Motoring around Saigon: Book Research
March 10, 2015
In 2012 I spent six months in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. My goal,... read more
Pornography: Thoughts on Romance Novels
February 26, 2015
Pornography: “I know it when I see it.” This phrase was famously used in 1964... read more
Beauty and the Beast and BDSM
February 23, 2015
Among the trailers shown before Fifty Shades of Grey this past weekend was the upcoming Disney... read more
Sensitive Nerves and Romance Novels
February 20, 2015
The things that cause an individual or a society discomfort and anxiety often provoke ridicule,... read more
Outrageous Reversals, Sex and Romance Novels
February 6, 2015
I’ve just finished Creation of the Sacred. Tracks of Biology in Early Religions by Walter Burkert, Professor... read more
Genre Self-Reference in Romance Novels
December 17, 2014
Ekphrasis is a venerable rhetorical device in which one work of art refers to another considered... read more