fiction about bookish things (bookselling, libraries, publishing, printing, conservation, etc) primarily via twitter (https://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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No. 44, the mysterious stranger by Mark Twain
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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
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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
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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
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Labyrinths (1962, 1964, 1970, 1983) is a collection of short stories and essays by the writer Jorge Luis Borges. It …
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The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
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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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The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
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Lucas Corso is a book detective, a middle-aged mercenary hired to hunt down rare editions for wealthy and unscrupulous clients. …
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley is the delightful tale of the bookseller Roger Mifflin, the advertising man Aubrey Gilbert, …
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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
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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
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Whose Body? is a 1923 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, in which she introduced the character of Lord Peter …
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Elmo Doolan and the Search for the Golden Mouse by
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Upset by the books that say they are stupid, smelly, and lowly, a family of library mice do the research …
