In this fabulous and moving collection of short stories Ben Berman Ghan traverses time, space and the written word to consider the mysteries of life. From ghosts to golems to far future AIs these stories ask the big questions: What is consciousness? What gives a being its soul? What are the boundaries of love? And, perhaps most importantly, how will libraries save us all?
The Library Cosmic by Ben Berman Ghan was published May 26, 2026. Literary Press Group of Canada provided a galley for review.
This is a collection of six stories of varying lengths (some easily near novella length). "Spectres of Bibliotheca" is seeped with symbolism and lyrical beauty. The same goes with the title tale of the volume "The Library Cosmic". As a librarian, I truly support their messages and themes.
I liked that the stories each stand alone but yet also fit into a larger tapestry. They all exist in the same shared world, with overlapping elements between them.
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