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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
1
Matt Haig
The Paris Library (Janet Skeslien Charles)
The Paris Library
2
Janet Skeslien Charles
The Personal Librarian (Marie Benedict)
The Personal Librarian
3
Marie Benedict
The Librarian Spy (Madeline Martin)
The Librarian Spy
4
Madeline Martin
Library of Souls (Ransom Riggs)
Library of Souls
5
Ransom Riggs
The Woman in the Library (Sulari Gentill)
The Woman in the Library
6
Sulari Gentill
The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
The Body in the Library
7
Agatha Christie
The Invisible Library (Genevieve Cogman)
The Invisible Library
8
Genevieve Cogman
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
9
Scott Hawkins
The Librarian of Burned Books (Brianna Labuskes)
The Librarian of Burned Books
10
Brianna Labuskes
The Memory Librarian (Janelle Monáe)
The Memory Librarian
11
Janelle Monáe
The Librarian of Saint-Malo (Mario Escobar)
The Librarian of Saint-Malo
12
Mario Escobar
The Future Library (Peng Shepherd)
The Future Library
13
Peng Shepherd
The Little Wartime Library (Kate Thompson)
The Little Wartime Library
14
Kate Thompson
The Library of Legends (Janie Chang)
The Library of Legends
15
Janie Chang
The Library of the Dead (T.L. Huchu)
The Library of the Dead
16
T.L. Huchu
The Library of the Unwritten (A. J. Hackwith)
The Library of the Unwritten
17
A. J. Hackwith
The Last Chance Library (Freya Sampson)
The Last Chance Library
18
Freya Sampson
The Library of Babel (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Library of Babel
19
Jorge Luis Borges
The Bodies in the Library (Marty Wingate)
The Bodies in the Library
20
Marty Wingate
Murder in the Locked Library (Ellery Adams)
Murder in the Locked Library
21
Ellery Adams
The Library (Bella Osborne)
The Library
22
Bella Osborne
Silence in the Library (Katharine Schellman)
Silence in the Library
23
Katharine Schellman
The Librarian Principle (Helena Hunting)
The Librarian Principle
24
Helena Hunting
The War Librarian (Addison Armstrong)
The War Librarian
25
Addison Armstrong
Library of Lost and Found (Phaedra Patrick)
Library of Lost and Found
26
Phaedra Patrick
The Lending Library (Aliza Fogelson)
The Lending Library
27
Aliza Fogelson
The Librarian of Crooked Lane (C.J. Archer)
The Librarian of Crooked Lane
28
C.J. Archer
Public Library and Other Stories (Ali Smith)
Public Library and Other Stories
29
Ali Smith
The Library of Lost Things (Laura Taylor Namey)
The Library of Lost Things
30
Laura Taylor Namey
The Library of Fates (Aditi Khorana)
The Library of Fates
31
Aditi Khorana
The Demon's Librarian (Lilith Saintcrow)
The Demon's Librarian
32
Lilith Saintcrow
The Librarian of Auschwitz (Antonio Iturbe)
The Librarian of Auschwitz
33
Antonio Iturbe
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
The Library Book
34
Susan Orlean
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
35
Nancy Pearl
Dark Archives (Megan Rosenbloom)
Dark Archives
36
Megan Rosenbloom
The World's Strongest Librarian (Josh Hanagarne)
The World's Strongest Librarian
37
Josh Hanagarne
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu (Joshua Hammer - Mali)
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
38
Joshua Hammer - Mali
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.
39
Marilyn Johnson
The Madman's Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature (Edward Brooke-Hitching)
The Madman's Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature
40
Edward Brooke-Hitching
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