The “complex and moving” (The New Yorker) novel by Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks follows a rare manuscript through centuries of exile and war. Inspired by a true story, “People of the Book” is a novel of sweeping historical grandeur and intimate emotional intensity by an acclaimed and beloved author. Called “a tour de …
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The Dictionary of Lost Words
Sometimes you have to start with what's lost to truly find yourself... Motherless and irrepressibly
People of the Book
The "complex and moving" (The New Yorker) novel by Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks follows
Elodie’s Library of Second Chances
When Elodie applies for the job of librarian in peaceful Willow Grove, she’s looking forward
How to Read a Book
A charming, deeply moving novel about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing power of
The Book of Doors
Because some doors should never be opened. New York bookseller Cassie Andrews is not sure
The Bookseller of Florence
The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings--the dazzling handiwork of
The Book-Lovers’ Retreat
One long summer. One perfect setting. Can fiction inspire real life? Sometimes a book grabs
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Anxious People meets the delights of bookish fiction in a stunning debut following a librarian whose
The Cartographers
Some places you won't find on any maps. Others are only on maps. Nell Young
The Last Chance Library
Lonely librarian June Jones has never left the sleepy English village where she grew up.