Romantasy seems to be the word on everyone’s tongue when talking about books these days. A portmanteau of the words Romance + Fantasy brings together two powerhouse genres and this new subgenre includes many books that have been at the top of best seller lists and some of the longest holds lists at LPL. I’m…
2024 Scavenger Hunt: Side Quest
So you think you can handle an extra challenge? This side quest is not for the faint of heart! If you think you and your party of adventurers can handle it, here’s what you’ll need to do. After you have collected the enchanted artifact from each park, you’ll click on the links below to verify…
Monster Romance 101
Monster Romance has been quietly gaining traction and quietly evolving within the Romance genre for years. But before we dive into the history, let’s define our genre a bit. Monster Romance encompasses any romance that features a main character/love interest that is decidedly not human. They can be an alien, mythical creature, dinosaur, cryptid, etc…
Artists Alley
Artists Alley LPL Con’s Artists Alley is full of amazing local artists. Ande Parks Ande Parks has worked as a comic book artist for nearly three decades, inking titles such as Daredevil, Ant-Man, Superman, Wonder Woman and Nightwing. Parks' bold style has garnered him nominations in both the Harvey and Eagle awards. Erica Batton Erica…
The Romance Subgenre Explosion
We are all familiar with the major genres or categories of Fiction, or as the kids are calling it these days: #genrefic. You’ve got the biggies: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Western, Romance, General Fiction. They all have a few subgenres that have become BIG in the last few years. I’m talking Gothic Horror, Magical…
Fall Reads for Kids
Can you believe the summer has flown by and kiddos are back in school? This summer started so full of optimism and then quickly took a turn for the ominous as the fall approached. Even though there isn't a chill in the air quite yet, I feel like people are ready more than ever for…
Fantasy With a Twist
Even with beautiful world building, an interesting magic system and characters you adore, fantasy can become predictable. There’s a hero, a quest, an evil to defeat or overcome, and then everything gets tied up tidily at the end (unless there’s a massive cliff-hanger to kick off the rest of a series). Have you been here…
Books for Kids (& You Too!)
When I usually write for the LPL blog, I take the time to share my favorite reads on the adult side. I take the chance to share some of my favorite reads with my peers because even as an employee at a library, I rarely get a chance to discuss my favorite YA or Adult…
Beyond Bridgerton
A new year, another blog and I’m still talking about Netflix’s Bridgerton. It was filled with beautiful costumes, modern bops turned into stringed adaptations that could be waltzed to, and full of the wonderful drama that makes romances so compelling. And yet, while Bridgerton wow-ed and awed in a lot of ways, it fell short…
Netflix is Going ???
As a romance novel reader, I always feel a little bit guilty whenever someone asks me “what are you reading?” I’ve gotten a lot better about being loud and proud of my romance novel reading. I’ll gladly debate with anyone why romances are serious reads even if they do follow a fairly narrow formula. Have…
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