Spotted something hilarious at a library in Portland yesterday

I was browsing the creative writing section and someone had stuffed a romance novel inside a book on plot structure. The cover had two shirtless dudes and a lady swooning. Has anyone else found random books hidden in weird spots?

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adamcoleman7d ago

Sounds like someone was hiding their guilty pleasure from the librarians.

jackson.wesley6d ago

I remember reading something similar in a literary journal a few years back about "book nesting" which happens more than people realize. They said some readers hide books they're embarrassed about inside more serious titles to avoid judgment, especially in public libraries. The romance novel inside a plot structure book is a pretty good example of that, though I have to wonder if the person just forgot where they left it.