Hello, everyone.

It's Jen from Fated Mates, and Sarah cannot be with us, but I have two very exciting guests

with us today.

Kate and Grace from the New York Public Library.

Welcome.

Hello.

Hello.

Okay, so one of the reasons that we're really having this, like, really fun little

talk today is that the New York Public Library has just put out a really fun list in advance of Valentine's Day, you know, high holy holidays of Romancelandia.

And they are going to kind of be here today to talk to us about, like, the list itself.

You'll be able to, you'll be able to look at the list. I'll make sure there's a link underneath this on YouTube.

And also to, like, talk to us about, like, kind of how and why the library loves romance readers.

So can we start off by talking about the list itself?

And why, I don't know, like, is this something you guys, something you do every year, you all?

Yes.

We actually started this in 2021. It was during the great pandemic and we were all working

home. We need stuff. So there were a bunch of adult committees started. So we made like the

top 10 best romances of the year. And the reason it's always like the best new romances,

even though it's where like last year, this list used to come out in November and reason it's always like the best new romances, even though it's where

like last year, this list used to come out in November and now it's time to come out in Valentine's Day.

And Kate, I'm sorry, I like kind of, I had like a whole list of things we were going to do and then I went out of order because I got

about talking about the books. So Kate, what is your job at the New Republic Library?

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