A librarian returns after a mental breakdown to face grief, book-ban protests, and queer self-discovery in a tender literary novel.
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A librarian returns after a mental breakdown to face grief, book-ban protests, and queer self-discovery in a tender literary novel.
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Emily Austin, the bestselling “queen of darkly quirky, endearingly flawed heroines” (Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus ), returns with a luminous new novel following a librarian who comes back to work after a mental breakdown only to confront book-banning crusaders in an empowering story of grief, love, and the power of libraries. Darcy’s life turned out better than she could have ever imagined. She is a librarian at the local branch, while her wife Joy runs a book binding service. Between the...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Married queer couple; minor sexual content; infidelity and porn references
Violence & gore
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Off-page death; hate crime and injury referenced without graphic detail
Profanity
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Frequent strong cursing throughout the narrative
Substance use
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Brief alcohol mentions
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Lesbian protagonist and wife; queer identity and community are central
Religious content
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Religious hostility linked to book bans and anti-LGBTQ sentiment
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Book bans, DEI programs, and intellectual freedom drive the plot
Self-harm / suicide
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Mental breakdown and suicidal thoughts discussed
Abuse & suffering
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Toxic relationships, parental emotional abuse, bullying, hate crime
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