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100 1  Bradford, Robin,|d1973-|eauthor. 
245 14 The readers' advisory guide to romance /|cRobin Bradford. 
246 30 Romance 
263    2304 
264  1 Chicago :|bALA Editions,|c2023. 
300    xii, 89 pages :|billustrations ;|c23 cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Introduction: Welcome to Romancelandia! -- A (Very) Brief 
       History and Definition of the Modern Romance Novel -- The 
       Ever-Expanding World of Romance -- The Challenge of 
       Formats -- Subgenres of Romance -- Tropes in Romance -- 
       Romance and Readers Advisory -- The S Word: From Sweet to 
       Steamy, Talking about Sex with Readers -- Programming and 
       Author Visits -- Staying Current with the Genre. 
520    "This vital resource provides everything you need to know 
       about the Romance genre from collection development tips 
       and readers' advisory know-how to program planning ideas"-
       -|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Fiction in libraries|zUnited States. 
650  0 Libraries|zUnited States|xSpecial collections|xRomance 
       fiction. 
650  0 Readers' advisory services|zUnited States. 
830  0 ALA readers' advisory series.