Recs if you like The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession...
microhistories: “how do you even know that??”
microhistory: the intensive historical investigation of a well defined smaller unit of research (such as an event, community, individual or a settlement); it aspires to "ask large questions in small places"
Books About Books 📚
Bibliophilia at its best - books about books, readers, libraries, bookstores!
Niche Crime
True stories of frauds, scams, and thievery. Little to no murder here! Inclusion on this list is not necessarily a recommendation.
Books that Feel Like a Good Heist Movie
recently gotten really obsessed with heists/heist movies (if anyone can find anything that scratches the same itch “The Sting” does I would be forever grateful) and I’m trying to collect books with similar feels/themes. very very open to suggestions.
Librarians, Archivists, and Booksellers in Nonfic
Nonfiction featuring stories, mysteries and histories of librarians, archivists, booksellers, and antiquarian booksellers.
Books about Books
True Crimes You Can’t Stop Thinking About
True crime books about either stories I’ve heard retold that I can’t ever stop thinking about or the books themselves. Warning, many of these don’t have answers.
