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- ISBN 9781797243429
- Dimensions: 152 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 05 Nov 2026
- Publisher: Chronicle Books
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Spanning a sizzling range from romantasy kings to classic and contemporary heartthrobs who make our hearts race and our temperatures rise, this illustrated collection features thirty of the most swoon-worthy book boyfriends from across the literary canon who have ruined real men forever.
Delve into the epic world of book boyfriends with this cheeky illustrated compendium of literary hotties who feature in every book nerd’s secret fantasy. From Mr. Darcy and Heathcliff to Xaden and Rhysand, feast your eyes on a buffet of sexy men, hot nerds, dashing faeries, slow-burn first crushes, rakish heartthrobs, brooding shadow daddies, sweet cinnamon rolls, dangerous dragon riders, and more.
With detailed analyses of their rock-hard abs and 100-watt smiles, their witty charm and smoldering stares, and their most quotable declarations of love, these irreverent and humorous profiles break down the reasons why these hunky heroes have captured our hearts and flooded our bookshelves. Flirty pin-up illustrations make this celebration of imaginary hotness a one-of-a-kind gift for the friends who skip ahead to the steamy chapters, enjoy rom-coms of all eras, and pine after fictional characters because they believe cozying up with a good book boyfriend is better than facing the perils of real-life dating.
Nichole Perkins is an author, poet, and podcaster who writes about the intersections of pop culture, race, sex, gender, and relationships. Her memoir Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be covers Black womanhood and sexuality, online message board communities, and the effects of pop culture on female desire. Nichole is a 2016 Callaloo Creative Writing Fellow for poetry, a 2017 Audre Lorde Fellow at the inaugural Jack Jones Literary Arts Retreat, and a 2017 BuzzFeed Emerging Writers Fellow. She is the current host of The Godmother, an iHeartMedia podcast, and the former host of Thirst Aid Kit, a Slate podcast about pop culture and desire, The Prince Mixtape, a CNN podcast about the life and legacy of Prince, and This Is Good For You, a podcast about guilty pleasures. Her first collection of poetry, Lilith, but Dark, was published by Publishing Genius, and she is currently writing her first romance novel.
