The Bookshop of Forbidden Books

Marc Levy

352 pages November 2024 Proofs in French Upmarket Commercial

Not all heroes wear capes; some carry books.

Mitch, a passionate bookseller, is arrested one morning for committing an unthinkable crime: he has violated the law HB 1467 by selling books that have been banned. Sentenced to five years in prison, after his release all Mitch wants to do is to regain his freedom and settle back into his bookshop.

But fate has other plans: on the same day Mitch crosses paths with the man who put him behind bars, he also encounters Anna, a woman who could well be the love of his life. From that moment on, Mitch finds himself caught between an irresistible desire for revenge and an irresistible desire for love…

A whimsical comedy that is brimming with charm, tenderness and humanity—a tribute to reading and the transformative power of literature—this is a novel that will capture the hearts of book lovers around the world.