Juhasz, Suzanne (1988) Texts to Grow On: Reading Women’s Romance Fiction Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature 7.2:239-259 DOI: 10.2307/463681 Topic genre definitions psychology readers gender love
Juhasz, Suzanne (1994) Reading from the Heart: Women, Literature, and the Search for True Love New York: Viking Topic readers psychology Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Jane Austen Emily Brontë Charlotte Brontë Louisa May Alcott Gloria Naylor Isabel Miller Valerie Taylor lesbian romance
Juhasz, Suzanne (1998) Lesbian Romance Fiction and the Plotting of Desire: Narrative Theory, Lesbian Identity, and Reading Practice Tulsa Studies In Women's Literature 17.1:65-82 DOI: 10.2307/464325 Topic lesbian romance LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Sarah Aldridge readers gender psychology work love sex/sexuality family