Have you ever read a book that left an indelible impression even after its details faded? Owned a beloved volume that disappeared? Looked for a book you think might have once existed? If you’ve ever been haunted by the memory of a book or felt the unique joy of discovering the title you’ve been searching for, you’ll empathize with the protagonists of the following novels!
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Living under the dangerous Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines, Primi Peregrino finds escape and excitement in finding books and romancing their authors.
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Golden-age science fiction and pulpy whodunit combine in this tale of a face-blind book dealer racing to find a book that disappears upon being read.
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Italo Calvino imagines a novel capable of endless mutations in this intricately crafted story about writing and readers.
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A 21st century Senegalese novelist becomes fixated on finding a controversial 1938 book that he believes will validate his struggles as an African artist in Paris.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and in eAudio on Hoopla.
When aspiring writer Sal stumbles across a short story about her life, she embarks on an adventure that leads her into the life of its late author.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby.
A book rescued from a Nazi book burning narrates its own journey as it changes hands and fosters new relationships in modern-day Berlin.
An author reconstructs her novel of radical politics and queer awakening after the original manuscript disappears.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Hoopla.
A palimpsest and portrait of an early 20th-century capitalist told through four interlocking narratives that simultaneously resolve and attack each other.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and in eAudio on Libby.