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Katarina Bivald

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Katarina Bivald is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend and The Murders in Great Diddling.

She grew up working part-time in a bookshop and lives in Sweden outside Stockholm with her books and her dog.

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Katarina Bivald Patricia Highsmith once wrote about plotting: "A plot should not even be completed. I have to think of my own entertainment, and I like surprises myse…morePatricia Highsmith once wrote about plotting: "A plot should not even be completed. I have to think of my own entertainment, and I like surprises myself."

I like to think that the same is true of setting. One of the best thing about reading is how it allows you to travel in your mind, and I like to think writing should be the same. Why write about something you know or the place where you already are?

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Katarina Bivald Of course! Here is the complete list of the books and authors mentioned in The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/…moreOf course! Here is the complete list of the books and authors mentioned in The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...(less)
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A year ago I traveled to Lyon looking for a good place for my (fictional) murder – and found a real murder in stead. Read about the beautiful silk weaver’s quarter in Old Lyon, the history behind their fascinating traboules, and the macabre murder behind the red door at 2, Montée de Gourguillon on CrimeReads

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“For as long as she could remember, she had thought that autumn air went well with books, that the two both somehow belonged with blankets, comfortable armchairs, and big cups of coffee or tea.”
Katarina Bivald, The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend

“Can you smell it? The scent of new books. Unread adventures. Friends you haven't met yet, hours of magical escapism awaiting you.”
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“People were strange like that. They could be completely uninterested in you, but the moment you picked up a book, you were the one being rude.”
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The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald by Katarina Bivald Reminiscent of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, this is a warm, witty book about friendship, stories, and love.
 
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The Book of Speculation The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler by Erika Swyler A sweeping and captivating debut novel about a young librarian who is sent a mysterious old book, inscribed with his grandmother's name. What is the book's connection to his family?
 
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The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap: A Memoir of Friendship, Community, and the Uncommon Pleasure of a Good Book The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap A Memoir of Friendship, Community, and the Uncommon Pleasure of a Good Book by Wendy Welch by Wendy Welch A book about losing your place, finding your purpose, and immersing yourself in what holds community, and humanity, together—books
 
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The Little Paris Bookshop The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George by Nina George Internationally bestselling and filled with warmth and adventure, The Little Paris Bookshop is a love letter to books, meant for anyone who believes in the power of stories to shape people's lives.
 
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First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen First Impressions A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen by Charlie Lovett by Charlie Lovett A thrilling literary mystery co-starring Jane Austen from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookman’s Tale
 
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The Giant's House The Giant's House by Elizabeth McCracken by Elizabeth McCracken An unusual love story about a little librarian on Cape Cod and the tallest boy in the world, "The Giant's House" is the magical first novel from the author of the 1994 ALA Notable collection Here's Your Hat, What's Your Hurry.
 
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The Library of Unrequited Love The Library of Unrequited Love by Sophie Divry by Sophie Divry One morning a librarian finds a reader who has been locked in overnight.
 
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