The City Inside, a near-future epic by the internationally celebrated Samit Basu, pulls no punches as it comes for your anxieties about society, government, the environment, and our world at large—yet never loses sight of the hopeful potential of the future.A highly anticipated 2022 release for Polygon | The Nerd Daily | BookBub | The Portalist“They’d known the end times were coming but hadn’t known they’d be multiple choice.” A long time ago, I was a paranormal romance reader. I would find long series of books about vampires and werewolves and hunters of both of those things and just devour them one by one. Eventually, though, my interests shifted, and I went years without reading about the lion laying with the lamb, as it were. And when I decided to come back? There were monsters. Legit beings of myth and legend keeping their natural form and getting it on with human beings. There were communities of witches battling over power and hiding from humanity. There were still vampires and werewolves, but they were fun this time around instead of sobbing over their lost humanity. (Okay, there are still vampires and werewolves sobbing over their lost humanity. But I mostly just read Teen Wolf fanfiction instead.) The creatures of the night that I was reading about in the early 2000s are still there, but now we also have cities full of minotaurs and brothels designed for unhuman desires. We have beasts whose curses aren’t broken and we have dragons and krakens in demonic bidding wars. We have blue aliens and green ones and red ones, all of which are different humanoid sizes. And yet, we still have librarians. Every paranormal, monster, and supernatural author worth their weight knows a librarian is going to pick up a book about a librarian, whether it’s to see if their profession is done justice, or just to excitedly see a librarian get what they deserve: rest, quiet, and someone to dote upon them. And if the librarian can save the world by doing some research? Bonus, amirite? Here are some paranormal, supernatural, and monster romances featuring librarians of various sorts. There are probably tons of other romances with librarians for you to read, and maybe even some that have monster-type protagonists! If you don’t mind your monsters sleeping with any type of body, check out this list of monster romances. And if you’re looking for some librarian love minus the magic, here’s a place to start!
