A Post Fifty Shades of Grey Examination of Canadian Public Library Collections

Abstract

50-100 words)The phenomenon surrounding Fifty Shades of Grey (FSOG) created a new and public conversation about erotica and erotic romance literature. Although the phenomenon surrounding FSOG has faded, the sub-genre of erotica/erotic romance is still of interest. Traditional and nontraditional LIS review sources were examined for erotica/erotic romance titles to determine characteristics of titles reviewed, trends seen in the reviews, and to uncover the uptake of reviewed materials in Canadian libraries. Findings show some distinct characteristics in titles along with an influence of FSOG in the reviews, and a mismatch between the review sources examined and an example of a public library's collection. Pecoskie, J. Hill, H. (2015). Changing models of publication: 50 Shades of grey and a revision of Darnton's model.