Carroll, Noël (1994) The Paradox of Junk Fiction Philosophy and Literature 18.2:225-241 DOI: 10.1353/phl.1994.0054 Topic philosophy trash/literary and or intellectual quality Leigh Michaels Betty Neels
Grescoe, Paul (1996) The Merchants of Venus: Inside Harlequin and the Empire of Romance Vancouver: Raincoast Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon Publishing Janet Dailey Barbara Cartland Charlotte Lamb Leigh Michaels Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb film/movies Heather Graham Judith McNaught Anne Mather Violet Winspear