Editions
- paperback· 191 pp9781476675657
First published 2018
The Gothic Romance Wave: A Critical History of the Mass Market Novels, 1960-1993
"Late 1960s and early 1970s saw the birth of modern feminism, the sexual revolution, and strong growth in the mass-market publishing industry. Women made up a large part of the book market, and Gothic fiction became a popular staple. Gothics paved the way for contemporary fiction categories such as urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and vampire erotica"--