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• The Book Haters' Book Club

  a Novel

  Anthony, Gretchen

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  Irma Bedford has been the owner of Over the Rainbow, a bookshop in small-town Minnesota, for many years. Her business partner, Elliot, has passed away, and Irma is intent on selling the store to a corporate building group. But Elliot's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bookshop

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  In England in 1959, free spirited widow Florence Green follows her lifelong dream by opening a bookshop in a conservative coastal town.

• The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections

  a Novel

  Jurczyk, Eva

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  Liesl Weiss has been (mostly) happy working in the rare books department of a large university, managing details and working behind the scenes to make the head of the department look good. But when her boss has a stroke and she's left to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Paris Library

  a Novel

  Skeslien Charles, Janet

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  Based on the real-life American Library in Paris and the brave acts of its librarians during World War II, this novel begins with Odile Souchet, a young woman who dreams of being a librarian.

• Silence in the Library

  Schellman, Katharine

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  Regency widow Lily Adler must earn the trust of her father to help her solve the murder of an old family friend who had secrets worth killing for - and who had family with a lot to gain from his death.

• The Last Bookshop in London

  a Novel of World War II

  Martin, Madeline

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  Based on a true story, Grace Bennett arrives in London at the time of the Blitz but happily lands a job at a small bookshop on Paternoster Row. Initially not a big reader, she discovers the passion for books that unites the community…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lost and Found Bookshop

  a Novel

  Wiggs, Susan

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  In the wake of a shocking tragedy, Natalie Harper inherits her mother's charming but financially strapped bookshop in San Francisco. She also becomes caretaker for her ailing grandfather Andrew, her only living relative--not counting her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bookseller's Secret

  a Novel

  Gable, Michelle

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  Gable's latest novel immerses readers into parallel narratives of two authors revolving around a London bookshop. (Publishers Weekly)

• The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

  Waxman, Abbi

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  Nina Hill's life may not seem like much, but for a person battling anxiety, it's more than enough. She enjoys her job at a bookstore and her small circle of friends. Until a visit from a lawyer changes everything... (Publisher)

• The Bookshop on the Shore

  a Novel

  Colgan, Jenny

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  A grand baronial house on Loch Ness, a quirky small-town bookseller, and a single mom looking for a fresh start all come together in this witty and warm-hearted novel by Jenny Colgan, author of 'The Bookshop on the Corner'.

• The Diary of a Bookseller

  Bythell, Shaun

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  The Diary of a Bookseller is Shaun Bythell's funny and fascinating memoir of a year in the life at the helm of The Bookshop, in the small village of Wigtown, Scotland—and of the delightfully odd locals, unusual staff, eccentric customers,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Summer Hours at the Robbers Library

  a Novel

  Halpern, Sue

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  Halpern's latest novel unites a disparate cast of characters who have come to the town library for a variety of reasons. (Publishers Weekly)

• The Bookshop of Yesterdays

  Meyerson, Amy

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  A woman inherits a beloved bookstore and sets forth on a journey of self-discovery in this poignant debut about family, forgiveness and a love of reading. (Publisher)

• The Invisible Library

  Cogman, Genevieve

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  Collecting books can be a dangerous prospect in this fun, time-traveling, fantasy adventure.

• Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore

  Sullivan, Matthew, 1970-

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  When a bookshop patron commits suicide, his favourite store clerk must unravel the puzzle he left behind in this fiendishly clever debut novel from an award-winning short story writer. (Publisher)

• The Library Book

  Orlean, Susan

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  Susan Orlean reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution--our libraries.