ABSTRACT
This chapter examines journalistic and scholarly publications about African American romance. It studies scholarship that highlights the intergenerational links and departures between contemporary black romance writers and Black writers from the 1800s who imbued their literary fiction with messages about love, marriage, and social uplift. In addition, it examines how both scholarly and journalistic publications document a history of African American romance publishing by highlighting the contributions of publishers, editors, and writers to developing and diversifying the romance industry. Finally, this chapter identifies useful theoretical and methodological approaches that scholars have used to study interracial romance, sexuality, health, and disability in African American romance novels.
