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Subgenre of romance novels
Bonkbuster (a play on "blockbuster" and the verb "to bonk") is a term coined in 1988 by British writer Sue Limb to describe a subgenre of commercial romance
Bonkbuster
English author and designer (1932–2024)
best-selling books including the feminist self-help Superwoman (1975) and the bonkbuster Lace (1982). In later life, Conran campaigned and founded charities to
Shirley_Conran
English author (1937–2025)
Nevertheless, Cooper is recognised as one of the key writers of the bonkbuster novel, along with Jackie Collins, Shirley Conran and Judith Krantz. Whilst
Jilly_Cooper
1991 novel by Jilly Cooper
follows the recovery and revenge of polo player Ricky France-Lynch. The bonkbuster was described as a "frothy brew of sex, class and jodhpurs" by the Scunthorpe
Polo_(novel)
1988 novel by Jilly Cooper
promoted with all the razzamatazz of a new cosmetic product." The term "bonkbuster" is now used to capture both its blockbuster sales and its sex-heavy plot
Rivals_(novel)
Bonkbuster based on orchestral life
a 1996 novel by British author Jilly Cooper. The Rutshire Chronicles bonkbuster follows the career of violinist Abigail Rosen, who survives a suicide
Appassionata_(novel)
Fictional character
struggles to escape. Rupert and Helen's marriage, like that in other bonkbusters, is "characterized by a lack of intimacy". Upon publication of the novel
Rupert_Campbell-Black
1982 romance novel
countries. It is widely regarded as one of four texts foundational to the bonkbuster genre; the others are Riders by Jilly Cooper, Scruples by Judith Krantz
Lace_(novel)
2016 novel by Jilly Cooper
2017 Glamour magazine tested sex scenes from Mount! and three other bonkbusters, to test whether the scenes were enjoyable in real life. A scene with
Mount!
British television series
4's lavish remake revives the pleasures – and contradictions – of the bonkbuster". The Conversation. Retrieved 13 March 2026. Frost, Caroline (11 March
A Woman of Substance (2026 TV series)
A_Woman_of_Substance_(2026_TV_series)
1985 novel by Jilly Cooper
written by the English author Jilly Cooper. It is the first of a series of bonkbusters known as the Rutshire Chronicles, which are set in the fictional English
Riders_(novel)
1978 novel by Judith Krantz
"Scruples". The book helped define a new sub-genre of the romance novel — the bonkbuster. Born the only child of a distinguished scientist, who is a member of
Scruples_(novel)
2006 novel by Jilly Cooper
Cooper is just what a girl needs". She also described that is less of a bonkbuster than Cooper's previous novels, with surprise that there was no sex until
Wicked!
Novel by Jilly Cooper
rides Mrs Wilkinson. The novel was published in 2010 and is the ninth bonkbuster in the Rutshire Chronicles series. It is 739 pages. Set in the world of
Jump!_(novel)
Novel by Jilly Cooper
that although there was an audience of older women waiting to read the bonkbuster, it might also appeal to a younger generation of readers. Despite these
Tackle!
Novel by Jilly Cooper
Cooper, that is part of the Rutshire Chronicles series. It is both a bonkbuster and a murder mystery, set during the filming of the Verdi opera Don Carlos
Score!_(novel)
American writer (1928–2019)
California, helped define a new sub-genre of the romance novel — the bonkbuster or "sex-and-shopping" novel. She also became a "celebrity author" through
Judith_Krantz
Novel series by Jilly Cooper
July 2023. Morey, Kelly Ana (18 November 2016). "Jilly Cooper's ninth 'bonkbuster' falls short". Stuff. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved
Rutshire_Chronicles
American actor (born 1981)
potential series, adapted from Judith Krantz's pioneering 1979 debut bonkbuster novel of the same name, was not picked up by the network. Murray next
Chad_Michael_Murray
Novel by Jilly Cooper
Cooper Language English Series Rutshire Chronicles Release number 7 Genre Bonkbuster Set in 21st-century England Published 2002 (Transworld) Publisher Transworld
Pandora_(Cooper_novel)
Novel by Jilly Cooper
""Prince Charming with an Erection": The Sensational Pleasures of the Bonkbuster". Contemporary Women's Writing. 17 (2): 137–155. doi:10.1093/cww/vpae002
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
The_Man_Who_Made_Husbands_Jealous
2021 British television miniseries
Retrieved 1 June 2023. "Lily James excels in post-Bridgerton period bonkbuster The Pursuit of Love – review". The Independent. 9 May 2021. Archived from
The Pursuit of Love (TV series)
The_Pursuit_of_Love_(TV_series)
Equestrian team sport
consumed by the offending player. The sport inspired Jilly Cooper's 1991 bonkbuster novel Polo. Buzkashi Chovgan Sagol kāngjei Dakyu Jereed List of polo players
Polo
Stocking supporter
garters embroidered with the title in gold, along with copies of the bonkbuster itself. After the release of Bull Durham in June 1988, garter belt and
Garter
Season 3 of "American Crime Story"
the season four out of five stars, deeming it "a gleefully watchable bonkbuster" and praising the performances of the cast. Lucy Mangan of The Guardian
Impeachment: American Crime Story
Impeachment:_American_Crime_Story
English freelance journalist and novelist (1966–2026)
English freelance journalist and novelist. Her books include thrillers, bonkbusters, chick lit, mysteries, Tart Noir, romantic comedies, and young adult
Rebecca_Chance
2016 British film
May 2024. Ide, Wendy (4 September 2016). "ChickLit review – groanworthy bonkbuster". The Observer. Retrieved 1 May 2024. Parkinson, David. "ChickLit". Radio
ChickLit
Association football club in Nailsworth, England
bbc.com. Retrieved 22 April 2025. Silver, Madeleine (20 April 2024). "'Bonkbuster' queen Jilly Cooper to swap horses for football - Horse & Hound". Horse
Forest_Green_Rovers_F.C.
School for young women
Hughes, Sarah (June 11, 2012). "Shirley Conran's Lace is a feminist bonkbuster". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 5, 2026. Portal: Schools
Finishing_school
British political adviser
Whips (2022) Cleavage (2024) Croft, Ethan (25 May 2023). "Scandalous 'bonkbuster' book by ex-Boris advisor causes a fuss in Westminster". Evening Standard
Cleo_Watson
British literary magazine
encouraged to add some gratuitous sex in order to sell books, giving us the bonkbuster. But that era is long gone... I find the Bad sex award, at this point
Literary_Review
Loose group of visual artists
Eye.[citation needed] The scene is also parodied in Jilly Cooper's 2002 bonkbuster Pandora. Female artists were distinctly a minority amongst the male dominated
Young_British_Artists
Servet) op 95-jarige leeftijd overleden (in Dutch) Bestselling “Queen Of Bonkbuster” Author Rebecca Chance dies, 59 Death of a Pitcairn Islander ח"כ לשעבר
Deaths_in_March_2026
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi
its entirety. Flood, Alison (2010-08-09). "Jilly Cooper: Queen of the bonkbuster". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-04-13. Cited sources Budden
Don_Carlos
British writer and broadcaster (born 1946)
2002, are listed below. In 1988, as Dulcie Domum, she coined the term "bonkbuster", which is a play on "blockbuster" and the verb "to bonk", which is British
Sue_Limb
1999 rail accident in London
McLaughlin, Charlotte (6 October 2025). "Jilly Cooper Obituary: 'Queen of the bonkbuster' who wanted to write 'happy books'". The Scotsman. National World Publishing
Ladbroke_Grove_rail_crash
Irish migrant and public washhouse pioneer
Talking to your kids about race, HRT shortages, and the demise of the bonkbuster novel". BBC. Retrieved 13 February 2020. "'We are the economy': the community
Kitty_Wilkinson
English writer (1943–2025)
ISBN 978-0-19-280687-1. Gibbons, Fiachra (30 May 2003). "Queens of the bonkbuster and Aga saga defend the art - and heart - of their fiction". The Guardian
Joanna_Trollope
2020 writing collection
Retrieved 2025-12-13. "How romance author Jilly Cooper became 'queen of the bonkbuster': Writer, who died on Sunday, was known for novels including Riders, Rivals
Between_the_Covers_(book)
Knight, Lucy (9 May 2024). "Shirley Conran, campaigner and 'queen of the bonkbuster', dies aged 91". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2024. "Tribute to former
2024 deaths in the United Kingdom
2024_deaths_in_the_United_Kingdom
British dancer
(3 May 2009). "People like them". The Times. London.[dead link] "The bonkbuster is back". Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 19 June
Immodesty_Blaize
1977 novel by Jilly Cooper
April 2025. Flood, Alison (9 August 2010). "Jilly Cooper: Queen of the bonkbuster". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 April 2025. Bonet, Anna (21
Octavia_(novel)
Literary genre
Amnesia, that is memory loss, often includes some former relationship "Bonkbusters", a subgenre of commercial romance novels from the 1970s and 1980s. The
Contemporary_romance
1982 novel by Danielle Steel
Crossings is a 1982 novel that was written by American Danielle Steel. It is Steel's 13th novel. It was adapted into a six-hour miniseries of the same
Crossings_(Steel_novel)
Burroughs: In memoriam, 1980-2024 Shirley Conran, campaigner and ‘queen of the bonkbuster’, dies aged 91 Roger Corman, Pioneering Independent Producer and King
Deaths_in_May_2024
Literary genre of British family life
Retrieved on 25 May 2008. Gibbons, Fiachra (30 May 2003). "Queens of the bonkbuster and Aga saga defend the art - and heart - of their fiction". The Guardian
Aga_saga
Series of children's books by Jilly Cooper
a family birthday. Whilst Cooper is better known for her romances and bonkbuster novels, she has also written a series of four children's books centred
Little_Mabel
Hopscotch Films. Retrieved 18 February 2018. "ChickLit review – groanworthy bonkbuster". Capriol Films. Retrieved 19 February 2018. "Crow". Spinning Head Films
List_of_British_films_of_2016
1986 non-fiction work
Howie, Lisa (2025-10-06). "Tributes pour in for undisputed 'queen of the bonkbuster' novelist Dame Jilly Cooper". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-10-10.{{cite
How_to_Survive_Christmas
Celebrated courtesan in 18th century London
p. 291. Teal, Adrian (23 July 2013). "Fifty Shades of the Georgians: Bonkbusters Are Nothing New". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 6 January 2019. Hickey 1782
Emily_Warren_(courtesan)
Representative body for authors in Ireland
Interview with Jack Harte, conducted 1 February 2011 "From Behan to bonkbusters: going inside the censor's mind". Irish Independent. 13 February 2021
Irish_Writers_Union
British TV show
concoction's purpose from drinking it, and also included a round called "Bonkbusters", where teams had to identify the longest chain of celebrity romances
It's Not Me, It's You (game show)
It's_Not_Me,_It's_You_(game_show)
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