Who: Caitlin Leffel and Jacob Lehman
What: Book party celebrating release of In Love in New York: A Guide to the Most Romantic Destinations in the Greatest City in the World (Rizzoli, January 13, 2015, $24.95)
Where: The Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave. at 93rd St., 212-831-3554
When: Tuesday, January 13, free, 6:00
Why: Forget Paris, Rome, or Bayonne; there is no better place to be in love than our very own backyard, New York City. Caitlin Leffel and Jacob Lehman have followed up The Best Things to Do in New York: 1001 Ideas with In Love in New York, which features such chapters as “Love at First Sight,” “Getting Serious with the City,” and “Will You New York Me?” In the introduction, “The City that Never Sleeps Alone,” they write, “Whether you’re new to your relationship, new to the city, or an old pro at both, New York is there to seduce, excite, console, and entertain.” Their romantic suggestions are accompanied by photos of the Temple of Dendur, Lincoln Center, Central Park, the High Line, and other sensuous locations, with each chapter kicked off with an old-fashioned iconic postcard image of a favorite part of the city. And they include the top-ten make-out spots as well, in addition to the forty best places to propose, in case the kissing sessions were a big hit.