fiction about bookish things (bookselling, libraries, publishing, printing, conservation, etc) primarily via twitter (twitter.com/wynkenhimself/status/1411715062889422854), so cannot vouch for many of these
novels about books Public
Created and curated by sarah
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Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
4 stars
When editor Susan Ryeland is given the manuscript of Alan Conway’s latest novel, she has no reason to think it …
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The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
4 stars
To you, perceptive reader, I bequeath my history....Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient …
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No. 44, the mysterious stranger by Mark Twain (The Mark Twain library)
4 stars
In 1590, three boys, Theodor, Seppi, and Nikolaus, live relatively happy simple lives in a remote Austrian village called Eseldorf …
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Library of the Unwritten by A. J. Hackwith
4 stars
In the first book in a brilliant new fantasy series, books that aren't finished by their authors reside in the …
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The Lost Book of the Grail by Charlie Lovett
Arthur Prescott is happiest when surrounded by the ancient books and manuscripts of the Barchester Cathedral library. Increasingly, he feels …
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Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges
5 stars
The groundbreaking trans-genre work of Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) has been insinuating itself into the structure, stance, and …
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The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
4 stars
A girl’s quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the …
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
4 stars
More than sixty years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury's internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 stands as a classic of …
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The case of the missing books by Ian Sansom
4 stars
Israel Armstrong is a passionate soul, lured to Ireland by the promise of an exciting new career. Alas, the job …
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Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
4 stars
"That girl's got more wrong notions than a barn owl's got mean looks."
Esther is a stowaway. She's hidden herself …
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The Archivist by Martha Cooley
2 stars
A young woman's impassioned pursuit of a sealed cache of T. S. Eliot's letters lies at the heart of this …
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The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley
4 stars
The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley is the delightful tale of the bookseller Roger Mifflin, the advertising man Aubrey Gilbert, …
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Ink and bone by Rachel Caine (The Great Library -- bk. 1)
4 stars
Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge …
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Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos, Sam Taylor
4 stars
In the small town of Crozon in Brittany, a library houses manuscripts that were rejected for publication: the faded dreams …
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Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
4 stars
Whose Body? is a 1923 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, in which she introduced the character of Lord Peter …
