NEW ROMANCE, LOVE, SEX AND GIRL POWER

A caricatured and sexist literary genre

Synopsis

Contemporary intrigue, love, and, above all, sex that's the promise of "new romance". This new literary genre, written by women and featuring modern heroines and female pleasure, has been a big hit in recent years.

Halfway between "mom porn" and "chick lit", these works are often caricatural and sexist, with sex scenes conveying unrealistic and archaic representations.

How has such literature exploded in the #Metoo era? Where does the worldwide craze for these spicy romances come from, and what does it say about our society?