Book Eaters

"I devoured this."—VESchwab, New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue An International Bestseller An NPR Best Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction Book of 2022 A Book Riot Best Book of 2022 A Vulture Best Fantasy Novel of 2022 A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee A Library Journal Best Book of 2022 Out on the Yorkshire Moors lives a secret line of people for whom books are food, and who retain all of a book's content after eating itTo them, spy novels are a peppery snack; romance novels are sweet and deliciousEating a map can help them remember destinations, and children, when they misbehave, are forced to eat dry, musty pages from dictionariesDevon is part of The Family, an old and reclusive clan of book eatersHer brothers grow up feasting on stories of valor and adventure, and Devon—like all other book eater women—is raised on a carefully curated diet of fairy tales and cautionary storiesBut real life doesn't always come with happy ending