Optimus Yarnspinner, a young Zamonian writer, inherits very little from his beloved godfather apart from an unpublished short story by an unknown author. This manuscript proves to be such a superb piece of writing that he can’t resist the temptation to investigate the mystery surrounding the author’s identity. The trail takes him to the …
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The City of Dreaming Books
Optimus Yarnspinner, a young Zamonian writer, inherits very little from his beloved godfather apart from
Books, Baguettes and Bedbugs: The Left Bank World of Shakespeare and Co
'Shakespeare and Company' in Paris is one of the world's most famous bookshops. The original
The Art of Reading
A beautiful celebratory tribute to the powers of one of our most undervalued skills ―
The Ending Writes Itself
It’s the perfect plot. All it needs is a killer ending. Six authors. One private
The Plot
Jean Hanff Korelitz’s The Plot is a psychologically suspenseful novel about a story too good not to
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
All books, no matter their binding, will fall to dust. The stories they carry may
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon out of his life as a San Francisco
The Astral Library
From New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn comes a gorgeously written fantastical adventure which
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
On the faded Island Books sign hanging over the porch of the Victorian cottage is
Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller
The streets of Cairo make strange music. The echoing calls to prayer; the raging insults