Jason Baca got discovered on the set of 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' and spent decades flexing on the books he also loves to read Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

At the height of his modeling career in the ’80s, Fabio Lanzoni, better known simply as Fabio, says he was shooting up to 10 romance book covers a day. With his long, blonde hair flowing, his shirt ...

If you’re a romance reader, or you’ve been in the vicinity of a bookstore anytime over the past couple of years, you’re probably familiar with this trend. Go to the display with the sign reading some ...

Where have all the torsos gone? The photorealistic “clinch cover,” featuring lovers mid-embrace, is a critically endangered species. Fabio? Hasn’t been seen around these parts in years. But he hasn’t ...

The paperback pulp romance—birthed in the 1930s, but arguably at its height during the murky cultural soup of postwar America—exists at a unique intersection of smut and chastity. Though the covers of ...

Romance novels thrive on familiarity and the promise of a happily ever after (or a happy for now), and their covers likewise play to readers’ expectations. A mystical object surrounded by vining ...

Thanks to distinct design, fresh approaches to the genre and the if-you-know-you-know factor, 831 Stories is catching the eye of readers and investors. Thanks to distinct design, fresh approaches to ...

Fabio became a pop culture icon after appearing on over 1,300 romance novel covers in the 1990s Alyssa Modos is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has ...