the library ladder | Welcome to the library ladder! @thelibraryladder | Uploaded September 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Welcome to the library ladder, a channel dedicated to preserving and promoting classic books—including old ones, new ones, and those at risk of being forgotten.

Come explore my library with me, where I hope you’ll discover books that capture your imagination or spark a desire to read something a little different than your usual fare.

Help me showcase the historical variety and significance of books and highlight the legacies of featured books and their authors.

Genres include children’s books, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, adventure, horror, literature and antiquarian nonfiction books.

Authors featured in this video include (in order of appearance):
Norton Juster and Jules Feiffer
Howard Carter and A.C. Mace
Ray Bradbury
Shirley Jackson
P.C. Wren
John Dunning
Thea von Harbou
Mark Twain
Agatha Christie
Richard Condon
James Grady
Eric Ambler
John Buchan
Rafael Sabatini
Arthur Conan Doyle
John Dickson Carr
Francis Beeding
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Erle Stanley Gardner
Ellery Queen
Isaac Asimov
Paul Cheswick
George MacDonald
Daniel Defoe
Jules Verne
H.G. Wells
Jack Finney
Edgar Allan Poe
Robert W. Chambers
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Russell Hoban
Michael Chabon
Steven Millhauser
Jacqueline Winspear
C.J. Sansom
Sue Grafton
Patrick O’Brian
Olen Steinhauer
Bernard Cornwell
Brandon Sanderson
Tim Powers
Joe Abercrombie
Neal Stephenson
Andy Weir
Vernor Vinge
Greg Bear
Ted Chiang
Hugh Howey
Connie Willis
Clark Ashton Smith
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
William Hope Hodgson
Fritz Leiber
Steven Saylor
Lindsey Davis
Elizabeth Peters
Ellis Peters
Walter M. Miller
Alfred Bester
Daniel Keyes
Pat Frank
Ursula K. Le Guin
L. Sprague de Camp
Robert E. Howard
George U. Fletcher
R.D. Blackmore
Charlotte Bronte
Emily Bronte
William Makepeace Thackeray
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Kate DiCamillo
Jack O’Brien
Richard Adams
J.R.R. Tolkien
L. Frank Baum
Doris Burn
Truman Capote
William Golding
J.D. Salinger
Fletcher Pratt
John Myers Myers
Jack Vance
John Taine
John J. Meyer
E.E. Smith
Hugo Gernsback
Ray Cummings
John W. Campbell

Other videos introducing different parts of my book collection are linked below.

Children’s Books Overview: youtu.be/G2vc15mSpHM
Science Fiction Overview: youtu.be/W2LdYtDl6Ok
Fantasy Overview: youtu.be/qGu7DZNyv1E
Mystery Overview: youtu.be/BoDyF0XF3PE
Adventure Overview: youtu.be/2Qog48AEREs
Horror and Weird Fiction Overview: youtu.be/MrDGibCAYnc
Literature Overview: youtu.be/7T_XlTnGtJE
Antiquarian Nonfiction Overview: youtu.be/MIRje1_14_E

Thanks for watching!

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