#59 Book a Date with Your Favorite Librarians

<p>In honor of Valentine's Day, Jen does a deep dive into the history of modern courting and dating. Who would have thought department stores could have had so much to do with it?</p><p></p><p><a href="mailto:%20ragingromantics@nopl.org">Questions/Comments/Concerns/Recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org! </a></p><p></p><p>Books we recommend:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Labor-Love-Invention-Moira-Weigel/dp/0374182531">Labor of Love by Moira Weigel</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/v/taleen-voskuni/sorry-bro.htm">Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/f/heather-fawcett/emily-wildes-encyclopaedia-of-faeries.htm">Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Inventing-Girl-Created-Conquered-Hollywood-ebook/dp/B09KMGJDBC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YSHEKWUH0G8K&amp;keywords=inventing+the+it+girl&amp;qid=1675365454&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=inventing+the+it+girl%2Cstripbooks%2C77&amp;sr=1-1">Inventing The It Girl by Dr. Hilary Hallett</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/jennifer-crusie/bet-me.htm">Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/jennifer-crusie/agnes-and-hitman.htm">Agnes and the Hitman by Crusie</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/jennifer-crusie/crazy-for-you.htm">Crazy for You by Crusie</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/jennifer-crusie/faking-it.htm">Faking It by Crusie</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/jennifer-crusie/anyone-but-you.htm">Anyone but You by Crusie</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/tessa-dare/when-a-scot-ties-the-knot.htm">When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare</a></li></ul><p></p><p>Indie bookstores we recommend in Syracuse!</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.parthenonbookstore.com/">Parthenon Books</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goldenbeebookshop.com/">Golden Bee Bookshop</a></li></ul><p></p><p>Other episodes:</