I recently enjoyed this post about category romances by Jessica Tripler over at Book Riot and this post about the history of erotic romance by Meoskop at Love in the Margins.
I wrote a preview of the new Eileen Wilks novel, Unbinding over at Heroes and Heartbreakers.
And I previewed an anthology of alternate universe Sherlock Holmes stories at The Criminal Element.
I’ll be attending CapClave this weekend, and will participate in the following panels.
Saturday. October 11, 10:00 AM, Salon A
“Doctor Who at 50 and Beyond”
Doc Coleman, Victoria Janssen (Moderator), L. Jagi Lamplighter, Sherin Nicole, Jon Skovron
Name of the Doctor, Night of the Doctor, Day of the Doctor, Time of the Doctor, An Adventure in Space and Time – Did the 50th Anniversary live up to the hoopla? And going forward what are our expectations for Peter Capaldi? Will there be an episode simply entitled “Of The Doctor?” Is it time for Steven Moffat to step down as show runner?
Sunday, October 12, 11:00 AM, Bethesda
“Romance and SF/F”
Catherine Asaro, Victoria Janssen (Moderator), Pamela K. Kinney, Natalie Luhrs, Sunny Moraine
A significant number of science fiction and fantasy books are reviewed in romance-focused publications such as RT Reviews and nominated for awards in the romance genre. Were the genre line distinctions always artificial? What are romance readers’ expectations with respect to the plot and its resolution, such as Happily Ever After vs. the tragic romance? Is romance handled better or worse in YA SF/F? Are certain types of romance plots (such as first love) more likely to show up in YA?
