
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
A Novel
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · November 28, 2023
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- Who it’s for
- A playful YA romance with teen friendship sparks and a light, funny edge.
- Genres
- YA Romance - LGBTQ+, Romantic Comedy for Teens, Historical YA Romance
- Published
- St. Martin's Press, November 28, 2023
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An Instant New York Times Bestseller! "A total, rollicking delight. Gwen & Art gave me the same cheeky, swoony, giddy, irresistible high of the first time I saw A Knight’s Tale.
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Lex Croucher is one of my favorite romcom authors, and they should be yours, too." - Casey McQuiston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of I Kissed Shara Wheeler Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom com YA debut about love, friendship, and being brave enough to change the course of history. It’s been hundreds of years since King Arthur’s reign. His descendant, Arthur, a future Lord and general gadabout, has been betrothed to Gwendoline, the quick-witted, short-tempered princess of England, since birth. The only thing they can agree on is that they despise each other. They’re forced to spend the summer together at Camelot in the run up to their nuptials, and within 24 hours, Gwen has discovered Arthur kissing a boy and Arthur has gone digging for Gwen's childhood diary and found confessions about her crush on the kingdom's only lady knight, Bridget Leclair. Realizing they might make better allies than enemies, they make a reluctant pact to cover for each other, and as things heat up at the annual royal tournament, Gwen is swept off her feet by her knight and Arthur takes an interest in Gwen's royal brother. Lex Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love is chock full of sword-fighting, found family, and romantic shenanigans destined to make readers fall in love. "In this frivolous medieval romp of a queer rom-com, Lex Croucher toys with Arthurian legend to delightful effect." - Entertainment Weekly “Fun and genuinely funny, with lovely friendships and first-rate dialogue. Gwen and Art may not be in love, but I fell for both of them.” - Rainbow Rowell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Simon Snow trilogy “Gwen & Art Are Not in Love was exactly what I needed right now—a delightful, heart-warming, hilarious historical romp, overflowing with queer panic and terrible jokes. I loved it.” - Alice Oseman, New York Times bestselling author of the Heartstopper series
Playful Sparks
A playful YA romance with teen friendship sparks and a light, funny edge.
Come here for
- playful, teen-forward romance energy
- queer comic-book-adjacent flavor
Expect
- category-search comfort
- an author-following read
Where it sits
| Historical YA Romance | 84% |
|---|---|
| Romantic Comedy for Teens | 56% |
| YA Romance - LGBTQ+ | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical YA Romance
- YA Romance - LGBTQ+
- Romantic Comedy for Teens
- Authors
- Lex Croucher
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- November 28, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Historical YA Romance