The bookseller Karl Kolchhof delivers books to the homes of some of his customers in the evenings, after the bookstore closes, crossing the picturesque streets of the city. He has a special bond with these customers - they are almost friends - and in a way, he is their connection to the outside world. But when Karl suddenly loses his job, it will take the power of books and a nine-year-old girl to make everyone, including Karl himself, find the courage to approach each other...

Light-hearted, tender, moving, and book-loving, Carsten Henn's novel reminds us that we only have each other and the books. Karl Kolchhof is not an ordinary 75-year-old. A book lover and an old bookseller, he lives attached, one might say, to a bygone era, with an unprecedented romance. Thus, he works in his mentor Gustav's bookstore and stays there despite the dislike of the new manager and Gustav's daughter. Because Kolchhof, alone in life, has not learned to live differently.

He is lonely, and his friends are the books. The books and his strange customers: people who are lonely themselves, trapped in their own greater or lesser drama, who have established a peculiar habit: they wait every week for the bookseller of their hearts to bring them the right book for them. Karl's visits and his choices prove beneficial for these people. Especially when a strange nine-year-old girl enters the game, the whirlwind girl with mature thinking and courage, who, by giving an outlet to her own loneliness (orphaned by her mother, with a present-absent father and enduring teasing at school), follows Karl everywhere and changes, with her carefree childhood, the lives of his customers.

The young archaeologist Agnes Marti moves from Barcelona to London in search of a job. Shortly after arriving in the city, while walking in the Temple, a sudden rainstorm forces her to seek shelter in Moonlight Books, a very special bookstore. The owner is looking for an employee; Agnes is fascinated by his unique personality and decides to accept the position.

Time passes and Agnes begins to learn about the strict character of her boss and the eccentricities of the regular customers, the charismatic boy who wants to become an astronaut, and the lady with violet hair. She feels herself being drawn into the magic of this adorable bookstore. Until one day, a valuable book disappears.

Inspector John Lockwood takes on the case, disturbing the peace and tranquility of Agnes.

A story for those who have felt that literature has saved them. The most feel-good novel you will read this year.

My grandfather used to say every now and then: Books possess tremendous power. But what is this power really? The small old bookstore of his grandfather with the huge stacks of books reaching up to the ceiling is the ideal refuge for introverted teenager Rintaro Natsuki. There he spends happy moments reading whatever he likes. But one night, his grandfather dies in his sleep and Rintaro is left devastated and alone. The bookstore, it seems, will have to close. Then, Tiger appears, a mysterious tiger cat that can speak and has a mission: to save books. However, he needs the help of a true book lover to accomplish it, so he asks Rintaro for assistance. This strange pair, the boy and the cat, will experience three magical adventures, freeing books from people who imprison them, mistreat them, or betray their spirit. But in their last rescue on their unlikely journey, which will bring him face to face with his own self, Rintaro will have to take it on alone...