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The hot new spaces bringing romance readers together

Sylvie Trottier
24 oct. 2025
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From bookstores to literary festivals, romance books are getting their time in the spotlight

CBC

October 25, 2025

Daphne Santos-Vieira and friends at Joie de Livres, a Montreal bookstore specializing in romance and speculative fiction, after an event with Canadian romance writer Rachel Reid. They originally connected online and travelled from across North America to meet up at the event, all sporting matching jackets for the fictional team from Reid's novel. (Submitted by Daphne Santos-Vieira)

Claire Trottier, the co-owner of Joie de Livres in Montreal, poses with a stack of romance books in the store. (Submitted by Claire Trottier)

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