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45 Books About Libraries and Librarians

"Librarians are good people, and libraries are good places. This is as close to a certainty as can be had in our uncertain world. So it stands to reason—loose reason, but still—that books about libraries and librarians must be good, too. Right? Right.

We've gathered below 45 books that feature bibliophilic elements with variations on the term library in the title. This is a surprisingly fun and useful way to sort books, we've found, if only for the compelling juxtapositions. You'll find World War II stories next to existential speculative fiction. Regency-era mystery next to sexy librarian romance. Time-traveling steampunk sci-fi next to Dame Agatha Christie.

We've also appended some nonfiction books to the end of this roundup, including the excellently titled real-life story of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu."
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The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
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The Paris Library (Janet Skeslien Charles)
The Paris Library (Janet Skeslien Charles)
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The Personal Librarian (Marie Benedict)
The Personal Librarian (Marie Benedict)
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The Librarian Spy (Madeline Martin)
The Librarian Spy (Madeline Martin)
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Library of Souls (Ransom Riggs)
Library of Souls (Ransom Riggs)
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The Woman in the Library (Sulari Gentill)
The Woman in the Library (Sulari Gentill)
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The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
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The Invisible Library (Genevieve Cogman)
The Invisible Library (Genevieve Cogman)
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The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
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The Librarian of Burned Books (Brianna Labuskes)
The Librarian of Burned Books (Brianna Labuskes)
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The Memory Librarian (Janelle Monáe)
The Memory Librarian (Janelle Monáe)
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The Librarian of Saint-Malo (Mario Escobar)
The Librarian of Saint-Malo (Mario Escobar)
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The Future Library (Peng Shepherd)
The Future Library (Peng Shepherd)
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The Little Wartime Library (Kate Thompson)
The Little Wartime Library (Kate Thompson)
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The Library of Legends (Janie Chang)
The Library of Legends (Janie Chang)
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The Library of the Dead (T.L. Huchu)
The Library of the Dead (T.L. Huchu)
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The Library of the Unwritten (A. J. Hackwith)
The Library of the Unwritten (A. J. Hackwith)
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The Last Chance Library (Freya Sampson)
The Last Chance Library (Freya Sampson)
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The Library of Babel (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Library of Babel (Jorge Luis Borges)
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The Bodies in the Library (Marty Wingate)
The Bodies in the Library (Marty Wingate)
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Murder in the Locked Library (Ellery Adams)
Murder in the Locked Library (Ellery Adams)
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The Library (Bella Osborne)
The Library (Bella Osborne)
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Silence in the Library (Katharine Schellman)
Silence in the Library (Katharine Schellman)
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The Librarian Principle (Helena Hunting)
The Librarian Principle (Helena Hunting)
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The War Librarian (Addison Armstrong)
The War Librarian (Addison Armstrong)
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Library of Lost and Found (Phaedra Patrick)
Library of Lost and Found (Phaedra Patrick)
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The Lending Library (Aliza Fogelson)
The Lending Library (Aliza Fogelson)
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The Librarian of Crooked Lane (C.J. Archer)
The Librarian of Crooked Lane (C.J. Archer)
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Public Library and Other Stories (Ali Smith)
Public Library and Other Stories (Ali Smith)
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The Library of Lost Things (Laura Taylor Namey)
The Library of Lost Things (Laura Taylor Namey)
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The Library of Fates (Aditi Khorana)
The Library of Fates (Aditi Khorana)
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The Demon's Librarian (Lilith Saintcrow)
The Demon's Librarian (Lilith Saintcrow)
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The Librarian of Auschwitz (Antonio Iturbe)
The Librarian of Auschwitz (Antonio Iturbe)
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The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
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The Writer's Library: The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives (Nancy Pearl)
The Writer's Library: The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives (Nancy Pearl)
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Dark Archives (Megan Rosenbloom)
Dark Archives (Megan Rosenbloom)
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The World's Strongest Librarian (Josh Hanagarne)
The World's Strongest Librarian (Josh Hanagarne)
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The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu (Joshua Hammer - Mali)
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu (Joshua Hammer - Mali)
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This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All. (Marilyn Johnson)
This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All. (Marilyn Johnson)
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The Madman's Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature (Edward Brooke-Hitching)
The Madman's Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature (Edward Brooke-Hitching)
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