That every library is a magical place, a portal to our world of many worlds, is acknowledged and celebrated in The Night Library. Anna Robinson’s book-length poem, and Martin Parker’s playful and beautifully observed artworks, offer the reader a many-layered response to the library as living entity. They take us with verve and energy through labyrinths of volumes, and on to portraits of librarians themselves. The Night Library is indeed a love song to libraries everywhere. – Penelope Shuttle