Markert, John (1984) Beyond Gatekeepers: Romance Publishing and the Production of Culture PhD, Vanderbilt University Topic Publishing
Markert, John (1985) Romance Publishing and the Production of Culture Poetics 14.1-2:69-93 DOI: 10.1016/0304-422X(85)90005-1 Topic Publishing Harlequin Mills & Boon United States of America sex/sexuality historical romance Kathleen Woodiwiss
Markert, John (1987) The publishing decision: Managerial policy and its effect on editorial decision making—The case of romance publishing Book Research Quarterly 3.2:33-59 DOI: 10.1007/BF02683612 Topic Publishing
Markert, John (2016) Publishing Romance: The History of an Industry, 1940s to the Present Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company Topic Publishing Harlequin Mills & Boon historical romance erotic romance m/m romance lesbian romance gothic romance romantic suspense African American romance paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance Avon Ellora's Cave LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors BDSM paratext
Markert, John (2017) God is Love: The Christian Romance Market Publishing Research Quarterly 33.3:268–28 Topic Christian romance Publishing sex/sexuality
Markert, John (2021) "Publishing the romance novel " The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction 352-370 DOI:10.4324/9781315613468-16 Topic Publishing Harlequin Mills & Boon United States of America historical romance Kathleen Woodiwiss contemporary romance