Created to offer a different perspective on women's fiction and to reach a broad reading audience (including fans), "Read On Women's Fiction: Reading Lists for Every Taste" offers new reading paths for women's fiction lovers. Rebecca Vnuk categorizes and lists hundreds of popular women's fiction titles, but her scope is more current and more selective than that found other guides, the tone is lighter and more informal, annotations are shorter and livelier. Most important, the organization and approach are based on various appeal factors of the genre, rather than on the formal genres and...

Students, researchers, readers' advisors, and women's fiction fans will find a starting point for researching popular women's fiction authors and to find new ones with this practical guide. It includes entries for more than 70 leading contemporary and popular authors, listing print and online sources, as well as web sites for obtaining authoritative information. A special addition to this volume is the inclusion of "author read-alikes" for 15 of the featured authors. An appendix lists some of the classic forerunners of women's fiction.

"Women's Fiction: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests" celebrates the books in this broad genre--titles that explore the lives of female protagonists, with a focus on their relationships with family, friends, and lovers.

After a brief introductory history and a chapter that defines the characteristics of women's fiction, the author showcases annotations and suggestions of approximately 300 titles by more than 100 authors. She explains how women's fiction differs from romance fiction, enabling readers to appreciate this rich body of literature that encompasses titles as diverse as Meg...