Harlequin: A History
Sources
Most of the information in this book comes from Paul Gresco’s book The Merchant’s of Venus: inside Harlequin and the empire of romance.
The Clinch | 99% Invisible – this covers the development of the iconic romance novel covers of the 1980s and 1990s! It’s also one of Sabrina’s favourite podcasts.
A Brief History of the Romance Novel | New York Public Library
How a Fur Trader Trapped The Harlequin Romance Novel | CBC’s Under the Influence Podcast
Kelly Faircloth (Jezebel) | How Harlequin Became the Most Famous Name in Romance
Michael Smith “”Nurses and Doctors, Oh My!” – The ACE Books “Nurse Romance” series”
Heather Robertson, A gentleman adventurer : the Arctic diaries of R.H.G. Bonnycastle (1984).
Manitoba Historical Society | Richard Henry Gardyne Bonnycastle
After almost a year out of the studio, Sabrina, Alex and Nick are back to recording in person! To kick us off, Sabrina recaps the unusual and unpredictable story of Harlequin Romance – a publishing house founded in Winnipeg that is now one of the largest romance publishers in the world.
Their start, as it turns out, was not nearly as romantic.
Listen to the full episode :
Note: Sabrina incorrectly said Buwambo was in Nigeria, it’s actually in Uganda. Sections of the book are set in Lagos, which is in Nigeria.
