Books About Booklovers

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Overview

Novels about books and the people who make them and distribute them. 
Lets share stories surrounding authors, bookshop owners, librarians, and other makers and carers of books.

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The Orphan's Secret Library by Glynis peters

The Orphan's Secret Library

Glynis peters

384 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction historical
Xingu by Edith Wharton

Xingu

Edith Wharton

48 pages • first pub 1916 (editions)

fiction classics short stories funny lighthearted fast-paced
Spencer's Mountain: The Family that Inspired the TV Series The Waltons by Earl Hamner Jr.

Spencer's Mountain: The Family that Inspired the TV Series The Waltons

Earl Hamner Jr.

227 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

fiction historical
The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Help

Kathryn Stockett

451 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin

The Keeper of Hidden Books

Madeline Martin

402 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical hopeful sad medium-paced
The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury by Richard de Bury
The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury
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Richard de Bury

The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury

Richard de Bury

104 pages • first pub 1344 (editions)

nonfiction history fast-paced
Christopher Morley: Two Classic Novels in One Volume: Parnassus on Wheels and the Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley

Christopher Morley: Two Classic Novels in One Volume: Parnassus on Wheels and the Haunted Bookshop

Parnassus Series #1-2

Christopher Morley

304 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious slow-paced
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

Great Big Beautiful Life

Emily Henry

384 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander

The Littlest Library

Poppy Alexander

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction romance hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
Storybook Ending by Poppy Alexander

Storybook Ending

Poppy Alexander

344 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction literary emotional lighthearted slow-paced