Some interesting information about popular fiction:
It tells us much
about our culture (This link goes to an excerpt from Matthew Arnold's "Culture and Anarchy," which introduces the anxiety about popular culture in the 19thC) |
Popular Romance sells more fiction than any other
genre--See Blog "Teach Me Tonight" Yes, popular romance is quite worthy of academic study. It all goes back to Austin's Pride and Prejudice |
Why women read and write popular fiction
Recently Jason Pinter started a discussion on why men read much less fiction than men. Here you can find a bit of that conversation. |
What is fandom
all about? (This link takes you to an academic paper on the subject, but if you really want to know about fandom, consult Tanya Erzen's Fanpire, which we discuss later on our site. |
What is the relationship
between literary fiction and popular fiction?There's so much to say on this topic, we don't know where to begin. Here's a start. Consult our blogs for lots of discussion on this topic. |