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Melanie Kembrey is Spectrum Editor at The Sydney Morning Herald.

‘No shame any more’: Why romance novel sales have doubled in five years
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‘No shame any more’: Why romance novel sales have doubled in five years

Once upon a time, they were a hidden, guilty pleasure. Now, romance novels are enjoying booming sales here and abroad – and specialty stores of their own.

  • by Melanie Kembrey

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