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Reflecting on the rise, the reign, and the slow fade of a format that shaped how we fell in love with romance.

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2020s: The Age of Algorithmic Escapism

From pandemic lockdowns to BookTok virality, how algorithms rewrote the rules of romance.

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2010s: When Romance Broke the Internet

Fanfiction got published. Indie authors got rich. Everyone got obsessed.

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2000s: Digital Heat, Vampire Lust & Romance’s Social Internet Era

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Lounge #07: A Summer of Stories: Your July Reading Guide

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