Library Lovers

When you love libraries so much, you want to read about them too!

Updated February 26, 2026
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Library Lovers

When you love libraries so much, you want to read about them too!

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The last chance library
Sampson, Freya
Paper Book
A Good Morning America Buzz Pick A Library Reads Pick June Jones emerges from her shell to fight for her beloved local library, and through the efforts and support of an eclectic group of library patrons, she discovers life-changing friendships along the way. ...
The Library Thief
Shenje, Kuchenga.
Paper Book
An extraordinary historical debut for any reader who loves gothic mysteries like Rebecca and Fingersmith, and fiction which shines a light on untold stories.The library is under lock and key. But its secrets can't be contained.After he brought her home from Jamaica...
Dinner at the Night Library
Harada, Hika.
Paper Book
The Night Library is no ordinary library. Within it are found the rarest and most unusual collections - the books of deceased famous writers: the books they wrote; the books that inspired them; the books they loved.<...
Death in the stacks : a library lover's mystery
McKinlay, Jenn
Paper Book
Lindsey Norris and her staff are gearing up for the Briar Creek Library's annual Dinner in the Stacks fund-raiser. The night of dinner and dancing is not only a booklover's dream -- it's the library's biggest moneymaker of the year. But instead of raising funds, the new library board president is...
The Midnight Library
Haig, Matt
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING WORLDWIDE PHENOMENONREADERS' MOST LOVED BOOK OF 2021WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTIONBetween life and death there is a library.When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life...
The library of heartbeats
Imai Messina, Laura
Paper Book
From the international bestselling author of THE PHONE BOX AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD: a powerful, moving novel of grief, hope, friendship and love based around a real archive on an island in Japan, where people travel to record their heartbeats.
The war librarian
Armstrong, Addison
Paper Book
1918. Timid and shy Emmaline Balakin lives more in books than her own life. That is, until an envelope crosses her desk at the Dead Letter Office bearing a name from her past, and Emmaline decides to finally embark on an adventure of her own as a volunteer librarian on the frontlines in France. But...
The Writing Class
Campion, Esther.
Paper Book
A tender, heartwarming novel of unlikely friendships and second chances, perfect for fans of Monica McInerney and Maeve Binchy. Vivian Molloy hardly expected to retire early from teaching, but for her husband, Dave, she'd do anything. But when Dave...
The ladies of Ivy Cottage
Klassen, Julie
Paper Book
New from the Top Author of Inspirational Regency Romance Return to Ivy Hill in The Ladies of Ivy Cottage as friendships deepen, romances blossom, and mysteries unfold. Living with the two Miss Groves in Ivy Cottage, impoverished gentlewoman Rachel Ashford is...
Threadneedle
Thomas, Cari
Paper Book
The Sunday Times No.4 bestsellerWithin the boroughs of London, nestled among its streets, hides another city, filled with magic. 'Magic and love. Love and magic. They destroy everything in the end ...' Anna's Aunt has always warned her of the dangers of magic. Its twists. Its...
The Storytellers
Heath, Sue
Paper Book
'A delicious story that wraps itself around your heart' Evie Woods 'This book felt like a cozy blanket--comforting, gentle, and full of charm.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Everyone has a story... The local library is a place for community...
What you are looking for is in the library
Aoyama, Michiko
Paper Book
THE TWO-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING JAPANESE NOVEL The Top Ten Times bestseller A Time Magazine Book of the Year 'An undeniable page-turner' New York Times 'I ADORED this uplifting, hopeful novel ' Daily Mail 'It...
Elodie's Library of Second Chances
Raisin, Rebecca.
Paper Book
Everyone has a story. You just have to read between the lines... 'Will make you smile, make you cry, fill you with joy and warm your heart.' NetGalley reviewer, ***Shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association Contemporary Romantic Novel...
Our missing hearts
Ng, Celeste
Paper Book
THE REESE WITHERSPOON OCTOBER BOOK CLUB PICK'Governments are right to fear words. They can change hearts and topple tyrannies....It's impossible not to be moved by Margaret Miu's courage, or to applaud her craftiness...And Bird is a brave and believable character, who gives us a relatable portal...
The Woman in the Library
Gentill, Sulari.
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE CRIME FICTION LOVER BEST INDIE NOVEL 2022 NOMINEE 2023 EDGAR AWARDS - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD 'a true master of the genre' - The Sydney Morning Herald 'Wickedly clever, highly original and thoroughly...
Is This A Cry For Help?
Austin, Emily.
Paper Book
Emily Austin, the bestselling "queen of darkly quirky, endearingly flawed heroines" (Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus), returns with a luminous new novel following a librarian who comes back to work after a mental breakdown only to confront book-banning crusaders in an...
The little wartime library
Thompson, Kate
Paper Book
London, 1944.Clara Button is no ordinary librarian. While the world remains at war, in East London Clara has created the country's only underground library, built over the tracks in the disused Bethnal Green tube station. Down here a secret community thrives: with thousands of bunk beds, a nursery,...
The Library Suicides
Dafydd, Fflur.
Paper Book
You can get in. But you can't get out. Welcome to the library...Twins Ana and Nan are lost after the death of their mother. Everyone knows who drove Elena, the renowned novelist, to suicide - her long-term literary critic, Eben. But the twins need proof if they're going to get revenge....
The Book of Doors
Brown, Gareth.
Paper Book
The spell-binding, mind-bending, heart-pounding fantasy adventure and instant Sunday Times bestseller, perfect for fans of The Binding, The Midnight Library and A Discovery of Witches. **ONE OF GOODREADS' TOP 6 MOST-READ DEBUTS OF 2024** *...
The Wren in the Holly Library
Linde, K A.
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Set in an alternate day New York filled with monsters, The Wren in the Holly Library is a dark, spicy urban fantasy loosely inspired by Beauty and the Beast - perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Leigh Bardugo. She stole from a monster . . . now...
Booklover's library, the
Martin, Madeline
Paper Book
A heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of the books that bring them together. In Nottingham, England, widow Emma Taylor finds herself in desperate need of a job to provide for herself and her beloved daughter, Olivia. But with the...
The Underground Library
Ryan, Jennifer.
Paper Book
When the Blitz threatens the heart of a London neighbourhood, three young women must use their fighting spirit to keep their community together in this heartwarming novel from the author of The Kitchen Front. On the day Juliet Lansdown reports to work for the first time at Bethnal Green Library, it...
The City of Mist: ; Stories
Zafon, Carlos Ruiz.
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A return to the mythical Barcelona library, the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. This posthumous collection from Carlos Ruiz Zaf n, the New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow of the Wind comprises eleven stories, most never before published in English. The City of...
The Cat Who Saved the Library
Natsukawa, Sosuke.
Paper Book
Nanami sees nothing wrong with a library and cat combination. But a talking cat is a whole other story. Thirteen-year-old Nanami Kosaki loves reading. The local library is a home from home and books have become her best friends. When Nanami notices books disappearing from the...
The library of the dead
Huchu, T. L.
Paper Book
'Fast-moving and entertaining' Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London Enter a world of magic and adventure in The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu. The first book in the spellbinding Edinburgh Nights series. When ghosts...
The giver of stars
Moyes, Jojo
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER |  A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK   "A great narrative about personal strength and really captures how books bring communities together." --Reese Witherspoon   From the author of the forthcoming Someone Else's...
What We Can Know
McEwan, Ian.
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the Booker prize-winning, bestselling author of Atonement and Saturday, a genre-bending new novel full of secrets and surprises; an immersive exploration, across time and history, of what can ever be...
By its cover
Leon, Donna.
Paper Book
"Few detective writers create so vivid, inclusive and convincing a narrative as Donna Leon . . . . One of the most exquisite and subtle detective series ever." --"The Washington Post" Donna Leon's critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling Commissario Guido Brunetti series has attracted...
The library of broken worlds
Johnson, Alaya Dawn
Paper Book
A girl matches wits with a war god in this kaleidoscopic, epic tale of oppression and the cost of peace, where stories hide within other stories, and narrative has the power to heal... or to burn everything in its path. In the winding underground tunnels of the Library, the...
Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments
Huchu, T. L.
Paper Book
Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T. L. Huchu is the second book in the Edinburgh Nights series.'A fast-moving and entertaining tale, beautifully written' - Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London on The Library of the DeadThe spellbinding sequel to The Library of the Dead,...
Sorcery of thorns
Rogerson, Margaret
Paper Book
From the internationally bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens comes a breathtaking fantasy story of magic, power and slow-burning love. This is the perfect read for fans of Cassandra Clare, Sarah J. Maas's A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES series, and Holly Black! ...
The impossible story of Hannah Kemp : a novel
Agnew, Leonie
Paper Book
The unpublished manuscript was the winner of the 2022 Tessa Duder Award: a powerful exploration of guilt, forgiveness, choice and personal responsibility. Hannah Kemp is dealing with a traumatic accident for which she was responsible. Struggling to come to terms with her guilt...
The Book of Lost Hours
Gulfuso, Hayley.
Paper Book
For fans of The Ministry of Time and The Midnight Library, a sweeping, unforgettable novel moving from pre-WWII Germany to Cold War-era America to the mysterious time space, a library filled with books containing the memories of those who bore witness to history.
The lost library
Stead, Rebecca
Paper Book
Now a New York Times bestseller and a #1 Indie Bestseller, readers won't want to miss this story of a little free library guarded by a cat, and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. A TODAY SHOW Kids' Read Pick! * The Amazon #1 Best Book for Kids * "A...
The Little French Village of Book Lovers
George, Nina.
Paper Book
"What a joy to read The Little French Village of Book Lovers, which will delight Nina George's millions of readers. Exquisitely written, as always, she draws you in from the first page and immerses you in the lives of her delightful characters. You won't want to put it down." -...
The Librarians Of Rue De Picardie
Charles, Janet Skeslien.
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of the The Paris Library returns with a powerful, moving new novel based on the extraordinary true story of Jessie Carson, the American librarian determined to bring books to the children of war-torn France.'This is hands down my book of...
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