There are 6 books in the The Glass Library series. The newest book is The Journal of a Thousand Years which came out in 2025.

A librarian with a mysterious past, a war hero with a secret, and the heist of a magic painting. THE LIBRARIAN OF CROOKED LANE is an intriguing new fantasy from C.J. Archer, the USA Today bestselling author of the Glass and Steele series.

Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her…
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The Medici Manuscript

Book cover of The Medici Manuscript

One book can change your life.

Finding an old manuscript in the attic has always been a fantasy of Sylvia's. She just never expected the fantasy to come true, or for it to lead her to answers about her mysterious family.

The silver clasps binding the pages contain rare magic…

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The Untitled Books

Book cover of The Untitled Books

A curated collection of magic...and murder.


When a set of bound manuscripts written on magician-made paper is brought to the Glass Library, Sylvia and the professor send the owner away. After all, the library collects books about magic, not containing it.


But the murder of the bookbinder who bound them…

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The Dead Letter Delivery

Book cover of The Dead Letter Delivery

The discovery of long-lost mail delivers a marriage proposal, a missing person, and a magical mystery.


A road trip with Gabe and her friends leads Sylvia to discover more about her mother's veiled past yet throws up several questions, too. The stack of unopened letters addressed to her family will…

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Secrets of the Lost Ledgers

Book cover of Secrets of the Lost Ledgers

An invisible message from a dead man resurrects a decades-old mystery.


With her sharpened magical senses, Sylvia recognizes invisible writing while cataloging an obscure book for the library. She's shocked to discover the message, written many years earlier, pleaded for help. She's even more shocked to discover the author of…

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The Journal of a Thousand Years

Book cover of The Journal of a Thousand Years

An ancient family diary. A timely prophecy. An epic conclusion.

As Sylvia prepares to meet Gabe's parents for the first time, the last thing she needs is for her long-lost father to cause trouble. While his answers to her questions finally bring clarity, they also usher in danger.

But that's…