PBS News Hour

Popular new literary genre mixes romance and fantasy

TikTok's popular BookTok channel has been buzzing about a new genre called "romantasy'' that is spawning whole sections in bookstores. Jeffrey Brown visited the stacks and talked to author Rebecca Yarros to see what’s driving this trend. It’s part of our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."

Popular new literary genre mixes romance and fantasy

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