Dear Librarians: My name is Elizabeth McKenzie, and I’d like to thank all of the librarians and libraries across the country who put my last novel, The Portable Veblen, on their shelves and recommended it to readers. With librarian Linus in Veblen and now with librarian Hugh in The Dog of the North, it seems […]
Do you know those rooms, homes, and buildings that are so burned in your mind they become the background for your imagination? One of those settings for me is the Missoula Public Library, a two-story structure from the ‘70s, with a dark, cozy basement, and a long, indoor ramp paved with stones that I’d climb […]
Dear Librarians of Myriad States and Places, What an honor to send this letter to you! A conversation with a librarian changed the nature of the novel I began writing four years ago. I was visiting the Allegheny Highlands of Appalachia, where I grew up. The librarian I met worked at the Cambria County Public […]
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Dear Librarians, You’re the heroes of Mother Daughter Traitor Spy, my first stand-alone novel. Without you, it simply wouldn’t exist. Let me explain. First, I wouldn’t and couldn’t have written a single book without librarians and without libraries. My hometown library—and one librarian in particular—nurtured my love of books and reading. I remember her putting a copy […]
Dearest Librarians, It was an intergalactic star cruiser. A massive feat of human engineering with impossibly tall ceilings promising a lifetime of adventures. Just by stepping inside, one was instantly transported to alien planets. My hometown library is etched into my brain as this otherworldly vessel, forever seen through the eyes of a four-year-old falling […]
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Dear Librarians, Living in New York, trying to write a novel, the library become my sacred space. In the mornings, I would pack my bookbag like I was going to the office and set off for the soothing hum of the library. Since I was young, I’ve been drawn to the library’s atmosphere. The sweet, […]
