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Mom Busted for Overdue 'Twilight' Book

Danny Gallagher — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:00:24 +0000

The ‘Twilight’ vampire romance novels have earned a very captive audience with their best-selling books and big box office films. The book has also turned one woman into a captive inmate. Lori Teel of Portales, New Mexico was placed in handcuffs and a jail cell for failing to return several overdue library materials that included [...]

Scratch-and-Sniff Book Lets You Take a Whiff of New York City

Shauna Wright — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:00:53 +0000

Ah, New York City. The sights and smells are like nowhere on earth. Where else can you see the Statue of Liberty and take in the aroma of hot dogs? Or fish? Or, um, sewers?

Showcasing the Big Apple in all its olfactory glory is the goal of a new scratch-and-sniff book called ‘New York, Phew York,’ illustrated by artist Tim Probert and inspired by author Amber Jones’ experiences in the city.

Can Romance Novels Be Hazardous To Your Health?

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:17:20 +0000

By promoting idealized relationships full of multiple orgasms, condom-less sex, and trouble-free pregnancies, relationship expert Susan Quilliam believes romance novels are having an adverse effect on the sexual health of women.

In a paper published in the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, Quilliam writes that “a huge number of the issues we see in our clinics and therapy rooms are influenced by romantic fiction.”