Kisses and Killers

This month, Eloisa James explores the unstable chemistry between crime and passion. Read more...

Men in Black (or Not)

The perennial appeal of the "anti-duke." Read more...

Out of the Broom Closet

Eloisa James on spellbinding new romances. Read more...

Growing Up Is Hard to Do

One of the novel's great themes -- coming of age as an adult -- is also one of the most powerful drivers of many tales of romance. Read more...

My Fairy Godmother, Myself

Eloisa James on the many updates of the Cinderella story. Does the slipper still fit? Read more...

Couples in Crisis with Mistletoe Dreams

Eloisa James on the cornucopia of Christmas-themed romances. Read more...

Bite Me, Biker Style

Eloisa James on the literary heirs of Romeo and Juliet -- and the complicated business of young love. Read more...

About the Columnist
Eloisa James is a New York Times–bestselling author of historical romances and professor of English literature teaching Shakespeare at Fordham University. Her latest book is With This Kiss; she is also the author of the memoir Paris in Love.

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My Struggle, Book Two

A controversial sensation in Norway, A Man in Love is the second book of six in the series, detailing Knausgaard’s separation from his wife, his move to Stolkholm and the dogged pursuit of a mesmerizing poet.

Minotaur

This newly reissued Cold War classic profiles an Israeli spy obsessed with an English girl half his age, and his attempts to win her love without ever revealing his true identity.

The Innocence Game

Three Chicago journalism students attend an “innocence” seminar that will teach them how to release the wrongfully accused from prison. But as innocents are jailed, a killer roams free, and the students are next on the hit list.