The Messy Lives of Book People
By: Phaedra Patrick
3.69
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Have you ever wished you were someone else? Mother of two Liv Green barely scrapes by as a maid …
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1. The Boardwalk Bookshop
By: Susan Mallery
3.86
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery—a story of friends who become family, givin… read more
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- adult fiction
- womens fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- chick lit
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- books about books
- audiobook
2. The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks
By: Shauna Robinson
3.75
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
I, Maggie Banks, solemnly swear to uphold the rules of Cobblestone Books. If only, I, Maggie Ban… read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- chick lit
- adult
- books about books
- audiobook
3. Miss Morgan's Book Brigade
By: Janet Skeslien Charles
4.02
Format: 318 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman… read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- adult
- books about books
- audiobook
4. Bookish People
By: Susan Coll
2.88
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
A perfect storm of comedic proportions erupts in a DC bookstore over the course of one soggy summer… read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
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- books about books
- audiobook
5. The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, #2)
By: Nita Prose
3.83
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
When an acclaimed author dies at the Regency Grand Hotel, it's up to a fastidious maid to uncover t… read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
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- audiobook
"We all make mistakes. It’s what we do after that matters."-Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, #2)
"Mr. Grimthorpe and I have always maintained that books can rehabilitate anyone."-Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, #2)
"You can fight monsters you can see, or you can run away from them. But the invisible ones are inescapable."-Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, #2)
"It's a matter of polish," I say. "With most things, especially masterpieces, it's about removing the tarnish to reveal the shine."-Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, #2)
6. The Secret Book of Flora Lea
By: Patti Callahan Henry
4.07
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her mi… read more
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- adult fiction
- british literature
- fiction
- mystery
- books about books
- audiobook
"The heart can hold much joy and great sorrow at the same time. It's a mystery. And it's also true."-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea
"What a fairy tale is meant to do," she said, "if it's meant to do anything at all, Tolkien says, is give us new perspective on our world, the consolation of a happy ending. A recovery of sorts. Like …"-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea
7. The Last Chance Library
By: Freya Sampson
3.75
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
June Jones emerges from her shell to fight for her beloved local library, and through the efforts a… read more
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- british literature
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- contemporary
- chick lit
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- books about books
- audiobook
8. No Two Persons
By: Erica Bauermeister
4.09
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
One book. Nine readers. Ten changed lives. New York Times bestselling author Erica Bauermeister’s N… read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- books about books
- audiobook
"All that matters is that we try. pg. 79"-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons
"Guilt is easier to drown in than any sorrow. pg. 245"-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons
"Always start with words. Words last. Tell me a secret from your day."-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons
"Did you know that otters sleep holding hands? All night long, so they don't lose each other."-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons
9. The Messy Lives of Book People
By: Phaedra Patrick
3.69
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Have you ever wished you were someone else? Mother of two Liv Green barely scrapes by as a maid … read more
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- adult fiction
- womens fiction
- british literature
- fiction
- contemporary
- chick lit
- mystery
- adult
- books about books
- audiobook
10. The Woman in the Library
By: Sulari Gentill
3.51
Format: 292 pages, ebook
In every person's story, there is something to hide... The ornate reading room at the Boston Pub… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- adult
- books about books
- audiobook
"I am a bricklayer without drawings, laying words in sentences, sentences into paragraphs, allowing my walls to twist and turn on whim...no framework...just bricks interlocked...no idea what I'm build…"-Sulari Gentill, The Woman in the Library
11. Adult Assembly Required
By: Abbi Waxman
3.72
Format: 374 pages, Paperback
When Laura Costello moves to Los Angeles, trying to escape an overprotective family and the hauntin… read more
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- adult fiction
- womens fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- chick lit
- adult
- audiobook
"that child only needs the slightest encouragement to go rogue"-Abbi Waxman, Adult Assembly Required
"but the thing with Target is there is always something...ideal."-Abbi Waxman, Adult Assembly Required
"Catching and holding the attention of an eight-year-old on Halloween is like trying to catch a hummingbird with a piece of dental floss. It's theoretically possible, but not very likely."-Abbi Waxman, Adult Assembly Required
"Polly was so forthright she blew right past Lauraʻs defenses and made them feel unnecessary. Laura didnʻt really understand the mechanics of it; one minute she was completely alone and feeling like c…"-Abbi Waxman, Adult Assembly Required
12. The Littlest Library
By: Poppy Alexander
3.69
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A heartwarming literary-themed novel about a woman who turns an ordinary red phone box into the lit… read more
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- adult fiction
- british literature
- fiction
- contemporary
- chick lit
- adult
- books about books
- audiobook
"There was a book to cure ever ill and solve every problem that was what Mimi had always thought. It was like a tiny sanctuary providing a balm for all of life’s challenges."-Poppy Alexander, The Littlest Library
"Manga is a highly respected form of storytelling. Calling it comics doesn’t do it justice. I’ll sort her out with some other graphic novels, too. It’s all stories. It all counts."-Poppy Alexander, The Littlest Library
"There is that poem. Scott Holland, I think. How does it go? ‘I have only slipped away into the next room’…or something. Yes. ‘I have only slipped away into the next room. I am I and you are you. What…"-Poppy Alexander, The Littlest Library
13. The Wishing Game
By: Meg Shaffer
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Make a wish. . . . Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it’s like to grow up without parents … read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- adult
- books about books
- audiobook
"Hate is a knife without a handle. You can't cut something with it without cutting yourself."-Meg Shaffer, The Wishing Game
"Another thing I learned in therapy?" Angie said. "The kids in dysfunctional families who act out and rebel are the ones who are the healthiest mentally. They're the ones who see that something's wron…"-Meg Shaffer, The Wishing Game
"Once, he'd loved the ocean. Loved seeing it every morning, every night. Seeing all its facets, all its faces. Not many people knew what the sea looked like in all seasons, under all phases of the moo…"-Meg Shaffer, The Wishing Game
14. The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
By: Colleen Oakley
4.05
Format: 337 pages, Hardcover
Twenty-one-year-old Tanner Quimby needs a place to live. Preferably one where she can continue sitt… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
- chick lit
- adult
- mystery
- audiobook
"He stilled midair, and then a slow grin spread across his lips. “Do you even know how to work that thing?"-Colleen Oakley, The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
15. Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting
By: Clare Pooley
4.19
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Every day Iona, a larger-than-life magazine advice columnist, travels the ten stops from Hampton Co… read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- chick lit
- adult
- audiobook
"Ljubav je najveći rizik od svih, no život bez nje je besmislen."-Clare Pooley, Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting
"Postoje neki problemi koje zaista ne možeš riješiti. Samo moraš naći način da s njima živiš."-Clare Pooley, Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting
"Katkad ti sudbina jednostavno pokaže kojim putem da ideš i nemaš drugu opciju nego poći. A ako je ovo tvoja sudbina, dogodit će se. Samo čekaj. Ni u kom slučaju nije gotovo dok nije gotovo."-Clare Pooley, Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting
"But sometimes when you put two very different people together, a kind of magic, an alchemy, occurs. Bea said I was like eggs and sugar, and she was flour and butter, and when you mixed us together, w…"-Clare Pooley, Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting
16. The Lonely Hearts Book Club
By: Lucy Gilmore
3.89
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Sloane Parker lives a small, contained life as a librarian in her small, contained town. She never … read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- chick lit
- adult
- books about books
- audiobook
"Everywhere I looked was honesty and love. Love most of all."-Lucy Gilmore, The Lonely Hearts Book Club
"They became a love letter of words and sentiment--and one that was addressed entirely to me."-Lucy Gilmore, The Lonely Hearts Book Club
"We could only choose which path to take to our destination. What happened along the way was entirely up to chance."-Lucy Gilmore, The Lonely Hearts Book Club
"More than anything, kuds need to know they have a soft spot to land. Your Bella? She knows. She'll know it until the day she dies."-Lucy Gilmore, The Lonely Hearts Book Club
17. The Guncle Abroad (The Guncle, #2)
By: Steven Rowley
3.98
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
Patrick O'Hara is called back to his guncle duties . . . This time for a big family wedding in Ita… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
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- audiobook
18. The Library of Borrowed Hearts
By: Lucy Gilmore
3.87
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A.J. Fikry meets The Bookish Life of Nina Hill in this charming, hilarious, and moving novel about … read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- chick lit
- adult
- books about books
- audiobook
19. The Book Haters' Book Club
By: Gretchen Anthony
3.47
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
All it takes is the right book to turn a Book Hater into a Book Lover… That was Elliott’s belief an… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
- chick lit
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- books about books
- audiobook
20. Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
By: Kirsten Miller
4.19
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking!… read more
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- fiction
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21. O Som em Mim
By: Iris Bravo
4.58
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Francisca é uma fugitiva. Esconde-se do passado, marcado pela violência. Em Lisboa, juntamente com … read more
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