Celebrate Libraries: Books for Adults

In honor of Library Card Sign-up Month, we've gathered some of our favorite works of fiction and nonfiction that celebrate libraries.

Updated August 16, 2024
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What you are looking for is in the library : a novel
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...
The Paris library : a novel
Skeslien Charles, Janet
Paper Book
The cartographers : a novel
Shepherd, Peng
Paper Book
'Exquisitely written ... Be prepared to be swept away on an incredible journey' Brad Thor, #1 bestselling author of Black Ice 'A story about magical maps that lead to your heart's desire [and] the people who would do anything to find them ... A vastly rich experience...
The library book
Orlean, Susan
Paper Book
The bestselling author of Rin Tin Tin and The Orchid Thief reopens the unsolved mystery of one of the most catastrophic library fires in history and delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution - our libraries.
The secret lives of booksellers and librarians : true stories of the magic of reading
Patterson, James
Paper Book
To be a bookseller or librarian . . . You have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. A brilliant listener. A person who creates a kind of magic by pulling a book from a shelf, handing it to someone and saying, 'You've got to read this. You're...
The book collectors : a band of Syrian rebels and the stories that carried them through a war
Minoui, Delphine
Paper Book
'This is an urgent and compelling account of great bravery and passion. Delphine Minoui has crafted a book that champions books and the individuals who risk everything to preserve them.' Susan Orlean, author of The Library Book In 2012 the rebel suburb of Daraya in Damascus was brutally besieged by...
The library of the unwritten
Hackwith, A. J.
Paper Book
Age range 14+ 'Elaborate world-building, poignant and smart characters, and a layered plot...An ode to books, writing, and found families.' -- Library Journal, Starred Review 'Hackwith writes a fast-paced, suspenseful story set in an intriguing world...

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