If you’ve found yourself here then I’m going to assume you’re a fan of books. And as fans of books there’s something really fun about reading books that are all about books. Reading about characters that are all passionate about the same things you are. So here are a bunch of books all about reading or books.

Book Lovers – Emily Henry

Nora Stephens is a city girl whose entire life is books but she’s not the typical heroine. She always seems to be the woman that is left behind for a man to find his perfect true love.

Her beloved little sister, Libby, convinces Nora to go on a trip to Sunshine Falls, a small town straight out of their favourite romance novel. But when she gets there, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a brooding book editor that she’s clashed with in the city.

How to Survive a Horror Story – Mallory Arnold

Legendary horror author Mortimer Queen has just died and a group of writers have been invited to the reading of his last will and testament, all expecting a piece of his massive fortune. Every one of them has their own connection to Mortimer Queen and they’ve all been waiting for the chance to step into the literary icon’s shoes.

But when they arrive at the house they’re invited to play a game. Solve a riddle and progress to the next room. And if they don’t? The manor will take one of them for itself. The house was built on the bones of Mortimer’s family and the house is still hungry…

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store – Laurie Gilmore

Hazel doesn’t understand the secret message that’s turned up hidden in a book in the Cinnamon Bun Bookstore. As she finds more secret codes hidden between pages, she decides to follow the clues and she knows the perfect person to help her.

Noah is a gorgeous fisherman that’s always up for an adventure and a scavenger hunt seems right up his alley! Plus it means he gets to work with the cute bookseller he’s had a crush on. 

Hazel wasn’t looking for romance but as her and Noah find themselves on a treasure hunt around Dream Harbor, they can’t deny their chemistry.

Not in My Book – Katie Holt

Peruvian American Rosie has just moved from her hometown to New York City to pursue her dreams of making it as a writer. Her plan is quickly derailed when she ends up in a class with her archnemesis and ex-crush, Aiden Huntington – an obnoxious literary fiction writer that doesn’t have much patience for Rosie or the romance genre.

When their professor reaches her breaking point after multiple arguments she allows them to stay in the class on one condition: they must co-write a novel that blends the two genres. They soon begin working together and find themselves putting pieces of themselves into their unintentionally steamy novel.

But then they find themselves competing against each other for a potentially life-changing career opportunity, the flames of their old rivalry reignite.

The Door-to-Door Bookstore – Carsten Henn, Melody Shaw (Translator)

Carl Christian Kollhoff is a bookseller that delivers books to special customers in the evening after closing time. He walks through the picturesque alleys of the city delivering to people that were like friends to him.

But when he unexpectedly loses his job, it takes the power of books and a nine-year-old child to make everyone find the courage to rebuild their bonds with each other.

Eight Perfect Murders – Peter Swanson

Years ago, bookseller Malcolm Kershaw compiled a list of the genre’s most unsolvable murders – ‘Eight Perfect Murders.’ 

And no one is more surprised than Mal when an FBI agent appears at his door one snowy morning. She’s looking for information about a series of unsolved murders that look eerily similar to the killings on Mal’s list. But the FBI agent isn’t the only one interested in Mal. The killer is also out there and they know far too much about Mal’s history. 

So Mal decides to attempt to look into possible suspects but begins to see a killer in every single person around him.

By the Book – Jasmine Guillory

When Isabelle first started her career in publishing she didn’t expect to end up lost, still an editorial assistant and the only black employee at her publishing house. She’s overworked and underpaid so when she overhears her boss complaining about a horrific high-profile author who hasn’t delivered his long-awaited manuscript, she sees the perfect opportunity. She’ll head to his house and give him a pep talk.

But when she arrives, she realises it’s not going to be as easy as she expected. He’s jaded and just as lost as Isabelle. But even so, Isabelle manages to convince him to deliver and they soon realise that they have far more in common than they ever could’ve expected. 

Not Quite By the Book – Julie Hatcher

Emma Rini is in the biggest rut of her life. She can’t remember the last vacation she took, and while her parents kick off their retirement and her sister waits for the arrival of her first baby, Emma has stayed working in the family bookshop.

So she realises she needs to get away. Channeling her favourite poet, Emily Dickinson, Emma rents a crumbling manor house where she can be alone. But it’s kind of hard to learn to live like this. She can’t start a fire, rabbits are destroying her garden, and she keeps finding herself arguing with the grumpy architect that’s renovating the manor. 

Death of the Author – Nnedi Okorafor

Zelu’s life has just been completely upended. She’s been dropped from her university job, her new novel has been rejected, and it all happened in the middle of her sister’s wedding. So now she’s disabled, unemployed and from a nosy, high-achieving and judgmental family. She doesn’t know what is going to come next.

So when she’s alone in her hotel room alone, she writes a book like nothing she’s ever written before. A science fiction drama about artificial intelligence and androids after the extinction of humanity. And then everything changes.

The Writing Retreat – Julia Bartz

Alex Hall has pretty much given up on her dreams of becoming a published author when she gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She gets to attend an exclusive, month-long writing retreat at the estate of feminist horror writer Roza Vallo. 

But as she arrives, Roza drops a bombshell – each attendee must complete an entire novel from scratch over the next month and the author of the best one will get a life-changing seven-figure publishing deal. 

Alex is so determined to win that she initially tries to ignore the strange goings on at the estate, including Roza’s erratic behaviour, the cruel mind games of her best friend-turned-enemy, and the supposed hauntings in the manor. But when one of the attendees completely disappears during a snowstorm, Alex realises that this trip is far more sinister than she ever could have imagined. 

The Page Turner – Viola Shipman

Emma Page grew up in a house of self-proclaimed ‘serious’ authors who ran their own vanity press, The Mighty Pages. Raised to believe that fine literature is the only worthy type, her parents would look down on anything that was too popular or mainstream, and her sister is a popular influencer whose reviews can make or break a book.

So Emma has been hiding her own romance manuscript from her family, but during a trip to the family cottage she finds her grandmother’s old romances and finds inspiration. She also discovers a secret that has the potential to ruin her parents’ business and destroy their reputation. But the secret has already made its way into the hands of someone with a grudge so now Emma has to decide whether to let this secret come out.