Adkins, Denice Esser, Linda Velasquez, Diane (2004) Perceptions of Romance Readers: An Analysis of Missouri Librarians Paper presented at Library Research Seminar III, Kansas City, MO. : Topic libraries/librarians
Krentz, Jayne Ann (1997) All the Right Reasons: Romance Fiction in the Public Library Public Libraries 36, May/June:162–166 Topic Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle libraries/librarians
Foss, Kimberly Kay (1997) An Analysis to Determine if Popular Romance Novels, Read by Today’s High School Students, Reflect the Characteristics and Roles of Women in Current Society M.S. in Education with Emphasis in Library Science, University of Wyoming Topic YA/teenage romance work feminism United States of America race/ethnicity social/economic class
Heiss, Karin (2020) "Snow White of the (Un)Dead Reading the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Series as Tales of Female Desire " And Thereby Hangs a Tale: A Critical Anatomy of (Popular) Tales 141-159 DOI:10.25593/978-3-96147-343-4 Topic Laurell K. Hamilton fairytales/folktales paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance sex/sexuality
Habermann, Ina Krug, Christian (2020) And Thereby Hangs a Tale: A Critical Anatomy of (Popular) Tales Erlangen: FAU University Press
Riseman, Noah (2020) Intimatopias and the queering of Australian war fiction Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies 34.6:940-954 DOI: 10.1080/10304312.2020.1827371 Topic Australia history war/armed forces m/m romance LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors