Romance is a billion-dollar industry. In 2016 these novels made up 23% of the overall fiction market, and they consistently outperform all other genres. But while we’ve reclaimed the rom-com in film, ...

Not that you need an excuse to read romance novels, but Valentine’s Day seems as good a time as any. It’s a season of love, a time when being earnest and gushy isn’t cringe, it’s encouraged! A time ...

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The beloved teen book-turned-romantic comedy “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” opens with its main character in a red gown staring across a field at her beau in a tussled white shirt. The ...

The Ripped Bodice opened in Park Slope to an engaged fan base with hearts in their eyes. Shoppers get ready to fall in love. Credit... Supported by By Dodai Stewart Photographs by Adrienne Grunwald At ...

The new independent bookstore is situated on a bustling Park Slope block, and the interior of the picturesque, feminine pink-and-white space is the stuff of Pinterest daydreams, complete with custom ...

“We wanted a lot of light in the space,” says Bea Koch from one of the baroque, Victorian couches that form a makeshift living room in the center of the Ripped Bodice, America’s sole romance-only ...

The bodice is the close fitting upper part of a dress, covering the chest and back above the waist. It covers the body from neck to waist. Ten Types of Bodice Outfits: Princess Style Bodice: is a ...

The great George Orwell defined a liberal as the sort of person who is willing to believe that vegetables taste better if grown according to international law. Back in the 1930s that was seen as ...