But we don’t have enough things that say the journey toward happiness and love is just as important as a hero’s quest. I just finished Inventing Anna and I loved it. Our society tends to elevate and praise art, media and entertainment that doesn’t necessarily model happiness as a goal. That’s a theme that, for better or worse, isn’t really part of the narratives that have dominated us for so long. That’s one of the reasons the show’s so popular. Romance novels like Bridgerton would never have done what they’re doing right now without the Netflix show there’s just no way to introduce the genre to that much of the world.īut now that it has, you can see all the reasons why it did. It’s really hard to break out of that, and that’s what the Netflix adaptation did it helped burst that balloon.
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I feel like a TV infomercial when I say, “I never thought it would happen to me,” but I really never thought it would happen for anyone in my genre. Before Shondaland came knocking on my door, there was no reason to think anyone in Hollywood would do anything other than laugh. So when Shondaland called to ask if the books were available, I was like, “Is that a trick question?” No one was optioning historical romance, and if they were going to do a period piece with romance, they were going to adapt Jane Austen for the 48th time. She’s so smart! She was able to see the story and see from a business standpoint that there’s a huge built-in audience for my books and the genre as a whole. I’m not surprised that Shonda Rhimes was able to see the potential. Within the genre of historical romance, were very popular, but I never thought my books would because it never occurred to me that anything would be capable of bursting that balloon. When you reach the edge of your balloon as a romance author, there’s only so much air you can get, only so much success. There are a lot of people who would never think to go to that section in the book store. there are people who never think to try a romance novel. I was swept up in it! I wonder if there’s anything else out there that can give me these feelings.” And the giant roar you heard was a thousand romance authors being like, “Hey! We’re here! Our stories are here! We’ve been doing this for decades!” Quinn spoke with Tudum and shared her hopes for the genre in her own words.Īfter Bridgerton Season 1 came out, all of a sudden there were people who were like, “Wow! That made me feel so good! I feel warm and fuzzy and happy. Turns out, we could all use a little more love, connection, happiness. Bridgerton author Julia Quinn never dreamed her Regency-era romance novels would become a global phenomenon, but the hit Netflix adaptation opened up the genre to an entire new audience.
Romance is a genre that has a complicated rep.
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