From 'forced proximity' to 'MMC,' these slang terms will help you become fluent in the language of modern romance fiction.

Here are eight recommendations for novels with enough scientific rigor and romantic spark to light a Bunsen burner. Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid Ballantine Books, 2025 (Tags: ...

Our columnist has summery new recommendations. Credit...Michela Buttignol Supported by By Olivia Waite Olivia Waite is the Book Review’s romance fiction columnist. She writes queer historical romance, ...

Our critic on the best new books this month. Credit...Michela Buttignol Supported by By Olivia Waite Olivia Waite, the Book Review’s romance fiction columnist, writes queer and historical romance, ...

Romance novels are enjoying a renaissance in Australia but their female characters are no longer just dreaming of marrying a knight in shining armour. The contemporary female protagonists in ...

Which brings us to the bedazzling. Alexandria-area book nerds turned out recently for a night of book-bedazzling at Cherry Street, a concept that to hard-core readers and fans of books seems at first ...

Two new romance bookstores opened recently on W. North Ave., about 12 blocks apart. The Well Red Damsel in Wauwatosa and Thirst Books in Milwaukee both had strong opening weekends. The bookstores are ...