Romance Novel

The Cleaning Games

Maria Rodale | Posted 06.01.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure The cleaning games needn't be an at-home version of The Hunger ...

Hysteria

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure The movie Hysteria is an absolute gem. It's about the invention...

50 Shades of Politics

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.11.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure While our government schemes to limit women's access to contrac...

6 Essential Kitchen Tools

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.04.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure For years I lived in tiny Manhattan apartments with microscopic...

8 Easy Steps for an Organized Pantry

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.27.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure Is your pantry a disorganized mess? Mine was--until I spent ...

Romancing Earth Day

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.20.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure This Sunday marks the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, which will...

The ONE Thing You Need for Soft Skin

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.13.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure Soft skin is the ideal, right? In romance novels like mine, her...

Life on the Nothing White Diet

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.06.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure Earlier this year, my mom pledged to adopt the nothing white di...

Spring cleaning 101

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.23.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure I love cleaning. Weird, I know. I especially love a fresh, clea...

Red Beet Salad with Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.16.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure This is the perfect salad for 2...or a nice side dish for a few...

My New York City Window Garden

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.09.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure Being a Rodale, I am often asked if I garden. For most of my li...

My New York City Window Garden

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.09.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure Being a Rodale, I am often asked if I garden. For most of my li...

How Romance Novels Empower Women

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.02.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure While as a society we wonder how to motivate girls to reach hig...

The Best Organic Travel Snacks

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.25.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure It's relatively easy to eat organically at home when one has a...

Farmer's Market Breakfast

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.18.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure This dish is so named because we pick up most of the ingredient...

Super Bowl Snack: Easy Guacamole

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.04.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure There are only two things I like about sports: 1) dramatic mome...

Observing Weekends

Maria Rodale | Posted 03.28.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure. My name is Maya, and I am a workaholic. I love working so muc...

Dangerous Books for Girls

Maria Rodale | Posted 02.29.2012

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by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure. Fill in the blank: When my mom said she was really into ______...

Everything Beautiful Began After: An Afternoon With Simon Van Booy

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 09.05.2011

Cynthia Ellis

Many people might call Simon's new novel, Everything Beautiful Began After, a love triangle. But really, it's more of a love octagon. Instead of 3-D, it's 8-D, and it exists on many different planes.

10 Most Popular Professions For Romance Novel Heroes

GalleyCat | Jason Boog on May 2, 2011 2:43 PM | Posted 07.03.2011

In the upcoming book A Billion Wicked Thoughts, neuroscientists Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam studied thousands of romance novels looking for clues about so...

Author Goes To Romance Novel Convention, Ends Up Mr. Romance Contestant (PHOTOS)

Andrew Shaffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrew Shaffer

What happens when an out-of-shape author enters himself in a male modeling contest to be on the cover of a romance novel?