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Frank and Gwen break down romance novel stereotypes with fellow NYPL librarian Anne Rouyer. The genre often gets dismissed as fluff, but romance can subvert the traditional confines of gender, power, class, and more. (Gay Regency, anyone?)

Anne's Recommendations

Social Intercourse\xa0by Greg Howard

The Wicked and the Wallflower\xa0by Sarah Maclean\xa0

Unmasked by the Marquess\xa0and It Takes Two to\xa0Tumble\xa0by Cat Sebastian

My Oxford Year\xa0by Julia Whelan (for those who love Me Before You by Jojo Moyes)

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison

And for a non-book recommendation:\xa0'Hiyori's Bed & Breakfast'

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