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The Book Haters' Book Club: A Novel

Gretchen Anthony - Park Row
Format: Book

All it takes is the right book to turn a Book Hater into a Book Lover ... That was Elliott's belief and the reason why he started The Book Haters' Book Club - a newsletter of reading recommendations for the self-proclaimed "nonreader." As the beloved co-owner of Over...

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The Cracked Spine

Paige Shelton - Minotaur Books
Format: Print book

In need of a good adventure, Delaney Nichols takes the leap and moves to Edinburgh, Scotland to start a job at The Cracked Spine. She doesn't know much about what she's gotten herself into, other than that the work sounds exciting, and that her new boss, Edwin MacAlister, has given...
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How to Find Love in a Bookshop

VERONICA HENRY - Pamela Dorman Books
Format: Hardcover

"Absolutely delightful." --PeopleThe enchanting story of a bookshop, its grieving owner, a supportive literary community, and the extraordinary power of books to heal the heart Nightingale Books, nestled on the main street in an idyllic little village, is a dream come...
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The Invisible Library

Genevieve Cogman - Ace
Format: Paperback

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 Last Chance Library

Freya Sampson - Berkley
Format: Hardcover

Lonely librarian June Jones has never left the sleepy English village where she grew up. Shy and reclusive, the thirty-year-old would rather spend her time buried in books than venture out into the world. But when her library is threatened with closure, June is forced to emerge from behind...
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The Library at the Edge of the World: A Novel

Felicity Hayes-McCoy - Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback

In the bestselling tradition of Fannie Flagg and Jenny Colgan comes Felicity Hayes-McCoy's U.S. debut about a local librarian who must find a way to rebuild her community and her own life in this touching, enchanting novel set on Ireland's stunning West Coast.As she drives her mobile library...
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The Library Book

Susan Orlean - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK A WASHINGTON POST TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR * A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018 "A constant pleasure to read ... Everybody who loves books should check out The Library Book."...
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Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore: A Novel

MATTHEW SULLIVAN - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

Goodreads Debut Author of the Month and an Indie Next Pick! "Sullivan's debut is a page-turner featuring a heroine bookseller who solves a cold case with clues from books - what is not to love" - Nina George, author of The Little French Bistro, and the New York Times...
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The Midnight Library: A Novel

Matt Haig - Viking
Format: Hardcover

'Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices... Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance...
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The Paris Library: A Novel

Janet Skeslien Charles - Atria Books
Format: Book

Heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris who try to keep their library open when the Nazis  march into Paris. Read about Odile in 1939 and 1983 and how she ended up in a small town in Montana. A wonderful book that’s heartbreaking and upsetting, but just a excellent...

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The Printed Letter Bookshop

Katherine Reay - Thomas Nelson
Format: Paperback

Love, friendship, and family find a home at the Printed Letter Bookshop.One of Madeline Cullen's happiest childhood memories is of working with her Aunt Maddie in the quaint and cozy Printed Letter Bookshop. But by the time Madeline inherits the shop nearly twenty years later, family troubles...
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Summer Hours at the Robbers Library: A Novel

Sue Halpern - Harper
Format: Hardcover

From journalist and author Sue Halpern comes a wry, observant look at contemporary life and its refugees. Halpern's novel is an unforgettable tale of family...the kind you come from and the kind you create.People are drawn to libraries for all kinds of reasons. Most come for the books...
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