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Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From culture writer and GQ contributor Scott Meslow, an in-depth celebration of the romantic comedy's modern golden era and its role in our culture, tracking the genre from its heyday in the 80s and the 90s, its slow decline in the 2000s, and its explosive reemergence in the age of streaming, featuring exclusive interviews with the directors, writers, and stars of the iconic films that defined the genre"--
Author
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Romantic-comedy-obsessed Annie Cassidy dreams of being the next Nora Ephron. She spends her days writing internet content, rewatching Sleepless in Seattle, and waiting for her movie-perfect meet cute. If she could just find her own Tom Hanks--a man who's sweet, sensitive, and possibly owns a houseboat--her problems would disappear and her life would be perfect. But Tom Hanks is nowhere in sight. When a movie starts filming in her neighborhood and...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
An assessment of the making of Nora Ephron's revered trilogy, 'When Harry Met Sally," "You've Got Mail," and "Sleepless in Seattle" shares an intimate portrait of the writer's life and her enduring influence on a generation of Hollywood women.
When Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail, and Sleepless in Seattle brought romantic comedies back to the fore. Carlson takes readers on a trip to Ephron's New York City, where reality took a backseat to romance....
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"You know how the story's supposed to go...but love makes its own plans. STEP 1: Find yourself Leah Keegan is used to being alone, especially after taking care of her sick foster mother for the past year. But now there's nothing keeping her in the sweet town of Willow Cove. It's time to move on. Again. STEP 2: Win back the one who got away. Eli Masterson thought he and Victoria were meant to be together until she decided to jet off to Rome for a year....
Author
Publisher
Underlined, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
HL 750L
Language
English
Description
Competing for a first-prize trip to a Los Angeles film festival, die-hard romantic Emma and her archnemesis, the practical-minded Sophia, find their frequent clashes turning into something more.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
High school junior Mia, who hates romantic comedies, must endure the "meet-cute" encounters her best friends set up to help her find a date for her sister's wedding.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Set in San Francisco's Chinatown in the late 1950's. Pretty Mei Li has stowed away on a Chinese steamer with her professor father to become a mail-order bride for nightclub owner Sammy Fong. Sammy, however, is completely infatuated with saucy showgirl Linda Low, who is intent on making him jealous enough to propose to her. As Sammy sets out to assign his marriage contract (and Mei Li) to Wang Ta, a handsome college student living in Chinatown, complications,...
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