{"id":1863,"date":"2021-11-29T20:32:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T20:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2022-02-25T11:35:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T11:35:05","slug":"romance-reading-group-winter-holiday-romances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/2021\/11\/29\/romance-reading-group-winter-holiday-romances\/","title":{"rendered":"Romance Reading Group: Winter Holiday Romances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our next&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/regular-events\/romance-reading-group\/\">Romance Reading Group<\/a>&nbsp;online session is based on&nbsp;<strong>Winter Holidary Romances. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our second 21\/22 session will be on next&nbsp;<strong>Monday 6th December <\/strong>from&nbsp;<strong>18:00-19:00<\/strong>&nbsp;via&nbsp;<strong>Zoom<\/strong>, so save the date in your calendars! RSVP via:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/romancegroup.wixsite.com\/home\/event-details\/winter-holiday-romances\">https:\/\/romancegroup.wixsite.com\/home\/event-details\/winter-holiday-romances<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This month, the Romance Reading Group will be focusing on all things winter holiday romance&nbsp;(from novels to films). This academic year, the sessions will in the format of an open&nbsp;discussion, with no preparation is needed, so feel free to just come along and add something to our conversation!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some winter holiday romances to consider:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Netflix&#8217;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3boMRfx6cjE\"><em>Love Hard<\/em><\/a> (2021)<\/li><li>Netflix&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hxaaAoI57fk\">Holidate<\/a><\/em> (2020)<\/li><li>Claudia Y. Burgoa&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/51813631-once-upon-a-holiday\">Once Upon A Holiday<\/a><\/em> (2019)<\/li><li>Sophie Kinsella&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/43811209-christmas-shopaholic\"> <em>Christmas Shopaholic<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(2019)<\/li><li>John Green, Lauren Myracle, and Maureen Johnson&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/3213286-let-it-snow?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=T7jwegsuje&amp;rank=1\">Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances<\/a> <\/em>(2008) &#8211; adapted to film, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pitxxQYZcug\">Let it Snow<\/a><\/em> (2019)<\/li><li>Lisa Kleypas&#8217;<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/3050104-a-wallflower-christmas\">A Wallflower Christmas<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H9Z3_ifFheQ\">Love Actually<\/a><\/em> (2003)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BDi5zH18vxU\">The Holiday<\/a><\/em> (2006) <\/li><li>Maggie Knox&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/54238730\">The Holiday Swap<\/a><\/em> (2021)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Further suggestions: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/the-read-down\/holiday-romantic-comedies\/\">https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/the-read-down\/holiday-romantic-comedies\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We&#8217;ll be discussing topics like:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What makes it a holiday romance?<\/li><li>What do you love about this sub-genre?<\/li><li>What are your favourite holiday romance books\/authors?<\/li><li>How does this sub-genre contribute or interrogate the genre of romance?<\/li><li>Does this genre lend itself to intersectionality?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And more! No need to read anything in advance, if you&#8217;ve read or watched a winter holiday romance (or even if you haven&#8217;t) feel free to come along and add something to the conversation! 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