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Book sales are declining, but not in the romance genre

NPR | By Juana Summers,
Elena Burnett, Sarah Handel
Published February 14, 2023 at 5:42 PM CST

Romance books are on the rise, even as overall book sales are declining. NPR's Juana Summers visited a romance book club at Baltimore's Charm City Books to see what brings readers to the genre.

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