Posts by Anne Rouyer

Mabel Williams's groundbreaking work of focusing library services on teens culminated with the creation of the Library's first “NYPL Books for Young People” list, which influenced school library collections across the nation.

Don't be discouraged if you're in a holds queue for one of the Bridgerton books—here are dozens of similar books to try while you wait.

As soon as I finished the series, I wanted non-fiction books about chess, chess history, obsession and young prodigies. I wanted fiction books that felt similar. Coming of age stories full of angst, psychological trauma and introspection. Stories with women and men dealing with past mistakes, family drama, the pitfalls of fame and discovering a found family. Stories with style. This is a selection of what I found.

One librarian's stories of the books, teens and authors who have impacted her life and career.

This year marks the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and its devastation of New Orleans. It’s a city that has clawed its way back from the brink. This booklist of memoirs and nonfiction paints a picture of the city it once was and the city it has now become.

Adult, young adult and children's historical fiction, romances and mystery series set during the suffrage era and involving suffragists.

A beach read is in the eye of the beholder—it depends on what you want to read and what frame of mind you want to be in as you relax in the sun, shade or a/c.

A round-up of adult and young adult royal romances, old and new, to keep you busy all summer long.

Dark magic, svengali professors, mentally disturbed students, psychotic cliques and vanishing friends...

Foes are vanquished, crimes are solved and justice is almost always served—so much better than real life!

If this novel about 1970s California rock 'n' roll has you listening to Fleetwood Mac, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Joni Mitchell, this reading list—and Spotify playlist—is for you.

You don't have to know the rules of everyone's favorite frozen sport to enjoy these steamy selections from a romance sub-genre you may not even know exists.

In the midst of the holiday planning, take some time for yourself with one of our coziest recommendations for the season. Includes a Spotify playlist!

You've finished Jenny Han's rom-com series (or are waiting to pick up the sequels). Now what? Check out these readalike recommendations!

The following list of young-adult titles has it all: the sweet and the steamy, rated on a scale of 1 to 10. The higher the steam rating, the more likely the novel is to make you swoon.

He left his career as a teacher in the 1970s, and went on to write more than 50 books for children, teens, and adults. We remember the wonderful bibliography of Richard Peck.

HRH Prince Harry of Wales is marrying American actress and philanthropist Meghan Markle! Anyone else obsessed? Don't be embarrassed—check out our guide and booklist!

Here's a list of books filled with Christmas miracles, opposites attracting, lovers reuniting, families reconciling, happily ever afters, mysteries being solved and villains being vanquished—plus lots of snow and holiday merriment!

World War I is called "The Great War" but in America it could also be called "The Forgotten War." We started celebrating Veteran’s Day on November 11, 1919 as a way to commemorate the day that hostilities in World War I ended.