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
- Read a current magazine
- 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, Hoopla, Kanoy, 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.
Research 101: HathiTrust
HathiTrust can help you find something obscure or little-known when researching.
Queer Lit Review: April 2024
This month: two debutantes avoiding the husband hunt, two spies searching out trouble, and a doctor and painter helping each other live.
Queer Lit Review: March 2024
This month: An autistic student with a crush, a Jeopardy! memoir, and a Chinese immortal falls for a French elf.
BPL's Annually Published Booklists
Every year our librarians compile booklists that celebrate the diversity of our world. Check out a title today!
While You Wait for... A Little Life
Does the long holds queue for A Little Life by Yanagihara have you discouraged? Try one of these other emotional literary fiction titles.
19 YA Books Set in Mysterious Places
Fans of Taylor Swift's "Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?" will love these books about characters finding themselves and fighting their way...
