Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David LevithanAlfred A. Knopf, 2008 (originally 2006)

I am such a sucker for city-romances like this, and also for David Levithan’s particular post-gay brand of optimism and charm, and also for the occasional slightly-breathless young adult novel. “I know this is going to sound strange, but would you mind being my girlfriend for the next five minutes?” is how Nick and Norah’s whirlwind night starts, and it continues with kisses and drama and hand-holding and a deliciously sexy scene in the Marriott Marquis and more kisses (in the rain!) and so many sweet moments as neurotic-and-kinda-uptight Norah starts to learn to trust herself/the moment/life.