The Librarians of Lisbon

The Librarians of Lisbon: A WWII Story of Love and Espionage | Suzanne Nelson

Here are the 2 sets of books mentioned in my earlier post

Isn‘t it interesting? How within six months of each other two books get published about librarian spies in Lisbon?

It reminds me of when two books were written about the horseback librarians of Kentucky: The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek & the Giver of Stars 📕 🐴

These covers also have a similar color scheme

Ruthiella That is an interesting coincidence! 4d

tpixie @Ruthiella yes! they are all well written & have their own little twists. I did like book woman a little bit better than giver of stars, but they both were great. (edited) 4d

ferskner I had the same thought when I came across those! Hopefully no plagiarism claims this time? 4d

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tpixie @ferskner ? Right? I haven‘t heard of any so far… 4d

tpixie @ferskner I wonder whatever came of that lawsuit… 3d

ferskner I think the Book Woman's editors at Sourcebook investigated and found that there were similarities but not enough to actually claim plagiarism. It really was just two authors having the same idea at the same time. 3d

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The Librarians of Lisbon: A WWII Story of Love and Espionage | Suzanne Nelson

Isn‘t it interesting? How within six months of each other two books get published about librarian spies in Lisbon?

It reminds me of when two books were written about the horseback librarians of Kentucky: The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek & the Giver of Stars 📕 🐴

These covers also have a similar color scheme

DogMomIrene Interesting indeed. Wonder what goes into choosing settings for historical fiction. How they determine trends…🤔 I mean they just have the whole of history! 3d

tpixie @DogMomIrene right?? I think with the giver of stars & the bookwoman of troublesome Creek books, there was an NPR article or some article that had been published prior to either one of them being published. But I don‘t know if they were already working on their books by the time that was published, or if they read the article & it gave them the idea … bookwoman was published before giver of stars, & there was a lawsuit. Don‘t know the outcome… 3d

DogMomIrene @tpixie Given how many forms of media writers are exposed to nowadays, yeah, what influences them can be sooo much, including lawsuits. 3d

tpixie @DogMomIrene yes! I bet you have to be careful about what you‘re reading or watching when you‘re trying to write a particular book so you‘re not influenced. 3d

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The Librarians of Lisbon: A WWII Story of Love and Espionage | Suzanne Nelson

Enjoying this newly published book about librarian spies in Lisbon during WWII. Portugal 🇵🇹 was a neutral country & was an important site of espionage, as well as a place refugees sought sanctuary. It has a strong sense of place, reminding me of the wonderful trip we had there in September.

Susanita This book takes place mostly in Spain and Morocco, but there‘s an interesting interlude in Portugal.

The Time In Between: A Novel

tpixie @Susanita yes, that‘s right! There were 2 main characters in Martin‘s book- 1 in Portugal. I‘m not far into the Librarians of Lisbon, but I think Martin‘s book addresses the refugees in Portugal a little more as well. I find it fascinating that some portion in history can spark two people around the same time. It‘s fun reading how they each interpret it & create their own story. (edited) 4d

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