The Astral Library

By (author) Quinn, Kate
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Have you ever wished you could live inside a book?
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Have you ever wished you could live inside a book?

A GOODREADS READERS'' FAVOURITE OF 2026 SO FAR

Welcome to the Astral Library, where books open up new worlds…

Alix Watson knows one thing: unlike people, books will never let her down.

Night after night she takes refuge in the Boston Public Library, shutting out the struggle to make ends meet with her favorite fantasy novels.

Then she stumbles through a hidden door and is transported to the Astral Library, where the lost find sanctuary in stories.

But when a shadowy enemy threatens to destroy the library, Alix must flee through Jane Austen’s Regency world and Sherlock Holmes’ London as danger closes in…

‘A bookish delight, with a heroine readers will root for … Give to fans of Matt Haig''s The Midnight Library’ Booklist

‘Quinn infuses her first fantasy with a joyful love for libraries and their custodians … Its charm is boundless’ SFX Magazine

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''A bookish delight, with a heroine readers will root for … Give to fans of Matt Haig''s The Midnight Library'' Booklist
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‘Quinn infuses her first fantasy with a joyful love for libraries and their custodians … Its charm is boundless'' SFX Magazine
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''If you’ve ever wished to tumble straight into your favorite novel, here’s your chance … Bound to be one of the biggest books of the year'' Sarah Penner
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‘Bookworms will be enchanted’ Publishers Weekly
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‘[Those] who long to disappear into a secret book world will enjoy the escape in this love letter to public libraries’ Kirkus Reviews
Biographical note:

Kate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. A native of southern California, she attended Boston University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Classical Voice. She has written five novels in the Empress of Rome saga, and two books set in the Italian Renaissance, before turning to the 20th century with The Alice Network, The Rose Code and The Diamond Eye. All have been translated into multiple languages. Kate and her husband now live in Maryland with three rescue dogs.

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A new fantastical adventure novel from the #1 bestselling author; A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER for fans of Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library

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A new fantastical adventure novel from the #1 bestselling author; A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER for fans of Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library

• Something different from Kate Quinn – a gloriously bookish fantastical adventure novel where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures.
• Kate is an international bestselling author and is a huge eBook and audio bestseller. She is also a Reese’s Book Club pick for The Alice Network, a Canadian #1 and New York Times #2 bestseller, and winner of the NetGalley Historical Novel of the year for The Rose Code.
• Comps: The Women by Kristin Hannah (PB 311,464), Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (PB 65,474), and The Midnight Train by Matt