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Waiting for Life of a Showgirl?

Calling all Swifties! Taylor Swift's new album drops on October 3. This list includes picks for Swifties of all ages. While you wait for the new music, read all things Swiftie to get you READY FOR IT! Enjoy these suggestions? Looking for a new book to read? Book Match is a book recommendation program offered through AC Library. Check out the website at the top of the list to go to the Book Match page.

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  • Fill out a survey with information about your reading tastes, and one of our matchmakers will send you a personalized reading list within two weeks. You can select a specific matchmaker, or you can fill out a general survey and one of the…
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  • Karma Is a Cat

    the True Stories of Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson, and Benjamin Button Swift

    Jacobs, Farrin,
    This adorable book is best for ages 5 and up. The first-ever celebrity biography of Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson, and Benjamin Button -- the three cats who share Taylor Swift's life, videos, magazine covers, and social media accounts.
    Book, 2025California : Ten Speed Press, [2025] — J782.42164 JACOBS
  • Taylor Swift

    Wildest Dreams : a Biography

    Wainer, Erica,
    This picture book is best for ages 4 to 8.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — JB SWIFT,T
  • This biography is best for ages 9-14.
    Book, 2025Minneapolis, MN : Lerner Publications, 2025 — JB SWIFT,T
  • Best for ages 8 to adult. Here's a backstage pass to the spectacular world of Taylor Swift's iconic The Eras Tour! This comprehensive encyclopedia provides a detailed exploration of each tour stop, its awe-inspiring stage design, mesmerizing…
    Book, 2025Minneapolis : ABDO Publishing Company, [2025] — J782.42164 BOLTE
  • Heartbreak Is the National Anthem

    How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music

    Sheffield, Rob,
    (Teen/Adult) Written by a true Swiftie: a Rolling Stone columnist provides an intimate look at Taylor Swift's evolution into a global pop phenomenon, detailing her musical impact, storytelling prowess and cultural significance and unique connection…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2024] — 782.42164 SHEFFIELD
  • Invisible Strings

    113 Poets Respond to the Songs of Taylor Swift

    (Teen/Adult) Invisible Strings brings together 113 contemporary poets, each contributing an original poem that responds to a specific Taylor Swift song. Poets have taken a cue from Swift’s love of dropping clues and puzzles for her fandom to decode,…
    Book, 2024New York : Ballantine Books, [2024] — 811.608 INVISIBLE
  • Long Live

    the Definitive Guide to the Folklore and Fandom of Taylor Swift

    Pomarico, Nicole,
    (Teen/Adult) Whether you've been with Taylor from the start or are a new fan, this guide is for you. Use it to catch up on all the lore and inside jokes from the beginning, or to discover forgotten details from the past. From MySpace comments to…
    Book, 2024Philadelphia : Running Press, 2024 — B SWIFT,T
  • Taylor Swift Style

    Fashion Through the Eras

    Chapelle, Sarah,
    (Teen/Adult) Dazzling. Incomparable. Unforgettable. The definitive book of Taylor Swift's fashion evolution.
    Book, 2024New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2024 — 782.42164 CHAPELLE
  • There's Nothing Like This

    the Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift

    Evers, Kevin,
    (Teen/Adult) There is no shortage of ways to describe Taylor Swift. Singer-songwriter. Trailblazer. Mastermind. The Beatles of her generation. From her genre-busting rise in country music as a teen to the economic juggernaut that is the Eras Tour,…
    eBook, 2025Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, 2025 — EBOOK OVERDRIVE
  • (Teen/Adult) Are you feeling ambitious? Taylor loves to integrate literary characters into her songwriting. Track 1 of the new album is "The Fate of Ophelia", a tragic character in this Shakespeare play.
    Book, 2012New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2012 — 822.33 SHAKESPEARE
  • Elizabeth Taylor

    the Grit & Glamour of An Icon

    Brower, Kate Andersen,
    (Adult) Track 2 of the new album is named after this iconic star. No celebrity rivals Elizabeth Taylor's glamour and guts or her level of fame, we think Taylor can definitely relate.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — B TAYLOR,E
  • (All Ages) Was the Pinocchio puppet on the New Heights podcast an Easter egg? Many Swiftie sleuths think so, especially since Track 9 of the album is titled "Wood". Pinocchio, a wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief, with a talent for getting…
    Book, 2021[New York, New York] : Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021] — J COLLODI,C
  • (Adult) Ready to immerse yourself in the life of a fictional show girl? It's 1927 when Olive McCormick moves from Minneapolis to New York City determined to become a star in the Ziegfeld Follies. Extremely talented as a singer and dancer, it takes…
    Book, 2021New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021 — Fiction HARRISON,N