Happy Mother's Day to all those who celebrate! This might be a tough conversation, but let's talk pregnancy and motherhood in romance books, and just why these topics have historically walked hand in hand with romance plots. Buckle in, it's a full on Jen X Jackie conversation.
Content warnings: discussions of pregnancy and pregnancy loss, artificial insemination, motherhood, abortion and patriarchal views of motherhood and partnerships, and brief mention of eugenics
Questions/comments/concerns/want to join in the conversation? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!
Books we mention:
- Tied Up, Tied Down by Lorelei James (Rough Riders #4)
- Sunset Embrace by Sandra Brown
- If You Deceive by Kresley Cole
- Carpathian series by Christine Feehan
- Sookie Stackhouse by Charlaine Harris
- Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James
- Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- The Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix
- Flamer by Mike Curator
- Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
- Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- All Boys Aren't Blue by George Johnson
- Yellowface by RF Kuang
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