genre.

Fellow Traveler: Dame Jodie Slaughter, International Fandom Criticizer

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Evolution of Romance Novel Cover Design

Guest: Sarah Rutherford, a romance reader and Associate Professor of Design at Cleveland State University

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Highlights:

The evolution of romance novel covers from the 1980s to the contemporary post-digital age.
The significant role of design elements such as typography, color, and imagery in conveying the genre and themes of romance novels.
The impact of digital publishing on cover designs, including the preference for stock photography and simplified imagery.
How cover designs serve as a branding tool for books and how they contribute to personal branding for readers and collectors.
Sarah shares anecdotes about identifying and collecting romance novels based on their covers, highlighting the emotional and aesthetic appeal of cover art.

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