Recent Press
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Entertainment Weekly
Eloisa is Interviewed by Entertainment Weekly →
Eloisa chats about the shy heroine of Say Yes to the Duke, "wilde" puns, and life in quarantine.
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Fordham News
Shakespeare (and Eloisa) in Quarantine →
Eloisa discusses Shakespeare's life and a great work he likely created while in quarantine from the bubonic plague: King Lear.
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Goodreads
Eloisa talks about her “secret” life as a Shakespeare scholar →
To be, or not to be—for Eloisa James, the real question is, why not be both? With degrees from Harvard, Yale, and Oxford, she finds time to write bestselling historical romance novels while teaching Shakespeare at Fordham University.
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Yale Magazine
Eloisa is Interviewed by her Alma Mater →
Eloisa shares how she met her husband, Alessandro Vettori ’95PhD, at Yale (He’s an Italian knight. For real) and why she started writing romance novels.
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Shondaland
Eloisa talks about the challenges of writing Born to be Wilde →
How a sensitivity reader helped romance novelist Eloisa James become more aware of her own blind spots, and made her determined to own her mistakes and grow.
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Los Angeles Review of Books
Eloisa is Quoted by LARB Article →
A fascinating history of romance, and Eloisa appears—but as a scholar, not a writer!
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The Mary Sue
Eloisa Brings Another Reader to the Romance Side! →
A contributor from The Mary Sue gave Too Wilde to Wed a chance and it changed her view of romance novels!
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The New York Times Book Review
The New York Times reviews Too Wilde to Wed! →
The New York Times Book Review has reviewed Too Wilde to Wed!
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audible.com
Audible’s Top 50 Romance Essentials →
Desperate Duchesses has been included in Audible's Top 50 Romance Essentials!
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly Reviews Wilde in Love! →
Entertainment Weekly has reviewed Wilde in Love in their October Hot Stuff article saying that "Wilde in Love delivers heavy doses of charm..."
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Cosmopolitan Magazine
Cosmopolitan’s Best Books of 2017 →
Wilde in Love is listed as one of the "28 Books You Need to Read in 2017" by Cosmopolitan magazine!
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The New York Times
The New York Times Reviews Wilde in Love! →
The New York Times Book Review thought Willa was sexy and funny, and not only that: they said the sex was "robust" and the plotting "amusing"! From such a literary magazine, that's high praise indeed.
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Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping →
Eloisa was featured as one of the 10 Women Who Light Up the Arts Scene by Good Housekeeping magazine.
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly →
Wilde in Love was chosen by Entertainment Weekly as the #1 Absolute Best Romance Novel Cover!
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Eloisa Visits Des Moines! →
Eloisa was featured on We Are Iowa.com when she visited Des Moines as part of the AViD series. You can watch the full segment on their website.
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Salon
Yes Means Know: Respect, Ravishment and the Non-con Job of Being a Wanton Woman →
Eloisa sat down to chat with Salon Magazine about consent and slut-shaming. You can read the full article on their website.
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WYKC News
Eloisa in the Ohio News →
Eloisa was featured on the WYCK news when she recently visited the Cuyahoga Library in Parma, Ohio.
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The Huffington Post
The Huffington Posts Interviews Eloisa →
Eloisa was interviewed by The Huffington Post!
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CBS Sunday Morning
Eloisa on CBS Sunday Morning →
Eloisa was featured on the Valentine's Day edition of CBS Sunday Morning!
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The Booklist Reader
Witty Heroines, Steamy Romance Novels →
The Booklist Reader included My American Duchess in their Witty Heroines article.
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RT Book Review
Seven Minutes in Heaven Cover Breakdown →
RT Book Review loves the cover of Seven Minutes in Heaven so much they selected it for a Cover Breakdown.
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AOL Build
Eloisa’s Appearance on AOL Build →
Eloisa appeared along with producer Laurie Kahn on AOL Build to talk about the documentary, Love Between the Covers.
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Behind the Velvet Rope
Eloisa Goes Behind the Velvet Rope →
Eloisa and producer Laurie Kahn appeared on Behind the Velvet Rope.
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Love Between the Covers
Eloisa on Meritocracies →
Enjoy this snippet from the documentary Love Between the Covers that features Eloisa.
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The Morning Blend
Eloisa on The Morning Blend →
Eloisa was featured on The Morning Blend show along with friends Damon Suede and Tiffany Snow while they were in Milwaukee, WI for the 2016 Barbara Vey Reader Appreciation Week-end.
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BBC News
Eloisa Chats with the BBC →
Eloisa recently chatted with Regan Morris from BBC News about a new romance-only bookstore, The Ripped Bodice. You can read the article here or listen to the radio version here.
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Freedom
Women’s History Month with Freedom →
Eloisa shares her Freedom Success Story with her beloved Freedom app! Read Part I and Part II.
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The New York Times Book Review
The New York Times reviews My American Duchess! →
In a groundbreaking column, the New York Times Book Review highlights the Romance Genre (largely ignored up until now), and features My American Duchess, recognizing it as "amusing and heart-wrenching" in a rave review.
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USA Today
Exclusive Excerpt of My American Duchess! →
The Happy Ever After blog on USA Today has an exclusive excerpt from chapter three of My American Duchess!
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Kirkus Reviews
Four Nights with the Duke is Named Best Book of 2015 →
Four Nights with the Duke has been named one of the Best Romance Novels of 2015 by Kirkus Reviews.
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Amazon.com
Amazon names Four Nights with the Duke One of Best for 2015 →
Amazon has named Four Nights with the Duke one of the 2015 Best Books of the Year: Romance.
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NPR
Eloisa’s Duchesses are Swoon-Worthy! →
The Desperate Duchess series is listed in the Top 100 Swoon-Worthy Romances by NPR.
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NPR
NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour →
The Desperate Duchess series was mentioned in the June 5 segment of "What is Making Us Happy This Week" on the NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Romance Novel Special.
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Washington Post
Romance Takes Over Capitol Hill! →
Eloisa was interviewed by the Washington Post Style section during her appearance at the Library of Congress for the screening of Love Between the Covers.
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RT BOOK Reviews
Meet Eloisa’s Knight in Shining Armor →
Eloisa's husband, an honest-to-goodness Italian knight, was interviewed by RT BOOK Review about life being married to a romance author.
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USA Today Happily Ever After blog
Michelle Monkou interviews Eloisa for USA Today →
Eloisa and fellow author Michelle Monkou enjoyed a chat over tea and French bread while they were both in London. You can read the interview on the USA Today Happily Ever After blog.
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Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Interviews Eloisa →
Following the release of Three Weeks With Lady X, Eloisa spoke with Kirkus correspondent Bobbi Dumas about writing romance and how it has fit into her life.
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Redbook Magazine
The Happiest Day of Eloisa’s Life →
Eloisa shared the details of her wedding day with Redbook magazine.
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National Public Radio
From Shakespeare to Steampunk →
Eloisa shares her list of five Best Books of 2012 with National Public Radio.
You can read the full article here or listen to the radio interview here.
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Ms. James Goes to Washington →
Eloisa was a speaker at the 2012 National Book Festival in Washington DC!
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The Washington Post
A Shakespearean Romance Novelist Who Truly Plays Many Parts →
In 2012, Eloisa gave a talk at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. and wrote this essay about it for the Washington Post.
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Eloisa on the Big Screen! →
Eloisa appears in the documentary film Love Between the Covers, a film featuring Romance Authors and Readers.
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Chicago Tribune
The Meaning of Memoir →
Eloisa's memoir, Paris in Love, was featured in the Chicago Tribune article, "The Meaning of Memoir," where it was called "lovely and transcendent."
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Time Magazine
Eloisa’s Literary Double Life →
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Christian Science Monitor
Eight Stories of Eloisa’s Life in Paris →
The Christian Science Monitor features eight of their favorite snippets from Paris in Love.
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Eloisa on her Memoir Paris in Love →
In 2012, Eloisa published a bestselling memoir entitled Paris in Love, about the year she and her family spent in Paris.
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The New York Times
We’ll Always Have Paris →
The New York Times Style Section featured Paris in Love.
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Tea with Eloisa and Julia Quinn →
Eloisa and Julia Quinn hosted a tea party for the release of The Lady Most Likely....
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New Jersey Monthly
Eloisa “Takes 5” for New Jersey Monthly →
Eloisa answers five questions posed to Mary Bly for New Jersey Monthly magazine.
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USA Today
Empowering the Romance Genre →
You can read the entire article, "Hipsters Lust for Romance", online.
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Writing Magazine
Eloisa the Covergirl! →
Eloisa graced the cover of the February 2009 issue of Writing Magazine.
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USA Today
Eloisa Answers 5 Questions for USA Today →
Eloisa answers five questions for Deirdre Donahue for USAToday.
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More Magazine
Tour Florence With Eloisa →
Eloisa took More magazine on a tour of her favorite places in Florence, Italy.
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National Public Radio
Shakespeare by Day, Romance at Night →
Mary Bly talks to National Public Radio on All Things Considered about her decision to reveal her Eloisa James pseudonym.
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The New York Times
Eloisa Defends Romance →
Eloisa wrote an op-ed for The New York Times defending the romance genre.