27. Romance Novels

About this episode

This episode explores how romance novels featuring various characters became the highest-grossing fiction genre in the world.

How did love stories about vampires, cowboys, and wealthy dukes become the highest-grossing fiction genre in the world? Zachary Crockett gets swept away. This episode was originally published on December 3rd, 2023.

People in this episode

Host: Zachary Crockett

Topics covered

• romance novels
• fiction genre
• love stories
• vampires
• cowboys
• wealthy dukes

Keywords

• romance
• novels
• fiction
• vampires
• cowboys
• dukedom
• highest-grossing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Romance Novels

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