Comments on: A Brief Reflection on the Nora Roberts article in the New Yorker http://www.readreactreview.com/2009/07/06/a-brief-reflection-on-the-nora-roberts-article-in-the-new-yorker/ Book Reviews, Philosophy, Academic Life Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:53:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amateur http://www.readreactreview.com/2009/07/06/a-brief-reflection-on-the-nora-roberts-article-in-the-new-yorker/#comment-3369 Amateur Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:18:15 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=3133#comment-3369 <b>@ Victoria Janssen</b>: The readership may be narrow b/c they don't choose to appeal to a broader audience. I don't subscribe to New Yorker, but I did purchase a copy just to read the article. In addition, they could choose to enrich their readership by what they choose to publish. That's how they increase their market. However, each publication has to decide what market they wish to target, and they would seem to be the case with the New Yorker, as well. @ Victoria Janssen:
The readership may be narrow b/c they don’t choose to appeal to a broader audience.

I don’t subscribe to New Yorker, but I did purchase a copy just to read the article. In addition, they could choose to enrich their readership by what they choose to publish. That’s how they increase their market.

However, each publication has to decide what market they wish to target, and they would seem to be the case with the New Yorker, as well.

]]> By: Edie http://www.readreactreview.com/2009/07/06/a-brief-reflection-on-the-nora-roberts-article-in-the-new-yorker/#comment-3289 Edie Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:42:56 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=3133#comment-3289 Must admit the few chick lit titles I have read - have happy endings.. normally all about the H getting a bloke.. but that could just be the authors that I have read.. The friend I borrowed them off didn't appreciate me pointing out that I didn't see much difference between them and a romance novel.. lol Must admit the few chick lit titles I have read – have happy endings.. normally all about the H getting a bloke.. but that could just be the authors that I have read..
The friend I borrowed them off didn’t appreciate me pointing out that I didn’t see much difference between them and a romance novel.. lol

]]> By: heidenkind http://www.readreactreview.com/2009/07/06/a-brief-reflection-on-the-nora-roberts-article-in-the-new-yorker/#comment-3282 heidenkind Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:02:46 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=3133#comment-3282 Excellent post as usual, Jessica! I don't get the NYT and had no idea that didn't review romances. <b>@ SarahT</b>: <blockquote>Why is chick lit seen as being more acceptable than romance?</blockquote> Probably because it's not a given that the heroine will fall in love and live HEA in chick lit. I don't read that much of it because it depresses me for some reason; but of the ones I have read, they rarely conclude with a marriage proposal or vow of eternal love, etc. Excellent post as usual, Jessica! I don’t get the NYT and had no idea that didn’t review romances.

@ SarahT:

Why is chick lit seen as being more acceptable than romance?

Probably because it’s not a given that the heroine will fall in love and live HEA in chick lit. I don’t read that much of it because it depresses me for some reason; but of the ones I have read, they rarely conclude with a marriage proposal or vow of eternal love, etc.

]]> By: SarahT http://www.readreactreview.com/2009/07/06/a-brief-reflection-on-the-nora-roberts-article-in-the-new-yorker/#comment-3280 SarahT Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:58:16 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=3133#comment-3280 <b>@ Edie</b>: The chick lit issue annoys me. I have several friends who freely admit to reading chick lit but are disparaging of romance novels. Why is chick lit seen as being more acceptable than romance? @ Edie: The chick lit issue annoys me. I have several friends who freely admit to reading chick lit but are disparaging of romance novels. Why is chick lit seen as being more acceptable than romance?

]]> By: Edie http://www.readreactreview.com/2009/07/06/a-brief-reflection-on-the-nora-roberts-article-in-the-new-yorker/#comment-3279 Edie Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:46:19 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=3133#comment-3279 I want a front row on Sherri's interview after the release of her literary fiction.. lol Also want to know what Nora said about Literary in the article! Is it really the written by women for women thing that holds romance back? I was actually thinking earlier when reading through SarahT's blog, that the same distinction isn't made on movies, comedies get reviewed on the the same page as the high brow movies.. and realistically what is it that separates romance from the other genre fictions that do get reviewed and not bagged as much? Sorry I am a bit rambly.. But also wanted to say thanks to the person who mentioned that a lot of the women's mags don't even review romance.. though they will do chick lit? This is something that bugs me a fair bit. I want a front row on Sherri’s interview after the release of her literary fiction.. lol
Also want to know what Nora said about Literary in the article!

Is it really the written by women for women thing that holds romance back?
I was actually thinking earlier when reading through SarahT’s blog, that the same distinction isn’t made on movies, comedies get reviewed on the the same page as the high brow movies.. and realistically what is it that separates romance from the other genre fictions that do get reviewed and not bagged as much?

Sorry I am a bit rambly..
But also wanted to say thanks to the person who mentioned that a lot of the women’s mags don’t even review romance.. though they will do chick lit? This is something that bugs me a fair bit.

]]> By: Positive Press for Romance Novels & Elitism | Monkey Bear Reviews http://www.readreactreview.com/2009/07/06/a-brief-reflection-on-the-nora-roberts-article-in-the-new-yorker/#comment-3275 Positive Press for Romance Novels & Elitism | Monkey Bear Reviews Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:09:29 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=3133#comment-3275 [...] of Racy Romance Reviews has written her thoughts on the Nora Roberts profile in The New Yorker Author: Sarah Categories: [...] [...] of Racy Romance Reviews has written her thoughts on the Nora Roberts profile in The New Yorker Author: Sarah Categories: [...]

]]> By: SarahT http://www.readreactreview.com/2009/07/06/a-brief-reflection-on-the-nora-roberts-article-in-the-new-yorker/#comment-3274 SarahT Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:04:41 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=3133#comment-3274 Excellent post, Jessica. Meredith Duran makes a pertinent point regarding Madeline Hunter. When Eloisa James "came out" a few years ago, I was baffled by all the fuss. Madeline Hunter has never made any secret of the fact that she's a professor of Art History. I'm not sure if she's still teaching there, but I think she said it was Penn State. Excellent post, Jessica.

Meredith Duran makes a pertinent point regarding Madeline Hunter. When Eloisa James “came out” a few years ago, I was baffled by all the fuss. Madeline Hunter has never made any secret of the fact that she’s a professor of Art History. I’m not sure if she’s still teaching there, but I think she said it was Penn State.

]]> By: Carolyn Crane http://www.readreactreview.com/2009/07/06/a-brief-reflection-on-the-nora-roberts-article-in-the-new-yorker/#comment-3269 Carolyn Crane Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:45:06 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=3133#comment-3269 OH, never mind, scratch that last comment. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm helping a fellow in Nigeria liberate his family money from a bank. OH, never mind, scratch that last comment. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m helping a fellow in Nigeria liberate his family money from a bank.

]]> By: Carolyn Crane http://www.readreactreview.com/2009/07/06/a-brief-reflection-on-the-nora-roberts-article-in-the-new-yorker/#comment-3268 Carolyn Crane Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:33:38 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=3133#comment-3268 So true about the mass market bias! And it's also the way they are merchandised. When I told my mom my novel would come out in mass market only, she was horrified. She was like, you mean it would be sold at the SUPERMARKET? Like that would be the worst fate imaginable. And I was like, if my novel is ever sold at a supermarket, I'll fall on my knees and weep with joy. And hold on, that wasn't a joke about the Ph.Ds and lifetime subscriptions? I can't tell! Oh, I feel so dense. So true about the mass market bias! And it’s also the way they are merchandised.

When I told my mom my novel would come out in mass market only, she was horrified. She was like, you mean it would be sold at the SUPERMARKET? Like that would be the worst fate imaginable. And I was like, if my novel is ever sold at a supermarket, I’ll fall on my knees and weep with joy.

And hold on, that wasn’t a joke about the Ph.Ds and lifetime subscriptions? I can’t tell! Oh, I feel so dense.

]]> By: Sherry Thomas http://www.readreactreview.com/2009/07/06/a-brief-reflection-on-the-nora-roberts-article-in-the-new-yorker/#comment-3262 Sherry Thomas Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:55:17 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=3133#comment-3262 <blockquote>Did you see what Roberts said about literary writers in the article? It was very funny.</blockquote> Alas, no. I don't have a Ph.D, therefore no lifetime subscription to the New Yorker. :-)

Did you see what Roberts said about literary writers in the article? It was very funny.

Alas, no. I don’t have a Ph.D, therefore no lifetime subscription to the New Yorker. :-)

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