
The unstoppable allure of commercial fiction
Some novels win the Booker Prize. Some feature on university reading lists. And then there are books people actually read.

Haters gonna hate: defending the value of a romcom
Romantic comedies or romcoms have their own value, and it’s time to defend them from snobbish critics. They make people laugh or cry and teach them new things.

Why Real Men Read Romance Novels
Romance novels dominate bestseller lists. Should men admit they read them or hide their chosen book inside a Dan Brown cover?

Find your next book … if you’re into darker romance
Not all romances are created equal. There are some books in this genre that truly stand out from the rest.

My top five don’t read list for 2021
I look back on 2021 as the year I reduced my reading materials and suggest things you might also like to consider no longer reading.