53 min listen
May I Remove Your Preconceived Notions?
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Aug 2, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
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 by Greg Howard The Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah Maclean Unmasked by the Marquess and It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian My Oxford Year by 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: 'Hiyori's Bed & Breakfast'
Released:
Aug 2, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
What, Wait, What Happened!? Ep. 9 (Bonus Episode!): Gwen and Frank discuss books that defy description and throw reality for a loop. Longtime residents of Harlem, Greenwich Village, the Bronx, and more get shout-outs in an interview with NYPL's Alex Kelly about the Library's oral history projects. Plus, T by The Librarian Is In