It’s a mashup of fantasy and romantic fiction – this week the UK’s first bookshop devoted entirely to ‘romantasy’ works opened its doors in Oxford, with long queues of eager readers outside.
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It’s become a highly lucrative genre, with leading titles selling tens of millions of copies worldwide. So what's it all about and why are sales booming? Our culture correspondent Minnie Stephenson went to find out.
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