"The Old Woman in the Wood," 1901, from 'Grimms Household Stories' collected by the Brothers Grimm. Romantic fantasy books, often called “romantasy,” are part of a hybrid genre that mixes fantasy with ...

Among contemporary readers, a few genres are reliably popular: Crime thrillers, for one, or twisty mysteries that can be turned into limited TV series, or historical dramas that speak to the current ...

TikTok's popular BookTok channel has been buzzing about a new genre called "romantasy'' that is spawning whole sections in bookstores. Jeffrey Brown visited the stacks and talked to author Rebecca ...

Sarah J. Maas isn't just responsible for the bestselling romantasy series, A Court of Thorns and Roses. Her words have also inspired the conception of at least one baby — and likely more. "ACOTAR and ...

Reading has been on the upswing over the past few years and 2023 kept a steady pace after the 2022 boom, according to Publisher's Weekly. Among the reasons for this growth is the emergence of "BookTok ...

Publishing leaders, art directors, and academics tell us how the visuals associated with romance novels have changed throughout history ...

Are you looking for a fantasy novel that won’t make you feel like you need to take a shower after reading it? While the New Romantasy genre may have Booktok and the New York Times bestseller list in a ...