Dr. Eric Selinger is back to discuss Glitterland by Alexis Hall and how it's basically a big old allegory for the romance genre. Eric and I speak authoritatively about books we've never read, and how Glitterland addresses mental health stigma.-Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com58 Romance Novellas For A Quick Hit of HopeCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this episodeShelf Love episodes with transcriptsGuest: Eric SelingerDePaul website | Twitter | Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance FictionEric also lent his expertise to the Modern Romance Canon episode and spoke about the three waves of romance research in episode 063.Notes:Books we reference (and either have or have not read):Eva Illouz - Consuming the Romantic Utopia: Love and the Cultural Contradictions of CapitalismThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco"Elizabeth Lane, reading this as a Christian romance novel": Unfortunately the original links are dead but this is Eric's post writing about his reaction.How to Talk About Books That You Haven't ReadLaura Vivanco - For Love and Money - Chapter 3 is about "Metafiction"CS Lewis - Surprised By Joy, which is about his becoming a ChristianJRR Tolkein - On FairyStories.Episode referenced:Congruence - 051. The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham with Hannah Hearts Romance