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The Book Censor's Library
Isa, Buthaynah. - Restless Books
Format: Paperback
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A perilous and fantastical satire of banned books, secret archives, and the looming eye of an all-powerful government.The new book censor hasn't slept soundly in weeks. By day he combs through manuscripts at a government office, looking for anything that would make a book unfit to publish... |
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The Book of Lost Names
Kristin Harmel - Gallery Books
Format: Book
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Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in this unforgettable historical novel from the international bestselling author of the "epic and heart-wrenching World War II tale"... |
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Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr - Scribner
Format: Book
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The heroes of Cloud Cuckoo Land are trying to figure out the world around them: Anna and Omeir, on opposite sides of the formidable city walls during the 1453 siege of Constantinople; teenage idealist Seymour in an attack on a public library in present day Idaho; and Konstance, on an interstellar... |
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The Invisible Library
Genevieve Cogman - Ace
Format: Paperback
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Collecting books can be a dangerous prospect in this fun, time-traveling, fantasy adventure from a spectacular debut author. One thing any Librarian will tell you: the truth is much stranger than fiction... Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, a shadowy organization... |
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The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes - Pamela Dorman Books
Format: Book
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Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond, from the author of Me Before You and The Peacock Emporium Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve... |
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer - The Dial Press
Format: Book
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January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she's never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name... |
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The Liar's Dictionary
Eley Williams - Doubleday
Format: Book
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n. the phenomenon of false entries within dictionaries and works of reference. Often used as a safeguard against copyright infringement.Peter Winceworth, Victorian lexicographer, is toiling away at the letter S for Swansby's multivolume Encyclopaedic Dictionary. His disaffection... |
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The library of lost and found
Phaedra Patrick - Park Row
Format: Book
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A librarian's discovery of a mysterious book sparks the journey of a lifetime in the delightful new novel from the international bestselling author of The Curious Charms of Arthur PepperLibrarian Martha Storm has always found it easier to connect with books than people - though not for lack... |
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The Little Paris Bookshop
Nina George - Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Format: Book
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Monsieur Perdu can prescribe the perfect book for a broken heart. But can he fix his own? Monsieur Perdu calls himself a literary apothecary. From his floating bookstore in a barge on the Seine, he prescribes novels for the hardships of life. Using his intuitive feel for the exact book... |
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The Paris Library
Janet Skeslien Charles - Atria Books
Format: Book
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Based on the true World War II story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris, this is an unforgettable story of romance, friendship, family, and the power of literature to bring us together, perfect for fans of The Lilac Girls and The Paris Wife. Paris, 1939: Young... |
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The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
Gabrielle Zevin - Algonquin Books
Format: Book
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"Funny, tender, and moving, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry reminds us all exactly why we read and why we love."* A. J. Fikry's life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives alone, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized... |
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