We opened up the floor in the newsroom to see which new books our reporters loved most this year. Below are five suggestions, three of which were published this year and two that were published in 2024.

Michelle Hunter, New Orleans crime reporter

“Alchemised,” by SenLinYu, and “The Irresistible Urge To Fall For Your Enemy,” by Brigitte Knightley

These two books made their way onto my shelf via the same popular new sub-genre of romance novel “Dramione” fan fiction. The books were written by authors who penned and uploaded fan-fics about love blossoming between Harry Potter characters/rivals Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger.

They are two of three Dramione tales that proved so popular online that their authors got deals to rework and publish their stories this year.

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