What would happen if an author tried to transform an album into a book? In New Romantics, the author combines his life experiences with Taylor Swift's Grammy award winning 1989 album. Each song is represented by a short story with the same name, all equipped with different characters, taking the reader on a journey that they would not expect to go. Themes of identity, first love, and resurrection are explored in this trans-formative work of art that is, of course, romantic.