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The Endless Library

The Endless Library

Written by: Spooky Aurelien
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 Follow me into the endless library... Commentary, reviews, and retellings of horror tales, weird fiction, spooky stories, and mysterious mysteries with Aurelien. Books, short stories, flash fiction, and more.2025 Art Social Sciences
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  • why I didn't finish THE POPPY WAR by RF Kuang

    why I didn't finish THE POPPY WAR by RF Kuang
    Jan 9 2026

    "Rin glared up at her, blood dripping from her mouth, and smiled."

    new year, new music, same old reading favorite quotes from books I'm reading

    music credits

    • Analog Bubbles by DeepTheme
    • Star Chasers by kulluh
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    8 mins
  • A snowy reading from THE DARK IS RISING

    A snowy reading from THE DARK IS RISING
    Jan 9 2026

    Selected excerpts from chapter 1 of THE DARK IS RISING by Susan Cooper (1973), set to a modified version of Twinkled Tapes by BIIANSU

    Happy new year, book friends!
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    4 mins
  • Alanna by Tamora Pierce, in quotes

    Alanna by Tamora Pierce, in quotes
    Dec 15 2023

    "Alanna gritted her teeth and thrust her chin forward stubbornly. She would see this through."

    It's midwinter in the endless library, and Aurelien has only the very best books to shine a light in the gloom. "Alanna" (1983) by Tamora Pierce is a bright, fun, gritty-in-age-appropriate-ways, accessible first book in a girl-forward fantasy series.

    Episode references:

    • Sunny Nwazue from AKATA WITCH series by Nnedi Okorafor
    • Penelope from THE MYSTERY HOWLING series by Maryrose Wood

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    • Theme: Magical Transition by Kevin McLeod
    • Additional music and sound effects from zapsplat.com
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    15 mins
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