Tiffin-Seneca Public Library is excited to announce The Astral Library by Kate Quinn as the 2026 Christopher D. English Community Read title! Each year the Community Read encourages people in Seneca County to read the selected title and come together for special events and discussions.
As the featured event in the Community Read, Kate Quinn, a New York Times best-selling author, will speak to the community on Tuesday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Chandelier Community Event Center. The author event is completely free and open to the community and will be followed by a book signing. Copies of The Astral Library will be available for purchase thanks to the Pan Yan Bookstore both at the author event and at the Bookstore leading up to it.
The Astral Library is “a gorgeously written fantastical adventure which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures.” Just released in February, The Astral Library became an instant bestseller by reaching #2 in the New York Times Bestsellers list and #1 on the Globe & Mail bestsellers list in it’s first week of publication.
Copies of the book will be available soon to be checked out from the Library, and the eBook and audiobook can be found on the Ohio Digital Library and Libby app.
The Christopher D. English Community Read is named in memory of former library trustee Christopher D. English and encourages Seneca County residents to read, think about, and discuss one outstanding title each spring, culminating in the author giving a public presentation in Tiffin. Past speakers have included New York Times best-selling authors Shelby Van Pelt, Kristin Harmel, Sarah Penner and Michael Hingson, Pulitzer Prize finalist and LA Times columnist Steve Lopez, and international best-selling author Janet Beard. The series is made possible through generous funding by the Tiffin-Seneca Library Foundation and the many donors who have contributed to the Foundation over the years. For more information call 419-447-3751.