"Actually, at a Saturday press conference, the New York City mayor advised folks in the Big Apple to stay home during this weekend's major winter storm, but recommended they use their downtime to delve into author Rachel Reid's 2019 novel Heated Rivalry. "The snow is coming down heavily across our city," Mamdani said, "and I can think of no better excuse for New Yorkers to stay home, take a long nap, or take advantage of our public library's offer of free access to Heated Rivalry on e-book or audiobook for anyone with a library card.""
"The novel, which is the basis for the surprise hit series from Canadian streamer Crave - streaming on HBO Max in the U.S. - about the torrid affair between two rival professional hockey players, has exploded in popularity in recent weeks. Following the series' premiere, reported in early December that the book was sold out pretty much everywhere and that all copies available via the New York Public Library system had been checked out. More recently, a similar scenario appears to be playing out with another LGBTQ+ book."
"Adam Mars-Jones's Box Hill - the basis for director Harry Lighton's new film Pillion starring Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård - is currently sold-out at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Bookshop.org, with a 15-week wait for digital copies on the Brooklyn Public Library's app. But as the New York Times reports, over the weekend the New York Public Library made an unlimited number of copies of Heated Rivalry - as well as the others in Reid's "Game Changers" series - available to download through its app."
The New York City mayor urged residents to stay home during a major winter storm and promoted free access to the novel Heated Rivalry through public library e-book and audiobook services for cardholders. The novel, adapted into a surprise hit series streaming on HBO Max, saw rapid spikes in demand that left physical copies and library holdings depleted. Another LGBTQ+ title, Box Hill, experienced similar sellouts and long digital waitlists. In response to the surge, the New York Public Library temporarily made unlimited copies of Heated Rivalry and other titles in the Game Changers series available for app downloads.
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