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The book and its stage and film adaptations were highly controversial in their time, and continue to receive criticism for their espousal of racist and Neo-Confederate sentiments. In addition to concerns that The Clansman would stir up political and racial tensions in the South, Dixon's portrayal of the Klan as chivalrous freedom fighters was ...
All About Romance, an influential review site, released their 2018 list of best books of the year with no books by an author of color on the list. When the site after criticism made additions to the list, it confused [clarification needed] Brenda Jackson and Beverly Jenkins, two prominent Black romance authors. [2]
Sue Grafton was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to C. W. Grafton (1909–1982) and Vivian Harnsberger, both of whom were the children of Presbyterian missionaries. [2]Her father was a municipal bond lawyer who also wrote mystery novels, and her mother was a former high school chemistry teacher. [3]
Sales of romance books rose almost 9% in 2024, according to Circana BookScan data, contributing to the first year of growth in print book sales in the last three years, says Publisher's Weekly ...
A new book says that the crime jump in the U.S., specifically the nearly 17 percent spike in homicides in 2015, is the result of the “Ferguson effect.” Book claims 'Ferguson effect' linked to ...
The terms "romance novel" and "historical romance" are ambiguous, because the words "romance", and "romantic", can have different meanings: for example, romance can refer to either romantic love, or "the character or quality that makes something appeal strongly to the imagination, and sets it apart from ... everyday life" and is associated with ...
Hang up the ripped bodices, give Fabio the bad news and cue the lawyers: the Romance Writers of America, a nonprofit devoted to helping romance writers build their careers, is headed to bankruptcy ...
General crime novels (but not Mystery and Detective stories i.e. not whodunits) should be categorised here. For non-fiction books about crimes, see Category:Non-fiction books about crime . Wikiquote has quotations related to Category:Crime novels .