hello
my name is Charlee and i'm a librarian
with the st petersburg library system
did you know that august is romance
awareness month? i'm going to share
some of my favorite contemporary romance
novels with you
waiting for tom hanks is a book by
Kerry Winfrey
this book is available to download from
the libby app or from cloud library
i read it on my kindle which is my
favorite way to read books
waiting for tom hanks was an immersive
read for me the book follows annie
a small town aspiring screenwriter who
loved watching rom-coms with her mother
who sadly passed away some years ago
annie is flanked by a cast of thoroughly
interesting supporting characters
like chloe her best friend who works at
a kitschy coffee shop
annie's uncle don who never misses a D&D
night
and blind date Barry who shows up late
and smells bad
annie desperate for her own
rom-com-worthy romance like her parents
had
is waiting for her own tom hanks when a
film comes to film a movie in annie's
hometown
annie has her own meet cute with the
star of a film and lands a job working
on the center of the film
where she will see him every day if you
are a fan
of easy breezy and a little cheesy
this is the book for you waiting for tom
hanks repeatedly references rom-com
movies
but also manages to respect the confines
of the genre
as it is a book written for adults there
is some explicit language and off-color
humor
rom-com tropes are used repeatedly but
the book manages to be cute
fun and not overly gooey if you enjoy
the style book
you're in luck Kerry Winfrey has
several other published books
fans of this book may also enjoy books
by meg cabot yes
she writes books for adults too such as
size 12 is not fat
or queen of babel if you enjoyed this
book because it talks about falling in
love with movie stars
you may also enjoy 738 days by stacy
kade
although this book does have a much
darker overtone
thank you for tuning in and have a great
day from the st petersburg library
system bye
