Mukesh, a lonely widower, finds a mysterious reading list that connects him with Aleisha, a restless teenager working at the local library. Their shared reading journey forges an unlikely friendship, revealing how books can bridge generational divides and provide solace in the face of grief, family struggles, and mental health challenges.
The novel is a testament to the power of community hubs like libraries to foster human connection.
On his thirteenth birthday, Alcatraz Smedry discovers he belongs to a secret lineage with bizarre magical talents. He is thrust into a hidden war against the Evil Librarians, a sinister cabal that controls the world’s flow of information by distorting facts and histories.
This humorous adventure challenges perceptions of reality and highlights the importance of questioning authority and discovering one's true identity.
David Goldberg, a university librarian, leads a quiet life until a billionaire’s death and a mysterious check draw him into a vast conspiracy involving government surveillance and corporate malfeasance. Using his research skills to uncover the truth, David finds himself a target.
The novel is a gripping political thriller about information manipulation, power dynamics, and the struggle for truth in the modern world.
When a sinister carnival arrives in Green Town, Illinois, only two young boys, Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade, recognize its evil nature. It is Will’s father, Charles Halloway, the quiet and thoughtful town librarian, whose wisdom and knowledge ultimately provide the weapons needed to confront the darkness.
The library becomes a sanctuary of light and reason against the encroaching shadows.
After being downsized from her librarian job, Nina Redmond buys a van and transforms it into a mobile bookshop, bringing stories to a remote Scottish village. In her new role as a literary matchmaker, she helps her customers find the perfect books to heal their hearts.
The narrative celebrates self-discovery and the courage required to embrace new beginnings.
Matthias Lane, a reserved university archivist, guards the sealed letters of poet T.S. Eliot. His world is disrupted when a young scholar requests access, forcing him to confront his own tragic past and the ethical boundaries of historical record-keeping.
The story thoughtfully examines the tension between privacy, truth, and the moral weight of preserving or revealing intimate histories.
Based on the popular television series, this novel follows a team of quirky scholars who serve as protectors of the world’s magical artifacts. When Aladdin’s lamp is stolen from the Library’s secret collection, Flynn Carsen and the Librarians must embark on a global adventure to retrieve it.
This fantasy adventure blends history, myth, and humor, championing teamwork and the power of knowledge.
In two interwoven timelines, a grandmother and granddaughter find their lives shaped by the magnificent New York Public Library.
In 1913, Laura Lyons lives in the library and struggles for intellectual freedom, while in 1993, her granddaughter Sadie Donovan is a librarian at the NYPL who must solve a series of rare book thefts that threaten to expose a devastating family secret. The novel explores feminism, ambition, and the secrets hidden within the stacks.
Hanna Casey returns to her rural Irish hometown to rebuild her life as the local librarian. When the library is threatened with closure, she must unite the fractious community to save it.
This heartwarming novel highlights themes of resilience, community connection, and the essential role libraries play as a force for unity and renewal in a small village.
Isaac Vainio is a libriomancer, a member of a secret society of magicians founded by Johannes Gutenberg who can pull objects out of books.
Working for the organization from his library base in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Isaac must investigate a series of magical attacks, venturing into the pages of sci-fi novels and vampire thrillers to stop a threat to both the real world and the world of fiction.
Carolyn is one of several adopted children raised by a godlike, tyrannical figure known only as Father, who taught them from his infinite Library containing all the knowledge of the universe. After he disappears, Carolyn and her "siblings" are plunged into a violent power struggle to take his place.
This dark, imaginative fantasy is a story of power, revenge, and what it means to be human.
A small-town librarian, known for her withdrawn and obsessive nature, makes a wish she immediately regrets. After she is struck by lightning, she loses her ability to feel emotion.
Her journey to reclaim her heart is a tale of magical realism that explores isolation, love, and redemption, delving into the delicate interplay between human tragedy and emotional renewal.
Based on the true story of Dita Kraus, this novel follows a fourteen-year-old Jewish girl imprisoned in Auschwitz who is entrusted with the care of a secret, makeshift library. Guarding the eight precious, forbidden books becomes an act of immense courage and defiance.
Dita’s story is a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of literature to preserve humanity in the darkest of times.
Librarian Charlie Harris and his Maine Coon cat, Diesel, are drawn into a murder investigation when a famous novelist with local roots returns to town and is promptly killed.
Charlie must use his quiet observational skills to navigate small-town secrets and academic rivalries to find the truth, highlighting the hidden complexities beneath a charming facade.
This historical novel tells the remarkable true story of Belle da Costa Greene, the personal librarian to J.P. Morgan. A brilliant and savvy negotiator who shaped one of the world's most magnificent art and manuscript collections, Belle concealed a dangerous secret: she was a Black woman passing as white in a deeply segregated society.
The book is a powerful narrative of ambition, identity, and sacrifice.
High school student Cynthia "Cyn" is horrified when her best friend falls for the handsome new school librarian, Mr. Gabriel. Cyn is the only one who sees him for what he truly is: a demon draining the life force from the student body.
This humorous horror-comedy follows Cyn’s desperate, often hilarious, attempts to save her friends by confronting the supernatural evil lurking in the stacks.
In this high-fantasy novel, Lirael feels like an outcast among her people, the clairvoyant Clayr. She finds solace only in her work as a librarian in the Clayr’s Great Library, a vast and dangerous repository of magic and prophecy.
Her solitary life is upended when a perilous mission forces her to confront her true destiny and a dark magic threatening the entire Old Kingdom.
In a seemingly utopian community where all pain and strife have been eliminated, twelve-year-old Jonas is selected to be the new Receiver of Memory. He apprentices with The Giver, an old man who serves as the sole keeper of the community’s collective past.
As Jonas receives memories of joy, color, and love—as well as war and suffering—he grapples with the terrible cost of his society’s "sameness." His role is that of a living archivist, tasked with preserving the knowledge the community has forsaken.
Lucy Hull, a young children’s librarian in Missouri, finds her life turned upside down by her favorite patron, ten-year-old Ian. Convinced his overbearing parents are sending him to a repressive camp, Ian runs away and convinces Lucy to join him on a chaotic road trip.
The novel is a witty and insightful exploration of censorship, identity, and the profound impact a librarian can have on a young life.
During World War II, Ava works as a librarian at the Library of Congress until she is recruited by U.S. military intelligence to work as a spy in Lisbon, posing as a librarian while gathering information. Her story alternates with that of Elaine, a woman in occupied France who prints resistance newspapers.
Their parallel paths highlight the bravery of ordinary women and the vital role of information as a weapon of war.
In the 1950s, lonely librarian Peggy Cort meets an unusually tall young patron named James, a boy who will grow to be over eight feet tall. A deep and unconventional bond forms between these two outsiders on Cape Cod.
The novel is a poignant and sensitive portrait of love, loneliness, and the solace found in human connection when navigating a world that doesn't understand you.
Lindsey Norris has found her dream job as the director of the Briar Creek Public Library. But her peaceful life is shattered when a local author is found dead and her friend, a children's librarian, is framed for the murder.
Lindsey must turn amateur detective to clear her friend’s name, using her librarian’s knack for research to uncover secrets hidden in her charming coastal Connecticut town.
A young boy’s visit to his local library takes a surreal turn when he is imprisoned in a subterranean labyrinth by a strange old man who wants to eat his brains after he has memorized three massive books. Aided by a mysterious girl and a man in a sheepskin, the boy must find a way to escape.
This illustrated novella is a bizarre and haunting fable about fear, confinement, and the unsettling power of knowledge.
In this graphic novel, Alexandra, a lonely woman, stumbles upon a mysterious bookmobile that appears only at night. Inside, she discovers that it contains every book she has ever read. Her encounters with the bookmobile become an obsession, leading her to sacrifice her relationships and career to become its next librarian.
The story is a poignant meditation on how literature shapes identity and the line between passion and obsession.
Librarian Martha Storm has spent her life taking care of everyone but herself. When a mysterious book of fairy tales arrives on her doorstep, it contains a dedication to her from her long-dead grandmother, a famous author.
This discovery sends Martha on a journey to unravel a family mystery, pushing her to find her own voice and step out from behind the circulation desk.
Elisabeth is an apprentice in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, where books are dangerous magical objects and librarians are their sworn protectors. When an act of sabotage releases the library’s most powerful grimoire, Elisabeth is implicated in the crime.
To clear her name, she must ally with her sworn enemy, the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, and uncover a conspiracy that threatens to destroy the world.
Shy librarian June Jones has never left her small English village. When the library that has been her sanctuary is threatened with closure, she is forced to emerge from her shell. Inspired by her late mother’s memory and a cast of eccentric patrons, June discovers her own strength as she leads the fight to save the heart of her community.
Vegetarian, Jewish, and lovelorn librarian Israel Armstrong moves from London to a small town in Northern Ireland for a new job, only to discover that the library has been closed and its 15,742 books have vanished.
Now in charge of a dilapidated mobile library van, Israel becomes an unlikely detective, determined to solve the mystery in this quirky and humorous tale about culture clash and the love of books.
During the Great Depression, Addie Cowherd takes a job as a packhorse librarian in a remote Appalachian community to support her family.
Facing hardship and prejudice, she delivers books to the isolated residents of rural Kentucky, discovering the transformative power of literature to bridge cultural divides and inspire hope during challenging times.
Mackenzie Bishop is a Keeper, tasked with stopping violent Histories—the preserved bodies of the dead—from escaping the Archive, a vast library of sleeping souls.
When the Archive is breached and Histories start waking up, Mackenzie must navigate its secret corridors to solve the mystery, all while grappling with the recent death of her younger brother.
When the Great Recession costs Clay Jannon his web-design job, he takes a position as a night-shift clerk at a peculiar bookstore. He soon discovers the store is a front for a secret society dedicated to solving a centuries-old puzzle hidden in its coded volumes.
The novel is a charming adventure that bridges the gap between old-world scholarship and modern technology.
Simon Watson, a young librarian on Long Island, receives a mysterious antique book from a rare book dealer. The book, a log from a traveling carnival, contains the history of his family of circus mermaids who have all drowned on the same date.
As that date approaches for his sister, Simon must use his librarian's research skills to unravel the curse before it's too late.
In 1958, Sylvia Blackwell, a fresh-faced librarian, moves to a small English market town to share her passion for literature. She soon finds herself at odds with the town’s conservative elements as she works to broaden the horizons of her patrons, especially a bright young girl from a deprived background.
The novel is a quiet and moving depiction of the transformative power of reading and challenging social norms.
Two modern-day literary scholars, Roland Michell and Maud Bailey, uncover a secret romance between two Victorian poets through a trail of letters, diaries, and poems found in archives and libraries across England. Their academic quest soon mirrors the passionate story they are unearthing.
The novel is a magnificent tribute to the obsessive, detective-like work of archival research and the enduring power of literature.
School librarian Samantha Casey loves her job, her students, and her joyful, vibrant community. But her world is turned upside down by the arrival of the new principal, Duncan Carpenter, a rigid administrator who threatens to stamp out the school’s creative spirit.
Sam, who had a massive crush on Duncan in the past, must now find a way to fight his new rules while uncovering the trauma that transformed him.
Jean Perdu owns a floating bookstore on a barge in the Seine, which he calls his "Literary Apothecary." He prescribes novels to his customers to soothe the trials of life, but he remains unable to cure his own heartbreak from a long-lost love.
His journey to confront his past takes him through the canals of France in a moving story about grief, love, and the healing power of books.
Elizabeth gets a part-time job as a page at the New-York Circulating Material Repository, an institution that lends out not only books but also objects from history and folklore. She soon discovers its most secret collection: the Grimm Collection, which contains magical items from fairy tales.
When items start disappearing, Elizabeth and her friends must become detectives in a world where magic is real.
In an alternate world where the Great Library of Alexandria survived and now controls all knowledge, personal book ownership is forbidden. Jess Brightwell, whose family deals in the black market for books, is sent to train for service to the Library.
There, he must navigate deadly rivalries and moral dilemmas as he discovers the dark secret at the heart of the institution.
Irene is a professional librarian-spy for the invisible Library, a mysterious organization that exists outside of time and space and collects important works of fiction from different realities.
Along with her enigmatic assistant Kai, she is sent to a steampunk-infused London to retrieve a dangerous book, but they soon find themselves caught in a web of supernatural intrigue and betrayal.
A.J. Fikry, the grieving and cantankerous owner of Island Books, is losing his passion for his work. His life takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious package arrives at his store. This heartwarming novel about a New England bookseller demonstrates how the power of stories—and the people who champion them—can transform a life and a community.