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In this romantic dramedy, Naveen and Jay meet, date, fall in love, and plan to marry. But Naveen has never brought anyone home to meet his South Asian family, and especially not a white man. Full of laugh-out-loud and tender moments, misunderstandings and redeeming actions, A Nice Indian Boy (2024) will tug on your heartstrings while calling back to classic Bollywood tropes.

In Swordheart (2025), T. Kingfisher takes readers on a cozy romp through a somewhat medieval land scattered with random vestiges of its magical past. Our middle-aged heroine, Halla, has recently inherited an estate and is struggling to fend off nasty relatives who are intent on marrying her for her wealth.

Meghna and Rani haven't spoken in years, not since Meghna's Bangladeshi family's reputation went unfairly under, causing other in the Irish Bangladeshi community to isolate Meghna's family. When Meghna discovers at a science competition that her secret boyfriend, Zak, is cheating on her with her ex-BFF-now-rival Rani, she feels a mix of emotions. The two girls decide to team up to get revenge on Zak for cheating on them by developing an app for the European Young Scientist Exhibition, Catch A Two-Timer (or, CAT).

Evan is an Insta-influencer with a good eye for romance—particularly, with setting up couples. When shy Natalia transfers to his high school and joins the Gay Straight Alliance that he runs, Evan can tell that she needs a bit of help in the love department. With Natalia under his wing, Evan attempts to set her up with multiple people, despite his best friend, Davi, warning against it. And while Evan focuses on Natalia’s love life, he might be missing out on a romance of his own and pushing his own feelings to the side... 

Stella Gibbons wrote 32 books over the course of her life, but she is most known for her first novel, Cold Comfort Farm (1932). Published in 1932, when Gibbons was still in her twenties, Cold Comfort Farm became wildly popular, received stellar reviews, and some very prestigious prizes.

Jim Gaffigan, in the book, Dad is Fat (2013) expounds on the challenges of having his hands full with 5 children.  His fertile wife gets pregnant just looking at babies, while Jim wonders if he will be a good father.  To his astonishment he rises to the challenge and finds that having children can be a rewarding experience.  He muses on people who sit around all day and j

Burns and Allen, a radio program from the golden age of radio, were vaudeville acts performed by George Burns and Gracie Allen, his wife.  Gracie is the not-so-smart but charming wife who gets George into trouble, i.e.

You know that great feeling when your dress has pockets? How about that icky feeling when it's the week you really, really need chocolate? Cassandra Calin certainly does!

A wonderful series for fans of Terry Pratchett's Discworld.

Why bother with people when you could have the perfect companion? In a world where personal computers (or persocoms) have been given human form, that is the question that Chobits - the beautifully drawn, thought-provoking science fiction story by CLAMP - explores.

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) begins with the story of Evelyn Wang, a Chinese American immigrant, and her race to keep her teetering family business running. A high-stakes meeting at the IRS with Evelyn's husband and father takes a sharp and completely unexpected turn, and Evelyn finds herself suddenly thrown into an interdimensional, surreal adventure.

When love begins to blossom while she's at a romantic comedy themed resort, can Julia trust it? Or is her supposed real-life love story just part of the show?