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    Best New Romance Books: Our Top Ten

    By Kate Fais, Young Adult Librarian, Bloomingdale Library | February 10, 2025

    For the past year, NYPL librarians have been reading their hearts out to find the best romance novels published in 2024. 

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    NYPL Researcher Spotlight: Emily Lynell Edwards

    By Jeanne-Marie Musto, Librarian | January 29, 2025

    How does digital literary culture push readers into reviewers, authors into influencers, and books into content? Emily Edwards explores.

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    2025 Winners of the Newbery, Caldecott, King, Belpre & More Awards from the American Library Association

    By Carrie McBride, Communications | January 27, 2025

    Top honors went to the middle grade novel The First State of Being and the picture book Chooch Helped. 

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    Books for Celebrating the Year of the Snake

    By Cecelia Fiering, Library Information Assistant | January 21, 2025

    Happy Year of the Snake! Enjoy titles collected by AANHPI library workers to celebrate the Lunar New Year. 

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    Picture Books Celebrating Black Artists & Their Work

    By NYPL Staff | January 17, 2025

    Introducing young readers to visionary artists and their works including descriptions of how their artistic lives began in childhood. 

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    Writers Born in the Year of the Snake

    By NYPL Staff | January 15, 2025

    Personality traits associated with people born in a snake year include: introspection, resourcefulness, and charm. 

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