The genre is often presumed to be one ‘for boys’. Novelists including Virginia Woolf and Georgette Heyer prove that women are just as capable of bold escapes and derring-do as men
July 2022
A look under the bonnet: why are we still so obsessed with the Regency era?
Whether it’s the new Persuasion adaptation or the counterfactuals of Bridgerton and, er, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, we just can’t seem to shake Jane Austen’s world of dances and drawing rooms
March 2022
Beyond Bridgerton: what Regency romance was really like
The ballgowns and handsome suitors make it seem appealing on TV and in fiction – but was finding a partner in the era actually that romantic?
October 2021
Stephen Fry on the enduring appeal of Georgette Heyer
As the Folio Society publishes a new edition of Venetia, the actor and broadcaster reflects on what makes an excellent Regency romance
January 2021
Further reading
Loved Bridgerton? The best historical novels to escape into another world
From Regency romance queen Georgette Heyer to a novel about the search for Tutankhamun’s tomb, author Harriet Evans picks her favourites
December 2020
'I've never felt less festive': the art of writing Christmas novels, 365 days a year
Drinking sherry, bingeing Downton Abbey ... how authors keep up the spirit of the season, even when writing during heatwaves and a nightmarish Christmas
September 2016
Forgotten Georgette Heyer stories to be republished
Three short stories by the queen of Regency romance have been discovered by her biographer and are being reprinted in a new volume
December 2015
Books blog
The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer – swash and swoon
All hail the queen of the Regency romance, whose glorious romps demand to be shared with new generations of readers, writes Alison Flood
June 2015
Georgette Heyer, queen of Regency romance, honoured with blue plaque
Star fans and family gather at author’s birthplace in Wimbledon to see her remembered for witty, escapist fiction that sold in millions
September 2013
Books blog
When favourite authors become an addiction
Imogen Russell Williams: Some writers are so addictive I find myself tracking down every word they've penned. But which authors do you crave?
May 2012
10 of the best
John Mullan's 10 of the best: highwaymen
From Daniel Defoe to Julia Donaldson
October 2011
Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Bestseller by Jennifer Kloester – review
Georgette Heyer was a better writer than this biography allows. By Kathryn Hughes
September 2011
Children's books
The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer - review
pinkbookworm: 'The Grand Sophy is one book that will never go out of style'
August 2011
Barbara Cartland stole plots, rival author alleged in furious letters
Books blog
Georgette Heyer decries plagiarism with her rapier wit
September 2009
Books blog
Which authors are worth a whole conference?
Alison Flood: Are there authors you love enough to attend a whole conference about them?
January 2009
Books blog
Georgette Heyer to Jilly Cooper: my guilty reading secrets revealed
Alison Flood: I'm not ashamed to pull out what's hidden on my shelves, so come on, let's all do it, and tuck into something tasty...
