Guides to the Genre
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- Academics Who Write Romance
- Academic Online Essays (not published in academic journals or volumes)
- Autobiographies and Biographies of Romance Authors
- Bibliography
- Bibliography A-C - the first part of our bibliography of academic articles and books about romance.
- Bibliography D-G - the second part of our bibliography of academic articles and books about romance.
- Bibliography H-L - the third part of our bibliography of academic articles and books about romance.
- Bibliography M-O - the fourth part of our bibliography of academic articles and books about romance.
- Bibliography P-S - the fifth part of our bibliography of academic articles and books about romance.
- Bibliography T-Z - the final part of our bibliography of academic articles and books about romance.
- Bibliography of Scholarship in Languages Other than English.
- Dissertation Abstracts
- Romance in the Media - lists news items/features items about romance.
- Romance Resources for Academics - lists romance-related resources which may be of interest to academics.
- Writers on Romance - lists items written about the genre by romance authors but not published in academic journals or books.
- Bérard, Sylvie, Julia Bettinotti and Gaëlle Jeannesson, 1996.
- Les 50 romans d'amour qu'il faut lire (Québec: Nuit blanche).
- Bontly, Susan W. and Carol J. Sheridan
- Enchanted Journeys Beyond the Imagination: An Annotated Bibliography of Fantasy, Futuristic, Supernatural and Time Travel Romances, (Beavercreek, OH: Blue Diamond Publications). Various volumes, 1995 and 1996.
- Bouricius, Ann, 2000.
- The Romance Readers' Advisory: The Librarian's Guide to Love in the Stacks (Chicago: American Library Association).
- Campbell, Lee, 1995.
- The romance series index and checklist: your guide to finding new keepers among old books (Parkersburg, W. Va. : Grace Enterprises).
- Carpan, Carolyn, 2004.
- Rocked by Romance: A Guide to Teen Romance Fiction (Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited).
- Charles, John, Shelley Mosley, Joanne Hamilton-Selway, and Sandra Van Winkle, 2007.
- Romance Today: An A-to-Z Guide to Contemporary American Romance Writers (Westport, Conn: Greenwood Publishers). Table of Contents from WorldCat.
- Clevenger, Lisa, Jeanne Macho, and Shannon McCravy, 1998.
- The Alternate reality romance guide: A reader's and collector's resource for the paranormal sub-genres, (Beavercreek, OH: Blue Diamond Publications).
- Falk, Kathryn, 1982.
- Love's Leading Ladies (New York: Pinnacle Books).
- Falk, Kathryn, Melinda Helfer, and Kathe Robin, 1989.
- Romance Readers Handbook. Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. : Romantic Times, c1989
- Fallon, Eileen, 1984.
- Words of Love: A Complete Guide to Romance Fiction (New York: Garland). Some further details via Google Books
- Flesch, Juliet, 1995.
- Love Brought to Book: A Bio-Bibliography of 20th-Century Australian Romance Novels (Melbourne: National Centre for Australian Studies).
- Guiley, Rosemary, 1983.
- Love Lines: The Romance Reader's Guide to Printed Pleasure (New York: Facts on File).
- Henderson, Lesley and D L Kirkpatrick, 1990.
- Twentieth-Century romance and historical writers (Chicago : St. James Press). [This may be a revised edition of Vinson, see below. See also Vasudevan below.]
- 'Historical Romance
- A Reader's Checklist and Reference Guide, 1999. : Checkerbee Checklists (CheckerBee Publishing). Table of Contents
- Hubbard, A.P., 1984.
- A century of romance : including historical novels, period romances, gothic & romantic suspense, & family sagas from 100 modern storytellers, together with check-lists of authors' work, including bibliographical, biographical, and critical notes, (Richmond, Va. : Richmond Book Shop).
- Jaegly, Peggy J., 1997.
- Romantic Hearts: A Personal Reference for Romance Readers (Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press).
- Kay, Mary June, 1986.
- The romantic spirit: a romance bibliography of authors and titles (San Antonio, TX : MJK Enterprises).
- Little, Denise, Laura Hayden, and Nora Roberts, 2003.
- The Official Nora Roberts Companion (New York: Berkley).
- Mussell, Kay, 1981.
- Women's Gothic and Romantic Fiction: A Reference Guide (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood).
- Mussell, Kay and Johanna Tuñon, 1999.
- North American Romance Writers: 1985-1995 (Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow).
- Orr, Cynthia, and Diana Tixier Herald. 2013.
- Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests. Section on romance fiction. 7th edition. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited.
- Ramsdell, Kristin. 1987.
- Happily Ever After: A Guide to Reading Interests in Romance Fiction (Littleton, Colo: Libraries Unlimited).
- Ramsdell, Kristin, 1997.
- What Romance Do I Read Next?: A Reader's Guide to Recent Romance Fiction (Detroit, MI: Gale Research).
- Ramsdell, Kristin, 1999.
- Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre (Englewood, Colo: Libraries Unlimited).
- Ramsdell, Kristin. 2012.
- Romance Fiction: A Guide To The Genre. 2nd. ed. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited.
- Ramsdell, Kristin, 2018.
- Encyclopedia of Romance Fiction. Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood, 2018. Excerpt
- Reno, Dawn, and Jacque Tiegs, 1995.
- Collecting romance novels (Brooklyn : Alliance Publishers).
- Romance by the Number: Numerical Listing of Romance Series, 1993.
- (Baton Rouge, LA: Twilight Pub. Group).
- Romance Forever Magazine, 1996-????.
- (Brooklyn, NY : Forom Pub. Corp). WorldCat details
- Sheehan, Sarah, 2010.
- Romance Authors: A Research Guide. (Santa Barbara,CA: Libraries Unlimited)
- Strasbourg, Rudolph, 1978.
- Strasbourg's catalogue and guide to the romances (Redondo Beach, CA : Strasbourg).
- Vasudevan, Aruna (ed.) and Lesley Henderson (consulting editor), 1994.
- Twentieth-Century Romance and Historical Writers (London: St. James). [Preface to the 1st and 2nd eds. by Kay Mussell; preface to the 3rd ed. by Alison Light.]
- Vinson, James (ed.) and D.L. Kirkpatrick (associate ed.), 1982.
- Twentieth-Century Romance and Gothic Writers (Detroit, MI: Gale). [With a preface by Kay Mussell.]
- Wendell, Sarah and Candy Tan, 2009.
- Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels. New York : Simon & Schuster.
- Wyatt, Neal, Georgine Olson, Kristin Ramsdell, Joyce Saricks, and Lynne Welch. 2007.
- "Core Collections in Genre Studies: Romance Fiction 101." Reference and User Services Quarterly 47, no. 2: 120-126. Online version available from RUSQ
