Dreamboat or Douchebag: The Christian Grey Edition
I read my first Harlequin Presents when I was in sixth grade. It was Lord of La Pampa by Kay Thorpe and for the decades since I have remembered the line “With a woman like you there can…
The Fifty Shades of Grey Hater quiz
Happy Fifty Shades of Grey readers are all alike; each Fifty Shades of Grey hater is a hater in his or her own way. Well, not quite. I’ve identified at least five species of Fifty Shades…
New York Publishing and 50 Shades
The astounding success of 50 Shades of Grey has a lot of folks bewildered. Publishers included, quite clearly. While all of us stumble around trying to make sense of it, I was stumped when a reporter…
Pandora’s Box: 50 Shades of Grey
For those who’ve remained blissfully unaware, 50 Shades of Grey is the latest publishing phenom. Discussed obsessively everywhere from the Today show to Newsweek, the plot can be teased in just a few sentences: Christian Grey is…