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Libraries, with their miles and miles of books are, for writers and readers alike, the magical portal to new worlds-the source of terrors, delights, and pleasures aplenty. Here, in one volume, noted author and librarian Michael Cart has assembled a fascinating collection of twentieth century short fiction about libraries and librarians: from such classics as Borges's "The Library of Babel" and Isaac Babel's "The Public Library," to such contemporary gems as John Cheever's "Trouble of Marcie Flint" and Lorrie Moore's "Community Life." Love, lunacy, obsession, and the joy of reading come together in a collection that readers, booksellers, and librarians would agree is long overdue.

Michael Cart was for many years the director of the Beverly Hills Public Library. He is the author of many books, including Love and Sex, a collection of short stories for young adults, What's So Funny: Wit and Humor in American Children's Literature and From Romance to Realism: Fifty Years of Growth and Change in Young Adult Literature. A member of numerous professional associations and the recipient of many awards and prizes, he has been the children's book editor for Parents magazine and is a columnist for Booklist. He is currently at work on a biography of the beloved children's book author, Walter R. Brooks, creator of Freddy the Pig.