'The joy of a happily ever after' Lilly Library debuts rare romance collection
Full story: https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/t... Next to the Gutenberg Bible — the 15th century book that revolutionized printing and literacy — sits Ice Planet Barbarians — an erotic romance featuring a blue, horned alien. Indiana University’s Lilly Library is taking romance seriously.
Visitors can swoon over books dating back to the 18th Century with the new “Love in the Library” exhibition. Rebecca Baumann, curator of modern books, said the collection is intentionally diverse, showing there’s more to the billion-dollar genre than straight white women falling in love.
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