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Join us on the 14th June for our Romance Reading Group session on Emily Henry’s People We Meet on Vacation (aka You and Me on Vacation). I bet you’re thinking “this sounds like a book club session” Yes! It is! Are you as excited as we are? So grab a copy from your local library, RSVP to our event, and join … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group: Emily Henry’s ‘Vacation’ Romance”
Disney has recently released its own romance novel series “Meant to Be,” with modern retellings of Cinderella, Belle and Ariel (forthcoming). What an excellent opportunity to discuss 100 years of Disney influence on romance! What do you anticipate the (hideous ?) progeny of such a coupling to be? Join us for the next Romance Reading … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group: Disney Romance”
This will be on Wednesday 15th March at 6:00pm BST via Zoom: RSVP here. The Romance Reading Group is giddily welcoming its two new organizing members – Carly and Katie – and celebrating with its first spring session on popular romance covers. We have put together a selection of romance book covers that showcase different design styles … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group: Popular Romance Covers”
Our first Romance Reading Group online session this academic year is based on sequels. And Just Like That (2021), she was Mad About the Boy (2013). This will be on Wednesday 19th October at 5:30pm GMT via Zoom, so save the date in your calendars! RSVP via: https://romancegroup.wixsite.com/home/event-details/reimagining-the-happily-ever-after-in-chick-lit-franchises to be automatically sent the Zoom link. In this session, Charlotte will … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group: Reimagining the ‘Happily Ever After’ in Chick Lit Franchises”
Our next Romance Reading Group online session is based on Paranormal Romances. This will be on Monday 16th May at 6pm GMT via Zoom, so save the date in your calendars! RSVP via: https://romancegroup.wixsite.com/home/event-details/posthumanism-paranormal-romance-affinities The next genre on the list for the Romance Reading Group is Paranormal: a legit genre or merely a publisher’s category? If you have an opinion (or you … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group: Posthumanism & Paranormal Romance Affinities”
Our next Romance Reading Group online session is based on Regency Romances. This will be on Monday 4th April at 6pm GMT via Zoom, so save the date in your calendars! RSVP via: https://romancegroup.wixsite.com/home/event-details/regency-romances-bridgerton-special This month, the Romance Reading Group will be focusing on all things regency! In light of Season 2 release on 25th March, our reading group will be discussing … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group: Regency Romances (Bridgerton Special)”
Our next Romance Reading Group online session is based on Time Travel Romances. Our next 21/22 session will be this Monday 28th February at 6pm GMT via Zoom, so save the date in your calendars! RSVP via: https://romancegroup.wixsite.com/home/event-details/time-travel-romances This month, the Romance Reading Group will be focusing on all things time travel romance (from novels to films). This academic year, the … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group: Time-Travel Romances”
Our second 21/22 session will be on next Monday 6th December from 18:00-19:00 via Zoom, so save the date in your calendars!
Our next Romance Reading Group online session is based on Contemporary Romance. Our first 21/22 session will be on next Monday 1st November 2021 from 18:00-19:00 via Zoom, so save the date in your calendars! RSVP via: https://romancegroup.wixsite.com/home/event-details/contemporary-romances This month, the Romance Reading Group will be focusing on the most commercially-successful sub-genre of romance: Contemporary Romance. This academic year, … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group: Contemporary Romance”
Our next Romance Reading Group online session is based on Fat Heroines, Body positivity and Romance! Our next 20/21 session will be on Thursday 18th March 2021 from 17:30-19:00, so save the date in your calendars! It will be on: Fat heroines, Body Positivity and Romance. Have you ever read a popular romance with a fat heroine? … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group: Fat Heroines, Body Positivity and Romance”
