The deadline to submit proposals for our upcoming special issue on the works of Sarah J. Maas is less than a month away! jprstudies.org/submissions/sp…

New open-access romance scholarship on JPRS! This article by Paloma Fresno-Calleja looks at fiction from Aotearoa New Zealand--"A Little City with a Big Heart: Localising the Chick-lit Formula in Kate O’Keeffe’s Wellywood Romantic Comedy Series." jprstudies.org/2024/07/a-litt…

Popping this CFP again because the deadline is next week! Send us your scholarship about Sarah J. Maas; we'd love to see it. jprstudies.org/submissions/sp…

The deadline for our CFP about the books of Sarah J. Maas is tomorrow! We're interested in a wide range of approaches to her work--read the full CFP here: jprstudies.org/submissions/sp…

August 16th is the birthday of two interesting figures in early 20th century English-language romance: Georgette Heyer and E. M. Hull! We've got articles about Heyer in our archives, and entire special issue on Hull's novel The Sheik (and related works). jprstudies.org/issues/volume-…

Scholars of historical paranormal romance, folklore, trauma and recovery and/or fans of KJ Charles will want to click into our new article today: an analysis of The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal and Spectred Isle written by Monika Markéta Šmídová! jprstudies.org/2024/08/oh-my-…

Our parent organization, IASPR, has a call for papers for the 2025 conference in Mexico City (with an online option)! If you're interested in romance scholarship, take a look: iaspr.org/conferences/ro…

The late great Leonard Cohen would have been 90 today. You can explore Cohen's approach to love in this article from our archives: "The Nature of Love in the Work of Leonard Cohen" by Jiří Měsíc (2018). jprstudies.org/2018/10/the-na…

The Journal of Popular Romance Studies is seeking new members for its editorial team! Like all editorial team roles, these are unpaid volunteer positions. Links to both position adverts can be found on our home page: jprstudies.org (1/3)

Indigo, Beverly Jenkins's classic novel about love, hope, and freedom, first hit shelves in Nov. 1996. Celebrate this landmark by reading (or rereading!) and check out this essay by @Elysabethgrace for insights into one of Ms. Bev's most powerful works. jprstudies.org/2022/05/agains…

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