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NYPL's Best New Romance Books

Just in time for Valentine's Day, check out our list of 50 of the best new romance titles, handpicked by our expert librarians and staff.

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  • The Ascent

    Adam Plantinga

    AdultFiction
    The Ascent: a novel by Adam Plantinga

  • The Amish Wife

    Gregg Olsen

    AdultNonfiction
    The Amish Wife: unraveling the lies, secrets, and conspiracy that let a killer go free by Gregg Olsen

  • The Bullet Swallower

    Elizabeth Gonzalez James

    AdultFiction
    The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

  • The Algorithm

    Hilke Schellmann

    AdultNonfiction
    The Algorithm: how AI decides who gets hired, monitored, promoted, & fired & why we need to fight back now by Hilke Schellmann

  • The Waters

    Bonnie Jo Campbell

    AdultFiction
    The Waters: a novel by Bonnie Jo Campbell

  • Kindling: Stories

    Kathleen Jennings

    AdultScience Fiction
    kindling by kathleen jennings

  • Ain't That a Mother

    Adiba Nelson

    AdultMemoir
    ain't that a mother by adiba nelson

  • Sophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club

    Roselle Lim

    AdultFiction
    sophie go's lonely hearts club

  • The Museum of Failures

    Thrity Umrigar

    AdultFiction
    the museum of failures by thrity umrigar

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    Kyle Chayka

    AdultNonfiction
    filterworld by kyle chayka

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