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Why America is falling in love with romance bookstores

Fast Company Tech

There are now 30 romance bookstores around the country, including A Novel Romance in Louisville, Kentucky, and Blush Bookstore in Wichita, Kansas. Indeed, some women want to reclaim the word smut as a form of female empowerment, since romance novels have done a great deal to center women’s desires, sexuality, and experiences.

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