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Jul 15, 2024 | ctpublic.org | Tess Terrible |A UK Court |Sarah J. Mass |Conversations with Friends

By Tess Terrible, Published July 15, 2024 at 8:05 AM EDT Maureen Donaldson / Archive Photos / Getty ImagesItalian fashion model Fabio, aka Fabio Lanzoni, became synonymous with Romance novels in the 1980s and onward. His exact image or likeness was often used in the cover art of books published in the genre. It's been reported that his image or likeness is used in over 400 book covers worldwide.

May 24, 2024 | ctpublic.org | Tess Terrible |A UK Court |Sarah J. Mass |Conversations with Friends

Every year, we produce a summer reading hour to talk about some of our favorite books of this year, and give you recommendations of the best beach reads. And this year, we’re diving into the illustrious, the notorious, the infamous paperback: the romance novel. There’s a lot of stigma attached to romance reading, especially within the reading community. But this top grossing genre is actually one of the most popular book genres in the world.