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The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Stories For Book Lovers
8,337 books — 8,378 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyMatilda by Roald DahlThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Books about Books
1,383 books — 1,517 voters

Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxBlack Fire by William Kely McClung
Underground Knowledge (fiction and nonfiction)
1,348 books — 639 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoLirael by Garth Nix
Books About Librarians
453 books — 574 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Books about Books and Libraries
823 books — 385 voters
Library Lion by Michelle KnudsenThe Library by Sarah StewartThe Boy Who Was Raised By Librarians by Carla MorrisThe Library Dragon by Carmen Agra DeedyLibrary Mouse by Daniel Kirk
Picture Books about the Library!
247 books — 188 voters

Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Invisible Library by Genevieve CogmanThe Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternInkspell by Cornelia FunkeGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Magical Books, Libraries and Bookstores
169 books — 136 voters
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanDewey by Vicki MyronThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Books set in libraries or bookstores
239 books — 130 voters

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William JoyceThe Library by Sarah StewartThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneLibrary Lion by Michelle KnudsenThe Right Word by Jen Bryant
Picture Books for the Bookish
437 books — 101 voters
Breathe by Kristen AshleyOpen Season by Linda HowardSomebody Nice! by Raine O'TierneyRunning Hot by Jayne Ann KrentzHard Time by Cara McKenna
Romance Books about Librarians and Archivists
290 books — 90 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloEscape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris GrabensteinFangirl by Rainbow RowellThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
MG & YA Books about Libraries & Books
242 books — 60 voters
The Midnight Library by Matt HaigThe Library Book by Susan OrleanDewey by Vicki MyronThe Library of Legends by Janie ChangI Work at a Public Library by Gina Sheridan
Books with Library in the Title
512 books — 46 voters

Library Lion by Michelle KnudsenThe Library by Sarah StewartThe Boy Who Was Raised By Librarians by Carla MorrisOtto the Book Bear by Katie CleminsonThe Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce
Children's Books about Libraries
110 books — 32 voters
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele RichardsonThe Giver of Stars by Jojo MoyesWonderland Creek by Lynn AustinThe Secret Place of Thunder by Alicia G. RuggieriThe Librarian of Boone's Hollow by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Kentucky horse riding librarians
16 books — 32 voters

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele RichardsonThe Little Paris Bookshop by Nina GeorgeThe Giver of Stars by Jojo MoyesThe Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny ColganThe Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
Traveling Libraries
115 books — 26 voters
The Shallows by Nicholas CarrUprooted by Peter J. BoniThe Soul Snatchers by Richard SanfordDigital Madness by Nicholas KardarasThe Circle by Dave Eggers
Books that Challenge Big Tech and the Digital Age
41 books — 24 voters

Beach Read by Emily HenryOne-Star Romance by Laura HankinNo Words by Meg CabotThe Dead Romantics by Ashley PostonBy Any Other Name by Lauren Kate
Writers Romances
121 books — 16 voters
A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaThe Sellout by Paul BeattySlade House by David MitchellUndermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWittThe Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
International Dublin Literary Award Longlist 2017
136 books — 15 voters

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret RogersonA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanThe Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Magical Libaries in Fiction
32 books — 15 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinThe Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip WilliamsThe Uncommon Reader by Alan BennettThe Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
Bookish people (literary fiction)
43 books — 12 voters

The Next Best Fling by Gabriella GamezFunny Story by Emily HenryBetween the Lines by Brandy PelletierLove in Due Time by L.B. DunbarRead Me by Lauren Connolly
Library/Librarians Romances
50 books — 10 voters
By the Book by Amanda SelletFangirl by Rainbow RowellThe Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi WaxmanFunny Story by Emily HenryBookishly Ever After by Mia Page
Bookworm Romances
53 books — 9 voters

The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the... by Joshua HammerEncyclopedia of Archival Science by Luciana DurantiThe Library Book by Susan OrleanThe Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books by Edward Wilson-LeeThe Card Catalog by Library of Congress
Librarianship
110 books — 8 voters
Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigThe Invisible Library by Genevieve CogmanBookshops & Bonedust by Travis BaldreeThe Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer
Fantasy Bookish Stories
41 books — 8 voters

The Personal Librarian by Marie BenedictThe Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona DavisThe Map Thief by Michael BlandingThe Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki BrammerDuplicate Keys by Jane Smiley
Books Set in The New York Public Library
13 books — 7 voters
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen CampbellNo Books For Benjamin? by R.G. de RouenBook Love by Debbie TungMore Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen CampbellThe Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
Humor books on being a bookworm
14 books — 7 voters

Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig KingBan This Book by Alan GratzAnswers in the Pages by David LevithanProperty of the Rebel Librarian by Allison VarnesSuggested Reading by Dave Connis
YA & Middle Grade Fiction about Banned Books
31 books — 6 voters
The Plot by Jean Hanff KorelitzThe Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy MeyersonTrust by Hernan DiazThe Woman in the Library by Sulari GentillThe Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran
Bookish mysteries
48 books — 3 voters

The Bookshop Book by Jen CampbellThe Library Book by Susan OrleanIndex, A History of the by Dennis DuncanHow to Get a Job in Publishing by Alison BaverstockBookends by Zibby Owens
Books about Books (nonfiction)
7 books — 2 voters
The Mistletoe Motive by Chloe LieseThe Christmas Bookshop by Jenny ColganA Bookshop Christmas by Rachel BurtonAll I Want Is You by Falon BallardThe Secret Christmas Bookshop by Cressida McLaughlin
Christmas Bookish Romances
19 books — 1 voter

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