Talk:Romance novel

New References

Looking through this article thoroughly, I noticed that a Wayback Machine is needed to access many references. While I would update the references to the current version, sadly, they don't exist. Some examples include references:

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While I won't be finding new sources at the moment because of limited time, I would encourage anyone interested in searching for new sources to do so. Space Cooki (talk) 04:45, 14 March 2025 (UTC)

Balance

There is not enough informational balance within the subgenre section. Some genres, like fantasy, lack the specificity that genres like science fiction romance have. As such, I believe this problem should be countered by adding only the baseline information for each subgenre or reducing much of the information. This problem is seen throughout the article, which I will address as I edit. Space Cooki (talk) 21:39, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

I see that the American and International Market section is filled with different and insufficient information on the same topic of balance. As such, I cannot go about my initial idea of adding a table with the critical information instead of having it in one paragraph. I believe those looking for the market on Romance Literature would appreciate the fast-to-navigate information. I have highlighted the market information at the moment, so again, I encourage people interested in this area to create a table to organize said information. For Example:

North American Romance Novel Market

Year	Total readers	Total sales
1982	20 million	$300 million
1991	Example	Example
2008	74 million	$1.37 billion

Space Cooki (talk) 00:42, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Substantial edits

Looking at the history, you can see that I have made substantial edits surrounding the different subgenres (science fiction romance) or other aspects throughout the article. I made them based on too many details on a subject or unnecessary information. If anyone has a problem with my edits, please don't hesitate to talk to me to discuss what we can do to make the article as great as possible. I will continue my edits but don't hesitate to contact me with any issues. Space Cooki (talk) 19:07, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Editing and Publishing

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 15 September 2025 and 12 December 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Gracianas (article contribs). Peer reviewers: SilverRose45.

— Assignment last updated by SilverRose45 (talk) 02:28, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

Reference to ”Rosemary’s Babies” not supported by source article

The article claims (under ”Bodice rippers in American romance fiction” that a novel called ”Rosemary’s Babies” sold 2.35 million copies. This isn’t supported by the source article (titled ”Rosemary’s Babies”, a review of books by Rosenary Rogers), which says that her book Wicked Loving Lies, sold 3 million copies and another book, Kathleen Woodiwiss’ The Flame and the Flower, sold 2,348,000 copies.

I'm not knowledgeable enough to fix this. Maybe someone can look into it? Entheta (talk) 18:06, 27 June 2026 (UTC)