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<\/em> is at the top of the list, as ranked by number of libraries holding the book. Anne Rice<\/a> is heavily represented in the first listings as well.<\/p>\nIf you have read all 1,286, let me know, and I will see that you get a prize.<\/p>\n
This is what happens when I go looking to make an interlibrary loan request for one particular book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A search of the WorldCat library database using the subject category “Witches — Fiction” turns up 1,286 hits, once children’s books have been filtered out, and specifying English-language titles. (Adding films, archival materials, sound recordings, etc., boosts the total to more than 1,500.) 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