Why millions are falling in love with 'romantasy'
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It’s a mashup of fantasy and romantic fiction – this week the UK’s first bookshop devoted entirely to ‘romantasy’ works opened its doors in Oxford, with long queues of eager readers outside. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] It’s become a highly lucrative genre, with leading titles selling tens of millions of copies worldwide. So what's it all about and why are sales booming? Our culture correspondent Minnie Stephenson went to find out. ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/
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