Many of today’s historical romance writers got their first taste of the genre via Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, Rosemary Rogers, Johanna Lindsey, and other historical romance pioneers. For a while now, though, we’ve been well aware of aspects of these books that seem to be very much at odds with today’s sensibilities. In fact, the subject came up at one of my last in-person events, hosted by Super Librarian Meena Jain. It was her idea to put together a panel to talk about the genre, as it was and as it is, and what we think now vs. what we thought then. And other things.
I do hope you’ll join us for what looks to be a very lively discussion.
Cary Library
Virtual Romance Panel: Bodice Rippers in the Era of Me, Too (Please scroll down calendar to event date.)
14 October 2020 7-8:30PM
And may I just say that I will forever be grateful to Ms. Woodiwiss, not only for being one of the authors who introduced me to historical romance, but for heading an anthology that included my novella, The Mad Earl’s Bride. This was the first time I ever saw my name on bestseller lists, all thanks to Ms. Woodiwiss.