![]() ![]() Real instances of queer happily ever afters aren’t as mainstream or easily accessible, because history has obscured a lot of those relationships. Historical romance takes a bit of research (even when you’re playing fast and loose with historical detail). I have some thoughts on why that might be, although none of it is particularly scientific. ![]() While it’s true that finding queer (particularly f/f) romance novels isn’t as difficult as it used to be, it’s interesting to note that there are far more contemporary queer romances than historical queer romances, particularly in traditional romance publishing. Most notably, the last five years have seen an explosion of queer romance in traditional publishing, and that’s really encouraging, even if my insatiable taste keeps demanding MORE. These days, romance novels have expanded from the classic clinch covers, and we’re seeing loads of diversity when it comes to characters, time periods, and settings in romance. It used to be that when someone said “romance novels,” those two words conjured up images of mass market paperbacks displaying illustrations of straight white couples from a vaguely historical time period clutching at each other. ![]()
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