Books and Beyond: Literary Lounge: Romantic revolution

Alison and Ineka are joined in the studio once again by librarian Deehan from Epsom Library, for the second part of our romance exploration. Find out how the romance novel has evolved from the OG of the rom-com, Jane Austen, to the bonkbusters of the 1980s through to Hoover, Henry and other BookTok megastar authors of today. Books mentioned on the show can be requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue using the links below. Most titles are available in multiple formats. History The mysteries of Udolpho / Ann Radcliffe / 1794: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=c37c54fc-1289-5e2d-963b-77b8c2fa9e50&entityType=FormatGroup The flame and the flower / Kathleen Woodiwiss / 2009: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=b84a9148-75cb-56d7-94f9-082ebc3225e4&entityType=FormatGroup Bonkbusters of the 1980s Lace / Shirley Conran / 1982: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=38e0cbf0-acb7-5ad2-8033-aa2d3db65db6&entityType=FormatGroup Hollywood wives / Jackie Collins / 1983: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=e2844056-4a27-5913-93df-b17950143edf&entityType=FormatGroup Scruples / Judith Krantz / 1978: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=64f8bf48-9226-50f5-ac94-14200550ed10&entityType=FormatGroup Riders / Jilly Cooper / 1985: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=2b4567ef-2d57-5ebe-9f42-1091288569aa&entityType=FormatGroup Modern Love It ends with us / Colleen Hoover / 2016: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=06561c11-d002-5855-a450-9606ac29aa7f&entityType=FormatGroup See more Colleen Hoover titles: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=c817e8c2-3b82-11ec-a90c-b7a018ea069a&entityType=Agent Never never / Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher / 2023: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=7a967e32-5d62-515f-8ef6-7bf49425226d&entityType=FormatGroup Beach read / Emily Henry / 2020: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=b8123497-9a13-5902-a632-cb7072b3b145&entityType=FormatGroup Twisted games / Ana Huang / 2022 (Book #2 of the Twisted series): https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=492b14de-e205-5cb2-b292-766b8d10a4ac&entityType=FormatGroup See all Ana Huang titles: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=4b16bc30-325a-11ed-abc0-539194f81d0a&entityType=Agent It happened one summer / Tessa Bailey / 2021: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=568b6506-3660-5068-9329-0e8516d8bdf4&entityType=FormatGroup Hook, line and sinker / Tessa Bailey / 2022: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=e41133dd-ba32-50fa-a16d-5431f40ba6e8&entityType=FormatGroup The love hypothesis / Ali Hazelwood / 2021: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=05ab052d-bc84-5605-86d8-3a8bd75b6d15&entityType=FormatGroup Closed Door Romance The cheat sheet / Sarah Adams / 2022: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=68a44ba9-76ba-5ac8-87fb-740f2dd520d7&entityType=FormatGroup The flat share / Beth O’Leary / 2019: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=1a87ef8d-c759-5f39-885e-ee8713bdbb50&entityType=FormatGroup Dual Point of View One day / David Nicholls / 2009: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=0b1d5a77-fb2e-58e8-924a-47a1c60efeed&entityType=FormatGroup Grey / E.L. James / 2015: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=f371ffad-b550-5e1f-8d3c-2900f74711f1&entityType=FormatGroup Midnight sun / Stephenie Meyer / 2020: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=6660dd16-e586-5448-8d3f-b8ba9eb3d9df&entityType=FormatGroup