WHAT DO THE GUYS THINK?
Director Laurie Kahn asks her crew (Joe Friedman/camera and Daniel Brooks/sound) what they think about being thrown into the world of popular romance fiction. Here's what they had to say....
BEVERLY JENKINS: HOW I FIND MY CHARACTERS
Here’s an excerpt from our interview with Beverly. It was shot in Charleston, South Carolina, where Beverly Jenkins and 25 of her fans traveled to visit the Penn Center (first school for emancipated slaves during the Civil War), the Old Slave Mart Museum, Gullah galleries, Boone Hall, and the workshop of ironworker Philip Simmons.
JAYNE ANN KRENTZ ON ROMANCE AND ARCHETYPES
Author Jayne Ann Krentz tells us what she believes is the source of genre fiction's power. What is the relation between romance novels, age-old archetypes, and the core heroic virtues? Listen to what Jayne has to say.
SUZANNE BROCKMANN ON HER RELATION TO HER READERS
Romance author Suzanne Brockmann knows what it's like to be a fan. She talks about how she felt when she met Leonard Nimoy, and how she relates to her readers.
THE PITCH
The pitch is feared. It's practiced. And it's delivered by nervous aspiring authors to editors and agents.
THE ORIGINS OF IASPR: SARAH FRANTZ LYONS AND ERIC SELINGER TELL ALL
The International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR) was created to encourage scholars to study representations of romantic love in global popular culture -- through the lenses of literature studies, social history, popular culture studies, business analysis, and anthropology. Behind the scenes, the organization's previous president, Sarah Frantz Lyons, and the editor of its journal, Eric Selinger, told Laurie Kahn about the beginnings of the organization…..
Like many good ideas, it started with some scribbles on the back of a napkin.
Why should we care about romance?
Scholars and authors explain the value of exploring popular romance.
