Jodi McAlistair crea storie di romance paranormale e urban fantasy per giovani adulti, esplorando temi di ragazze intelligenti, piccole città e fate minacciose. Il suo lavoro è spesso paragonato a un incrocio tra 'Picnic a Hanging Rock' e lo stile di Holly Black. In qualità di accademica che ricerca le rappresentazioni dell'amore nella cultura popolare, infonde nella sua scrittura una profonda comprensione del genere romance. La sua voce distintiva emerge dalla capacità di intrecciare elementi soprannaturali con personaggi con cui è facile relazionarsi, immergendo i lettori in mondi accattivanti.
This Element uses new adult fiction as a case study to explore how genres develop in the twenty-first-century literary marketplace. It traces new adult's evolution through three key stages in order to demonstrate the fluidity that characterises contemporary genres. It argues for greater consideration of paratextual factors in studies of genre.
Female Virginity Loss and Love in Anglophone Popular Literatures
Focusing on the cultural narratives surrounding female virginity loss, this study analyzes autobiographical accounts and romance fiction to reveal how sexual desire and romantic love are intertwined in contemporary society. It critiques the dominant paradigm that dictates women’s experiences of virginity loss, exploring how these narratives shape expectations and ideals. The book delves into the romanticization of concepts like "the right one" and "the right time," highlighting various ways these themes are negotiated, upheld, or resisted in popular literature.
The romance publishing landscape in the Philippines is vast and complex, characterised by entangled industrial players, diverse kinds of texts, and siloed audiences. This Element maps the large, multilayered, and highly productive sector of the Filipino publishing industry.
Nečekejte zamilovanou romanci. Z tohoto příběhu vás bude mrazit! Perla Linfordová se narodila na Valentýna. A není u nich ve škole sama. Jsou čtyři a každý z nich dokáže dělat velmi zvláštní věci. Když po jednom z nich začnou jít podivné bytosti, začne Perla zjišťovat proč. A to za pomoci Finna Blacka – kluka, které nemůže vystát. Pokud chce ale zachránit sebe a své spolužáky, bude muset hodit nesnášenlivost za hlavu. Jen společně s Finnem má totiž proti temným silám alespoň nějakou šanci…