Lynnfield Public Library: Contemporary Romance: The New Generation

Lynnfield MA

21 January, 2022

5:44 PM

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Press release from Lynnfield Public Library: Samantha Totman You may have noticed that there's been an increase in a certain type of book on the Library's New Fiction shelves. Paperbacks with illustrated covers and bright backgrounds January 21, 2022 You may have noticed that there's been an increase in a certain type of book on the Library's New Fiction shelves. Paperbacks with illustrated covers and bright backgrounds, clocking in around 350 pages, have been taking over. What might those be, you ask? We're here to answer! Romance novels have exploded in publication over the past few years. Romance has always been a strong, bestselling subcategory of fiction, but throughout the pandemic, even more readers have flocked to the genre. And no wonder. Romance novels follow a consistent format that ends with a couple finding love. That format, though it sounds predictable, leaves authors and readers free to explore all sorts of possibilities in setting, characters, and storylines, including how the two main characters find each other and what obstacles they face throughout the story. Romance novel settings run the gamut of interest and hobbies–there are books set on cooking competition shows, books featuring royals, stories set in magical towns populated by witches, and more. Authors from all backgrounds are writing stories about main characters of color, of all sexual orientations and genders, and with physical and mental disabilities. And finally, though romance novels have varying degrees of explicit content, this new generation addresses consent head-on. There's never been a better time to explore the genre. If you're a veteran reader, you're spoiled for choice, and if you are brand new to romance, there's absolutely something out there for you! Romance is a huge genre, so this book list can only scratch the surface. Visit the Library or call us to get recommendations from the thousands of other romance titles out there–and make sure you let us know which ones were your favorites. Featuring Characters of Color A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria Book | eBook While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron Book | eBook The Mismatch by Sara Jafari Book First Love, Take Two by Sajni Patel Book | eBook The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook The Shaadi Set-Up by Lillie Vale Book Featuring Characters with Disabilities The Language of  Cherries by Jen Marie Hawkins Book Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook The Bride Test by Helen Hoang Book | Large Print | eBook | CD Audiobook | eAudiobook Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese eAudiobook Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai Book | eBook | eAudiobook A Lowcountry Bride by Preslaysa Williams Book Featuring LGBTQ+ Characters The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun Book | eBook | eAudiobook Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall Book | eBook | eAudiobook Read Between the Lines by Rachel Lacey Book Meet Me in Madrid by Verity Lowell Book | eBook One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston Book | eBook | CD Audiobook | eAudiobook Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner Book | eBook | eAudiobook Featuring Unique Setups It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey Book | eBook | eAudiobook Have We Met? by Camille Baker Book Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade Book | eBook | eAudiobook Well Met by Jen DeLuca Book | eBook The Love Con by Seressia Glass Book | eBook | eAudiobook The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle Book | eBook | eAudiobook If The Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy Book | eBook | eAudiobook The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook The Seat Filler by Sariah Wilson Book This press release was produced by Lynnfield Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.