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America's Favorite Book Boyfriend Is…

And more fun facts from our 2,000 person survey

By Amanda Cleveland • February 06, 2024

Last month, in a survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of ThriftBooks, 2,000 romance novel lovers shared their thoughts and opinions about the genre and their favorite characters. Read on to see what we learned about Romance vs. Real Life.

Looking Back at New York Times Bestselling Romances

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 12, 2023

Who are the bestselling romance authors of all time? We decided to find out. Here's a retrospective of authors who topped the bestsellers lists from the 1930s onward.

Book Lovers in Love

10 Romantic Reads with Bookish Characters

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 31, 2022

For book lovers like us, characters who love literature are a plus. Stories about bookstore owners, librarians, and other avid readers make us feel seen. What can make it even better? If our bookish hero also finds love. Here are ten novels that put the "lover" in "book lover."

10 YA Romance Reads for Fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 17, 2022

Jenny Han's poignant YA romances have never failed to charm us, whether on the page or the screen. If you've already read (and watched) The Summer I Turned Pretty and need more heartfelt coming-of-age romances, here are ten titles to check out!

All About Emily Henry

5 Interesting Facts About her Writing Life

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 04, 2022

We're all pretty excited about Emily Henry's new release, Book Lovers, coming out on May 3. Her previous romances, like Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation combine witty dialogue and sensuous love scenes, not to mention some very well-read characters. Here, we get to know the author of these favorite reads a little better.

#EnemiesToLovers

10 Passionate Love Stories that Start with Hate

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 19, 2021

If you love Pride and Prejudice, you're probably a fan of enemies-to-lovers romances. And why wouldn't you be? All that fiery intensity belies an explosive passion just waiting to burst forth. Here are some of our favorite new romances between sworn enemies.

All About #BookTok's Favorite Author, Colleen Hoover

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • August 17, 2021

Her books may be trending on #BookTok this summer, but Colleen Hoover has been churning out best sellers for a while now. Get to know the author a bit more and pick up a few of her must-read titles.

9 Swoon-Worthy Romances by Black Authors

Black Authors Series

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 12, 2020

For Black History month we've decided to bring you a series featuring great black writers from four distinct genres. This week, in anticipation of Valentine's Day, our focus is romance. Here are nine authors who will leave you blushing and swooning.

10x10: The Best Books of the Decade

Best Poetry and Romance

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • December 27, 2019

This is our fifth (and final!) installment of the best books of the past decade. Each week for five weeks, we’ve presented top-ten lists of the best books of the past decade in two different genres. A total of ten lists of ten: 10 x 10 = 100! This week’s lists are Poetry Collections and Romance. Here are our picks for the top ten of each.

Dig In! A Veritable Buffet of Food-Focused Literature

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • June 26, 2019

Food writing has never been more ubiquitous. And we love it! This week we serve up up a bevy of books with culinary themes.

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