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An “intricate story about neither a library nor a brothel” and the first book in a new triptych, a novel showcases an author’s nonpareil sense of absurdity. “Schofield’s latest requires hard work, but it remunerates at time-and-a-half,” our reviewer says. —Marcie McCauley reviews Library of Brothel, by Anakana Schofield (Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2026) $35.00 / 9780735273245