Dietrich and Divine. Romero and the Rat Pack. Cannibals and urban cowboys. The Criterion Collection, with its emphasis on “important” classic and contemporary films, might suggest it is a purveyor of stuffy art-house movies and old foreign films, but its definition of importance has never been nearly that limited. Its lineup of prestige collector’s editions […]
A friend recently marveled to me, upon discovering the subgenre of Amish romance novels, that there really is a romance for everyone. She’s right, and for readers who want love stories based on religious themes—with sexuality limited to marriage and behind closed doors—there’s never been a wider variety of authors writing both historical and contemporary […]
Now that the All-Star break is over and Major League Baseball is moving into the win-or-die months (and Mets fans are beginning their slow annual countdown to elimination), we’re looking for steamy baseball romances to while away the long, hot summer afternoons. In the interest of full disclosure, I must reveal that I once spent […]