"A lovingly told ode to libraries, Islamic intellectual history, storytelling, and the role of women in Muslim history." -- The Horn Book "The library's role in the history of scholarship is well established, and readers will have no trouble extending the thought that its purpose as a place 'to sit, think, and dream big' encompasses all of its descendants." -- Booklist "Khan's first-person prose imbues the subject with both intimacy and a sense of majesty; readers will come away awed at the role of libraries as repositories of knowledge. A moving tribute to a cultural treasure." -- Kirkus Reviews Best Books for Kids 2024 - THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY. Best of the Best Books 2024 - Chicago Public Library Books We Love 2024 - National Public Radio (NPR) Bookstagang Best Books of the Year 2024 - Bookstagang.