Ice Hockey Romance Resources by Amanda Topping

The Boston Globe:Hockey Romance 101 Yes, hockey romance novels exist. In fact, they're huge

toppingaw — 2024-05-27 14:45:04 UTC

This newspaper article explains why hockey specifically lends itself well to the romance genre.

Jack Edwards: Booktok Hockey Video Essay

toppingaw — 2024-05-27 14:48:36 UTC

Although this is not a scholarly source, ice hockey romance is overtaking tiktok so most of the discussions on this topic live on social media, not scholarly articles. This video essay was remarkably informative and well-researched in it's own right.

Gender and Sex Stereotypes in Sports Romance Fiction

toppingaw — 2024-05-27 14:55:04 UTC

This article is remarkably detailed. Although it is about sports romance broadly, much of what is discussed explains why hockey is specifically appealing to young, female readers.

Bee_in_the_library Book Reccomendations

toppingaw — 2024-05-27 15:12:03 UTC

A school librarian reccomends YA suggestions for students looking for Ice Breaker, the premier hockey romance.

Social reading cultures on Booktube, Bookstagram, and Booktok (Ebook)

toppingaw — 2024-05-27 15:15:04 UTC

This book offers great insight into how Booktok effects readers so much. It creates a sense of community, specifically in the more niche reading communities such as hockey romance readers.

How School Librarians Use Social Media to Stay On Top of Issues and Trends As Digital Leaders

toppingaw — 2024-05-27 15:25:55 UTC

This Knowledge Quest article explains why and how librarians can stay up to date on current social media trends, such as trends in literature.

Establishing a community of readers in a secondary school library

toppingaw — 2024-05-27 15:29:26 UTC

This article explains how and why we should foster recreational reading in our secondary schools.

Ice Hockey Booktok Page

toppingaw — 2024-05-27 16:33:26 UTC

This creator's style of TikTok is incredibly popular in the BookTok community, specifically for ice hockey romances. It's a good primary source to pair with the other resources listed here.

On Common Ground. What Does Social and Emotional Learning Look Like in Your Library?

toppingaw — 2024-05-27 17:26:48 UTC

This article from School Library Connection discusses some ways to connect your programming with SEL. The article mentions having book clubs to help students work through complicated feelings. an Ice Hockey Romance book club could help establish community for learners as they grapple with healthy and unhealthy relationships.

Rival Darling

toppingaw — 2024-05-27 20:47:53 UTC

All of the tropes from Ice Breaker- Golden Retriever and he falls first- without the spice. Similar even down to the cover.