Librarypunk is growing in volumes as new books celebrate libraries as portals to magical worlds inhabited by fascinating characters. In 2015, I wrote a blog post about what I called Librarypunk, a trend of magical books tied to libraries. Jim Hines’ Magic Ex Libris series, Rachel Caine’s Ink and Bone series* and Genevieve Cogman’s Invisible…
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Librarypunk: The New Thing
Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Rachel Caine about Ink and Bone. In Rachel’s book, the library in Alexandria plays a central role, and books are considered so powerful that they are forbidden and the focus of large-scale smuggling operations. In our discussions, I asked Rachel if she had read Jim Hines’ Magic Ex…