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Season 1, Episode 4: An Ode to the Romance Novel
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Love it or hate it, the romance novel is the highest grossing literary genre. Its history is long and winding (like your favorite romance novel), and romance novels are full of tropes reflected upon its history. It has been the subject of intrigue, derision, and shame in literary discourse long before the modern genre as we know it existed.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
When the Book is Better than the Movie
Episode 2
The Evolution of YA
Episode 3
Why Sci Fi is a Mirror on Society
Episode 4
An Ode to the Romance Novel
Episode 5
How Fantasy Reflects Our World
Episode 6
Why did they make me read this in High School?
Episode 7
Can You Judge a Book by Its Cover?
Episode 8
Fear of Ghost...Writing!
Episode 9
Unreliable Narrators
Episode 10
Food & Fiction: Memorable Meals in Literature
Episode 11
Death, Personified
Episode 12
How Greek Mythology Inspires Us
Episode 13
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