Central Library: New & Novel
Boylston Street Building, First Floor
New & Novel is the spot in the Central Library in Copley Square to:
- Browse the Boston Public Library’s collection of new adult fiction and nonfiction books
- Get ‘Lucky’ by checking out a title from the BPL’s Lucky Day Collection, our curated collection of popular and bestselling titles available for immediate checkout
- Chat with a librarian for reading recommendations
- Ask for help with accessing the BPL’s downloadable and streaming collections for eBooks, eAudiobooks, and music, and videos. Unable to visit us in person? Check out our Online Resources FAQs for answers to common questions about OverDrive, Kanopy, Flipster, and more.
If you are unable to visit New & Novel in person, you can still request a personalized reading list from one of the BPL’s reader services librarians online via Shelf Service.
Queer Lit Review: January 2026
This month: teen girls fall in love, teen enemies to lovers over a series of hexes, and a retelling of Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher.
Queer Lit Review: December 2025
This month: A botanist falls for a cyborg, an exterminator goes after a deadly centipede, and exes attempt to clean out a cabin together.
Desk Jobs & Daydreams: Workplace Fiction Book Recs
In searching for books to serve as “mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors” as a job-seeking patron, check out these titles.
Queer Lit Review: January 2026
This month: teen girls fall in love, teen enemies to lovers over a series of hexes, and a retelling of Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher.
Queer Lit Review: December 2025
This month: A botanist falls for a cyborg, an exterminator goes after a deadly centipede, and exes attempt to clean out a cabin together.
Desk Jobs & Daydreams: Workplace Fiction Book Recs
In searching for books to serve as “mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors” as a job-seeking patron, check out these titles.
BPL's Annually Published Booklists
Every year our librarians compile booklists that celebrate the diversity of our world. Check out a title today!
Children's Books from Africa: Winter Reading 2026
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Book from Africa" challenge in this year's Winter Reading Challenge?
Libros para niños recomendados para Winter Reading 2026
¿Busca ayuda con alguno de los desafíos de Winter Reading de este año?
BPL's Annually Published Booklists
Every year our librarians compile booklists that celebrate the diversity of our world. Check out a title today!
Children's Books from Africa: Winter Reading 2026
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Book from Africa" challenge in this year's Winter Reading Challenge?
Libros para niños recomendados para Winter Reading 2026
¿Busca ayuda con alguno de los desafíos de Winter Reading de este año?