18 Bestselling Authors on the Romance Books that Get Love Right

This book is a joy, every time, and it makes me cry, every time, which is what I look for in love (in art, as in life). I find the protagonist, Billie, kind of a pain in the ass, and her lover, Francis, a different kind of pain in the ass, but together, they are so wrong-headed and mismatched and so in love that I feel for them. I shake my head (hard) over them, and I root for them, even as I look forward to their affair ending. This book, hilarious, compassionate, and clear-eyed, is one of my favorite books about love, ever. (And if you get hooked on Colwin, check out Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object next).

—Amy Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of In Love, Love Invents Us, and I’ll Be Right Here