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-# Goodreads — Book Data Extraction
-
-Field-tested against goodreads.com on 2026-04-18 via `http_get` (no browser required).
-All five URL types return full HTML with no bot-wall, CAPTCHA, or login gate.
-
-## Access Summary
-
-| Page type          | `http_get` works? | Data format              |
-|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
-| Book show page     | Yes               | `__NEXT_DATA__` + JSON-LD |
-| Search results     | Yes               | Server-rendered HTML (schema.org microdata) |
-| Author show page   | Yes               | Server-rendered HTML + OG meta |
-| Listopia list page | Yes               | Server-rendered HTML (schema.org microdata) |
-
-Goodreads shut down its public API in 2020. All extraction is HTML-based.
-Open Library is a reliable supplement with a free JSON API (see [Open Library fallback](#open-library-api-fallback)).
-
----
-
-## Book Page — Full Data (`__NEXT_DATA__`)
-
-URL pattern: `https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/{book_id}` or `/{book_id}.{Slug}`
-
-The slug is optional — numeric ID alone works and redirects cleanly.
-
-```python
-import re, json
-from helpers import http_get
-
-def parse_book(book_id):
-    html = http_get(f"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/{book_id}")
-
-    # Parse Apollo state from Next.js page
-    nd = re.search(r'<script id="__NEXT_DATA__"[^>]*>(.*?)</script>', html, re.DOTALL)
-    ap = json.loads(nd.group(1))['props']['pageProps']['apolloState']
-
-    # The primary Book entity matches the URL's legacy ID
-    book = next(v for v in ap.values()
-                if v.get('__typename') == 'Book' and v.get('legacyId') == int(book_id))
-    work = next((v for v in ap.values() if v.get('__typename') == 'Work'), {})
-    author_ref = book['primaryContributorEdge']['node']['__ref']
-    author = ap.get(author_ref, {})
-
-    stats = work.get('stats', {})
-    work_details = work.get('details', {})
-    book_details = book.get('details', {})
-
-    return {
-        'title':            book['title'],
-        'title_complete':   book['titleComplete'],
-        'book_id':          book['legacyId'],
-        'url':              book['webUrl'],
-        'cover_url':        book['imageUrl'],
-        # Strip HTML tags from description
-        'description':      re.sub(r'<[^>]+>', '', book.get('description({"stripped":true})',
-                                   book.get('description', ''))).strip(),
-        'genres':           [g['genre']['name'] for g in book.get('bookGenres', [])],
-        'series':           [{'name': s['series']['title'], 'position': s.get('userPosition')}
-                             for s in book.get('bookSeries', [])],
-        # Author
-        'author_name':      author.get('name'),
-        'author_url':       author.get('webUrl'),
-        # Edition details
-        'format':           book_details.get('format'),
-        'num_pages':        book_details.get('numPages'),
-        'publisher':        book_details.get('publisher'),
-        'language':         (book_details.get('language') or {}).get('name'),
-        'isbn':             book_details.get('isbn'),
-        'isbn13':           book_details.get('isbn13'),
-        'pub_timestamp_ms': book_details.get('publicationTime'),
-        # Ratings (from Work, not Book)
-        'avg_rating':       stats.get('averageRating'),
-        'ratings_count':    stats.get('ratingsCount'),
-        'text_reviews':     stats.get('textReviewsCount'),
-        # ratings_dist is list of counts for [1-star, 2-star, 3-star, 4-star, 5-star]
-        'ratings_dist':     stats.get('ratingsCountDist'),
-        # Awards
-        'awards':           [a['name'] + (' — ' + a['category'] if a.get('category') else '')
-                             for a in work_details.get('awardsWon', [])],
-    }
-
-# Example
-book = parse_book(149267)  # The Stand by Stephen King
-# book['title']        => "The Stand"
-# book['avg_rating']   => 4.35
-# book['ratings_count']=> 845591
-# book['genres']       => ["Horror", "Fiction", "Fantasy", ...]
-# book['awards']       => ["Locus Award — Best SF Novel", ...]
-```
-
-**Field notes:**
-- `book['legacyId']` is the integer in the URL (e.g. `149267`). Use it to match the correct entity — the `apolloState` often contains 2-3 Book entries for different editions.
-- Ratings and awards live in the `Work` entity, not `Book`. The `Work` is always `__typename == 'Work'`.
-- `description` comes in two forms: `description` (HTML) and `description({"stripped":true})` (plain text). Prefer the stripped version.
-- `pub_timestamp_ms` is a Unix timestamp in **milliseconds**. Convert: `datetime.fromtimestamp(ts/1000)`.
-- `isbn` / `isbn13` are often `null` on older editions — the JSON-LD path (below) is no more reliable.
-
----
-
-## Book Page — Fast Path (JSON-LD)
-
-Use when you only need title, author, rating, page count, and awards. ~3× less parsing code.
-
-```python
-import re, json
-from helpers import http_get
-
-def parse_book_fast(book_id):
-    html = http_get(f"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/{book_id}")
-    blocks = re.findall(r'<script type="application/ld\+json">(.*?)</script>', html, re.DOTALL)
-    if not blocks:
-        return None
-    ld = json.loads(blocks[0])
-    return {
-        'title':        ld.get('name'),
-        'author':       ld['author'][0]['name'] if ld.get('author') else None,
-        'avg_rating':   ld.get('aggregateRating', {}).get('ratingValue'),
-        'ratings_count':ld.get('aggregateRating', {}).get('ratingCount'),
-        'review_count': ld.get('aggregateRating', {}).get('reviewCount'),
-        'num_pages':    ld.get('numberOfPages'),
-        'isbn':         ld.get('isbn'),
-        'cover_url':    ld.get('image'),
-        'awards':       ld.get('awards'),   # single string, comma-separated
-        'format':       ld.get('bookFormat'),
-    }
-
-book = parse_book_fast(149267)
-# book['avg_rating']   => 4.35
-# book['ratings_count']=> 845591
-```
-
-**JSON-LD does NOT include:** description, genres, series membership, per-star rating distribution, publisher, language.
-Use `parse_book()` (the `__NEXT_DATA__` path) when you need any of those.
-
----
-
-## Search Results
-
-URL: `https://www.goodreads.com/search?q={query}&search_type=books&page={n}`
-
-Search uses server-rendered HTML with schema.org microdata `<tr>` rows. No `__NEXT_DATA__`.
-
-```python
-import re, json
-from helpers import http_get
-
-def search_books(query, page=1):
-    from urllib.parse import quote_plus
-    url = f"https://www.goodreads.com/search?q={quote_plus(query)}&search_type=books&page={page}"
-    html = http_get(url)
-
-    rows = re.findall(
-        r'<tr itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Book">(.*?)</tr>',
-        html, re.DOTALL
-    )
-
-    results = []
-    for row in rows:
-        bid    = re.search(r'<div id="(\d+)" class="u-anchorTarget">', row)
-        title  = re.search(r"itemprop='name'[^>]*>([^<]+)</span>", row)
-        author = re.search(r'class="authorName"[^>]*><span[^>]*>([^<]+)</span>', row)
-        avg    = re.search(r'(\d+\.\d+)\s*avg rating', row)
-        cnt    = re.search(r'(\d[\d,]*)\s*rating', row)
-        cover  = re.search(r'img alt="[^"]*" class="bookCover"[^>]*src="([^"]+)"', row)
-        if not (bid and title):
-            continue
-        results.append({
-            'book_id':      bid.group(1),
-            'title':        title.group(1).strip(),
-            'author':       author.group(1).strip() if author else None,
-            'avg_rating':   float(avg.group(1)) if avg else None,
-            'ratings_count':cnt.group(1).replace(',', '') if cnt else None,
-            'cover_url':    cover.group(1) if cover else None,
-            'url':          f"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/{bid.group(1)}",
-        })
-
-    total_m = re.search(r'([\d,]+)\s+results', html)
-    total   = int(total_m.group(1).replace(',', '')) if total_m else None
-
-    return {'total': total, 'page': page, 'results': results}
-
-# Example
-r = search_books("dune")
-# r['total']   => 101026
-# r['results'] => [{'book_id':'44767458', 'title':'Dune (Dune, #1)', 'avg_rating':4.29, ...}, ...]
-```
-
-**Field notes:**
-- Returns exactly 20 results per page.
-- `total` is the result count shown in `"N results for…"` header.
-- The `avg rating` regex uses `&mdash;` (HTML entity) in the raw HTML — the pattern above matches the decoded text.
-- `ratings_count` regex hits the first occurrence of `\d+ rating` in the row, which is always the book's count (not a user review count).
-- `cover_url` is a 75px thumbnail (`._SY75_.jpg`). Swap `_SY75_` → `_SX315_` for a larger image.
-
----
-
-## Author Page
-
-URL: `https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/{author_id}.{Slug}`
-
-Author pages are **not** Next.js — they use classic server-rendered HTML with OG meta tags and microdata.
-The author ID and slug can be obtained from a book's `author_url` field.
-
-```python
-import re, json
-from helpers import http_get
-
-def parse_author(author_id_and_slug):
-    # author_id_and_slug e.g. "58.Frank_Patrick_Herbert"
-    html = http_get(f"https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/{author_id_and_slug}")
-
-    # Name and basic info from OG/meta tags
-    name    = re.search(r"<meta content='([^']+)' property='og:title'>", html)
-    img     = re.search(r"<meta content='([^']+)' property='og:image'>", html)
-    website = re.search(r"Website\s*</div>\s*<div[^>]*>\s*<a[^>]*href=\"([^\"]+)\"", html)
-
-    # Full biography from hidden span (shown/hidden by "...more" toggle in browser)
-    bio_span = re.search(
-        r'<span id="freeText(?:author|long)\d+"[^>]*>(.*?)</span>',
-        html, re.DOTALL
-    )
-    bio = re.sub(r'<[^>]+>', '', bio_span.group(1)).strip() if bio_span else None
-
-    # Top books listed on the page (10 rows, same microdata format as search)
-    rows = re.findall(
-        r'<tr itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Book">(.*?)</tr>',
-        html, re.DOTALL
-    )
-    books = []
-    for row in rows:
-        bid   = re.search(r'<div id="(\d+)" class="u-anchorTarget">', row)
-        title = re.search(r"itemprop='name'[^>]*>([^<]+)</span>", row)
-        avg   = re.search(r'(\d+\.\d+)\s*avg rating', row)
-        cnt   = re.search(r'(\d[\d,]*)\s*rating', row)
-        if bid and title:
-            books.append({
-                'book_id':      bid.group(1),
-                'title':        title.group(1).strip(),
-                'avg_rating':   float(avg.group(1)) if avg else None,
-                'ratings_count':cnt.group(1).replace(',', '') if cnt else None,
-                'url':          f"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/{bid.group(1)}",
-            })
-
-    return {
-        'name':         name.group(1) if name else None,
-        'profile_image':img.group(1) if img else None,
-        'bio':          bio,
-        'website':      website.group(1) if website else None,
-        'top_books':    books,
-    }
-
-# Example
-author = parse_author("58.Frank_Patrick_Herbert")
-# author['name']    => "Frank Patrick Herbert"
-# author['bio']     => "Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. was an American science fiction..."
-# len(author['top_books']) => 10
-```
-
-**Field notes:**
-- Author IDs can be found in a book's `author_url` (from `__NEXT_DATA__` or JSON-LD).
-- The slug is optional in the URL — numeric ID alone redirects correctly.
-- `profile_image` from OG tag is a large portrait (p8 suffix = 800px). Swap to `p5` for 500px.
-- The bio is server-rendered in a `<span id="freeTextauthor{ID}">` or `<span id="freeTextlong{ID}">` — which variant appears depends on length.
-- Follower count is **not** present in the static HTML — it requires JS execution to appear.
-- Page lists exactly 10 books. To get all books, paginate `/author/list/{author_id}?page=N`.
-
----
-
-## Listopia List Page
-
-URL: `https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/{list_id}.{Slug}?page={n}`
-
-Returns 100 books per page with rank numbers.
-
-```python
-import re, json
-from helpers import http_get
-
-def parse_list(list_id_and_slug, page=1):
-    url = f"https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/{list_id_and_slug}?page={page}"
-    html = http_get(url)
-
-    rows = re.findall(
-        r'<tr itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Book">(.*?)</tr>',
-        html, re.DOTALL
-    )
-
-    results = []
-    for row in rows:
-        rank   = re.search(r'<td[^>]*class="number"[^>]*>(\d+)</td>', row)
-        bid    = re.search(r'<div id="(\d+)" class="u-anchorTarget">', row)
-        title  = re.search(r"itemprop='name'[^>]*>([^<]+)</span>", row)
-        author = re.search(r'class="authorName"[^>]*><span[^>]*>([^<]+)</span>', row)
-        avg    = re.search(r'(\d+\.\d+)\s*avg rating', row)
-        cnt    = re.search(r'(\d[\d,]*)\s*rating', row)
-        if not (bid and title):
-            continue
-        results.append({
-            'rank':         int(rank.group(1)) if rank else None,
-            'book_id':      bid.group(1),
-            'title':        title.group(1).strip(),
-            'author':       author.group(1).strip() if author else None,
-            'avg_rating':   float(avg.group(1)) if avg else None,
-            'ratings_count':cnt.group(1).replace(',', '') if cnt else None,
-            'url':          f"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/{bid.group(1)}",
-        })
-
-    return {'page': page, 'results': results}
-
-# Example
-lst = parse_list("1.Best_Books_Ever")
-# lst['results'][0] => {'rank': 1, 'book_id': '2767052',
-#                       'title': 'The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)',
-#                       'author': 'Suzanne Collins', 'avg_rating': 4.35, ...}
-```
-
-**Field notes:**
-- 100 rows per page. Ranks are sequential across pages (page 2 starts at rank 101).
-- Paginate with `?page=2`, `?page=3` etc.
-- List pages do not use `__NEXT_DATA__` — same classic HTML format as author pages.
-
----
-
-## Open Library API Fallback
-
-Use Open Library when you need structured JSON without HTML parsing, or when you want supplementary data (birth/death dates, ISBNs across editions, subjects).
-
-Open Library's ratings are from its own user base (~400 ratings vs. Goodreads' 800k+ for Dune) — use Goodreads ratings when accuracy matters.
-
-### Search
-
-```python
-import json
-from urllib.parse import quote_plus
-from helpers import http_get
-
-def ol_search(query, limit=10):
-    url = f"https://openlibrary.org/search.json?q={quote_plus(query)}&limit={limit}"
-    data = json.loads(http_get(url))
-    results = []
-    for doc in data.get('docs', []):
-        cover_id = doc.get('cover_i')
-        results.append({
-            'ol_key':           doc['key'],           # e.g. "/works/OL893415W"
-            'title':            doc.get('title'),
-            'author':           (doc.get('author_name') or [''])[0],
-            'author_key':       (doc.get('author_key') or [''])[0],
-            'first_pub_year':   doc.get('first_publish_year'),
-            'edition_count':    doc.get('edition_count'),
-            'series':           doc.get('series_name'),
-            'cover_url':        f"https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/{cover_id}-M.jpg" if cover_id else None,
-        })
-    return {'total': data.get('numFound'), 'results': results}
-
-r = ol_search("dune frank herbert", limit=5)
-# r['results'][0]['ol_key']  => "/works/OL893415W"
-# r['results'][0]['title']   => "Dune"
-```
-
-### Work (book details)
-
-```python
-def ol_work(ol_key):
-    # ol_key like "/works/OL893415W" or just "OL893415W"
-    key = ol_key if ol_key.startswith('/') else f'/works/{ol_key}'
-    data = json.loads(http_get(f"https://openlibrary.org{key}.json"))
-    desc = data.get('description', '')
-    if isinstance(desc, dict):
-        desc = desc.get('value', '')
-    return {
-        'title':    data.get('title'),
-        'subjects': data.get('subjects', []),
-        'series':   data.get('series', []),
-        'description': desc,
-        'covers':   data.get('covers', []),
-        'links':    data.get('links', []),
-    }
-
-work = ol_work("OL893415W")
-# work['title']    => "Dune"
-# work['subjects'] => ["Dune (Imaginary place)", "Fiction", ...]
-```
-
-### Ratings for a work
-
-```python
-def ol_ratings(ol_key):
-    key = ol_key if ol_key.startswith('/') else f'/works/{ol_key}'
-    data = json.loads(http_get(f"https://openlibrary.org{key}/ratings.json"))
-    return data.get('summary', {})
-
-# {'average': 4.30, 'count': 414, 'sortable': 4.21}
-```
-
-### Author
-
-```python
-def ol_author(author_key):
-    # author_key like "OL79034A"
-    data = json.loads(http_get(f"https://openlibrary.org/authors/{author_key}.json"))
-    bio = data.get('bio', '')
-    if isinstance(bio, dict):
-        bio = bio.get('value', '')
-    return {
-        'name':        data.get('name'),
-        'birth_date':  data.get('birth_date'),
-        'death_date':  data.get('death_date'),
-        'bio':         bio,
-        'ol_key':      data.get('key'),
-    }
-
-author = ol_author("OL79034A")
-# author['name']       => "Frank Herbert"
-# author['birth_date'] => "8 October 1920"
-# author['death_date'] => "11 February 1986"
-```
-
----
-
-## Combining Goodreads + Open Library
-
-```python
-# Get full book data: Goodreads for ratings/genres/description, OL for ISBNs/edition details
-def get_book_full(goodreads_book_id, ol_work_key=None):
-    gr = parse_book(goodreads_book_id)
-    result = dict(gr)
-    if ol_work_key:
-        ol = ol_work(ol_work_key)
-        result['ol_subjects']    = ol['subjects']
-        result['ol_description'] = ol['description']
-        result['ol_covers']      = ol['covers']
-    return result
-```
-
----
-
-## Gotchas
-
-- **Goodreads API is gone**: The official API was shut down in December 2020. All data must come from HTML scraping or the unofficial paths documented here.
-
-- **Book ID 5107 redirects**: The URL `goodreads.com/book/show/5107.The_Stand` actually resolves to *The Catcher in the Rye* (ID 5107). The Stand is ID `149267`. Always verify `book['legacyId']` matches the URL ID.
-
-- **Author page ID mismatch**: Author ID `10538` in the URL resolves to Carl Sagan, not Frank Herbert (ID `58`). Always obtain author IDs from the `author_url` field inside a book's data rather than guessing.
-
-- **Two Book entities in `apolloState`**: The `apolloState` contains multiple `Book:` entries — one is a stub (only has `legacyId` and `webUrl`), and one is full. Filter by `legacyId == int(book_id)` AND check that the entry has more than 3 fields.
-
-- **Ratings are on `Work`, not `Book`**: `avg_rating`, `ratingsCount`, and `ratingsCountDist` are in the `Work` entity's `stats` key. The `Book` entity has no rating fields.
-
-- **Author pages are old-style HTML**: Author pages (`/author/show/`) do not use Next.js or `__NEXT_DATA__`. Use OG meta tags and regex for extraction. The follower count only loads via JS — it will be missing from `http_get` responses.
-
-- **Search has no `__NEXT_DATA__`**: Search result pages (`/search`) are classic server-rendered HTML. JSON-LD is absent. Use the `<tr itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Book">` microdata rows.
-
-- **`ratings_count` regex order matters**: The pattern `r'(\d[\d,]*)\s*rating'` always matches the book's aggregate rating count first in each search row — this is reliable. Do not use `minirating` span text as it contains nested HTML.
-
-- **Open Library cover URLs return binary JPEG**: `http_get()` will raise a `UnicodeDecodeError` on cover image URLs. Use `urllib.request.urlopen()` directly and read bytes, or just store the URL string without fetching.
-
-- **Open Library ratings are sparse**: OL has ~400 community ratings for Dune vs. Goodreads' 1.6M. Use OL ratings only as a last resort.
-
-- **Search page `&mdash;` entity**: The raw HTML uses `&mdash;` (not `—`) between rating value and count in search and author pages. The regex patterns above match the decoded text because Python's `re` operates on the decoded string after `http_get()` decodes UTF-8.
-
-- **Book slug is optional**: `goodreads.com/book/show/44767458` (no slug) works identically to `goodreads.com/book/show/44767458-dune`. Redirects are transparent.
+# Goodreads — Book Data Extraction
+
+Field-tested against goodreads.com on 2026-04-18 via `http_get` (no browser required).
+All five URL types return full HTML with no bot-wall, CAPTCHA, or login gate.
+
+## Access Summary
+
+| Page type          | `http_get` works? | Data format              |
+|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
+| Book show page     | Yes               | `__NEXT_DATA__` + JSON-LD |
+| Search results     | Yes               | Server-rendered HTML (schema.org microdata) |
+| Author show page   | Yes               | Server-rendered HTML + OG meta |
+| Listopia list page | Yes               | Server-rendered HTML (schema.org microdata) |
+
+Goodreads shut down its public API in 2020. All extraction is HTML-based.
+Open Library is a reliable supplement with a free JSON API (see [Open Library fallback](#open-library-api-fallback)).
+
+---
+
+## Book Page — Full Data (`__NEXT_DATA__`)
+
+URL pattern: `https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/{book_id}` or `/{book_id}.{Slug}`
+
+The slug is optional — numeric ID alone works and redirects cleanly.
+
+```python
+import re, json
+from helpers import http_get
+
+def parse_book(book_id):
+    html = http_get(f"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/{book_id}")
+
+    # Parse Apollo state from Next.js page
+    nd = re.search(r'<script id="__NEXT_DATA__"[^>]*>(.*?)</script>', html, re.DOTALL)
+    ap = json.loads(nd.group(1))['props']['pageProps']['apolloState']
+
+    # The primary Book entity matches the URL's legacy ID
+    book = next(v for v in ap.values()
+                if v.get('__typename') == 'Book' and v.get('legacyId') == int(book_id))
+    work = next((v for v in ap.values() if v.get('__typename') == 'Work'), {})
+    author_ref = book['primaryContributorEdge']['node']['__ref']
+    author = ap.get(author_ref, {})
+
+    stats = work.get('stats', {})
+    work_details = work.get('details', {})
+    book_details = book.get('details', {})
+
+    return {
+        'title':            book['title'],
+        'title_complete':   book['titleComplete'],
+        'book_id':          book['legacyId'],
+        'url':              book['webUrl'],
+        'cover_url':        book['imageUrl'],
+        # Strip HTML tags from description
+        'description':      re.sub(r'<[^>]+>', '', book.get('description({"stripped":true})',
+                                   book.get('description', ''))).strip(),
+        'genres':           [g['genre']['name'] for g in book.get('bookGenres', [])],
+        'series':           [{'name': s['series']['title'], 'position': s.get('userPosition')}
+                             for s in book.get('bookSeries', [])],
+        # Author
+        'author_name':      author.get('name'),
+        'author_url':       author.get('webUrl'),
+        # Edition details
+        'format':           book_details.get('format'),
+        'num_pages':        book_details.get('numPages'),
+        'publisher':        book_details.get('publisher'),
+        'language':         (book_details.get('language') or {}).get('name'),
+        'isbn':             book_details.get('isbn'),
+        'isbn13':           book_details.get('isbn13'),
+        'pub_timestamp_ms': book_details.get('publicationTime'),
+        # Ratings (from Work, not Book)
+        'avg_rating':       stats.get('averageRating'),
+        'ratings_count':    stats.get('ratingsCount'),
+        'text_reviews':     stats.get('textReviewsCount'),
+        # ratings_dist is list of counts for [1-star, 2-star, 3-star, 4-star, 5-star]
+        'ratings_dist':     stats.get('ratingsCountDist'),
+        # Awards
+        'awards':           [a['name'] + (' — ' + a['category'] if a.get('category') else '')
+                             for a in work_details.get('awardsWon', [])],
+    }
+
+# Example
+book = parse_book(149267)  # The Stand by Stephen King
+# book['title']        => "The Stand"
+# book['avg_rating']   => 4.35
+# book['ratings_count']=> 845591
+# book['genres']       => ["Horror", "Fiction", "Fantasy", ...]
+# book['awards']       => ["Locus Award — Best SF Novel", ...]
+```
+
+**Field notes:**
+- `book['legacyId']` is the integer in the URL (e.g. `149267`). Use it to match the correct entity — the `apolloState` often contains 2-3 Book entries for different editions.
+- Ratings and awards live in the `Work` entity, not `Book`. The `Work` is always `__typename == 'Work'`.
+- `description` comes in two forms: `description` (HTML) and `description({"stripped":true})` (plain text). Prefer the stripped version.
+- `pub_timestamp_ms` is a Unix timestamp in **milliseconds**. Convert: `datetime.fromtimestamp(ts/1000)`.
+- `isbn` / `isbn13` are often `null` on older editions — the JSON-LD path (below) is no more reliable.
+
+---
+
+## Book Page — Fast Path (JSON-LD)
+
+Use when you only need title, author, rating, page count, and awards. ~3× less parsing code.
+
+```python
+import re, json
+from helpers import http_get
+
+def parse_book_fast(book_id):
+    html = http_get(f"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/{book_id}")
+    blocks = re.findall(r'<script type="application/ld\+json">(.*?)</script>', html, re.DOTALL)
+    if not blocks:
+        return None
+    ld = json.loads(blocks[0])
+    return {
+        'title':        ld.get('name'),
+        'author':       ld['author'][0]['name'] if ld.get('author') else None,
+        'avg_rating':   ld.get('aggregateRating', {}).get('ratingValue'),
+        'ratings_count':ld.get('aggregateRating', {}).get('ratingCount'),
+        'review_count': ld.get('aggregateRating', {}).get('reviewCount'),
+        'num_pages':    ld.get('numberOfPages'),
+        'isbn':         ld.get('isbn'),
+        'cover_url':    ld.get('image'),
+        'awards':       ld.get('awards'),   # single string, comma-separated
+        'format':       ld.get('bookFormat'),
+    }
+
+book = parse_book_fast(149267)
+# book['avg_rating']   => 4.35
+# book['ratings_count']=> 845591
+```
+
+**JSON-LD does NOT include:** description, genres, series membership, per-star rating distribution, publisher, language.
+Use `parse_book()` (the `__NEXT_DATA__` path) when you need any of those.
+
+---
+
+## Search Results
+
+URL: `https://www.goodreads.com/search?q={query}&search_type=books&page={n}`
+
+Search uses server-rendered HTML with schema.org microdata `<tr>` rows. No `__NEXT_DATA__`.
+
+```python
+import re, json
+from helpers import http_get
+
+def search_books(query, page=1):
+    from urllib.parse import quote_plus
+    url = f"https://www.goodreads.com/search?q={quote_plus(query)}&search_type=books&page={page}"
+    html = http_get(url)
+
+    rows = re.findall(
+        r'<tr itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Book">(.*?)</tr>',
+        html, re.DOTALL
+    )
+
+    results = []
+    for row in rows:
+        bid    = re.search(r'<div id="(\d+)" class="u-anchorTarget">', row)
+        title  = re.search(r"itemprop='name'[^>]*>([^<]+)</span>", row)
+        author = re.search(r'class="authorName"[^>]*><span[^>]*>([^<]+)</span>', row)
+        avg    = re.search(r'(\d+\.\d+)\s*avg rating', row)
+        cnt    = re.search(r'(\d[\d,]*)\s*rating', row)
+        cover  = re.search(r'img alt="[^"]*" class="bookCover"[^>]*src="([^"]+)"', row)
+        if not (bid and title):
+            continue
+        results.append({
+            'book_id':      bid.group(1),
+            'title':        title.group(1).strip(),
+            'author':       author.group(1).strip() if author else None,
+            'avg_rating':   float(avg.group(1)) if avg else None,
+            'ratings_count':cnt.group(1).replace(',', '') if cnt else None,
+            'cover_url':    cover.group(1) if cover else None,
+            'url':          f"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/{bid.group(1)}",
+        })
+
+    total_m = re.search(r'([\d,]+)\s+results', html)
+    total   = int(total_m.group(1).replace(',', '')) if total_m else None
+
+    return {'total': total, 'page': page, 'results': results}
+
+# Example
+r = search_books("dune")
+# r['total']   => 101026
+# r['results'] => [{'book_id':'44767458', 'title':'Dune (Dune, #1)', 'avg_rating':4.29, ...}, ...]
+```
+
+**Field notes:**
+- Returns exactly 20 results per page.
+- `total` is the result count shown in `"N results for…"` header.
+- The `avg rating` regex uses `&mdash;` (HTML entity) in the raw HTML — the pattern above matches the decoded text.
+- `ratings_count` regex hits the first occurrence of `\d+ rating` in the row, which is always the book's count (not a user review count).
+- `cover_url` is a 75px thumbnail (`._SY75_.jpg`). Swap `_SY75_` → `_SX315_` for a larger image.
+
+---
+
+## Author Page
+
+URL: `https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/{author_id}.{Slug}`
+
+Author pages are **not** Next.js — they use classic server-rendered HTML with OG meta tags and microdata.
+The author ID and slug can be obtained from a book's `author_url` field.
+
+```python
+import re, json
+from helpers import http_get
+
+def parse_author(author_id_and_slug):
+    # author_id_and_slug e.g. "58.Frank_Patrick_Herbert"
+    html = http_get(f"https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/{author_id_and_slug}")
+
+    # Name and basic info from OG/meta tags
+    name    = re.search(r"<meta content='([^']+)' property='og:title'>", html)
+    img     = re.search(r"<meta content='([^']+)' property='og:image'>", html)
+    website = re.search(r"Website\s*</div>\s*<div[^>]*>\s*<a[^>]*href=\"([^\"]+)\"", html)
+
+    # Full biography from hidden span (shown/hidden by "...more" toggle in browser)
+    bio_span = re.search(
+        r'<span id="freeText(?:author|long)\d+"[^>]*>(.*?)</span>',
+        html, re.DOTALL
+    )
+    bio = re.sub(r'<[^>]+>', '', bio_span.group(1)).strip() if bio_span else None
+
+    # Top books listed on the page (10 rows, same microdata format as search)
+    rows = re.findall(
+        r'<tr itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Book">(.*?)</tr>',
+        html, re.DOTALL
+    )
+    books = []
+    for row in rows:
+        bid   = re.search(r'<div id="(\d+)" class="u-anchorTarget">', row)
+        title = re.search(r"itemprop='name'[^>]*>([^<]+)</span>", row)
+        avg   = re.search(r'(\d+\.\d+)\s*avg rating', row)
+        cnt   = re.search(r'(\d[\d,]*)\s*rating', row)
+        if bid and title:
+            books.append({
+                'book_id':      bid.group(1),
+                'title':        title.group(1).strip(),
+                'avg_rating':   float(avg.group(1)) if avg else None,
+                'ratings_count':cnt.group(1).replace(',', '') if cnt else None,
+                'url':          f"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/{bid.group(1)}",
+            })
+
+    return {
+        'name':         name.group(1) if name else None,
+        'profile_image':img.group(1) if img else None,
+        'bio':          bio,
+        'website':      website.group(1) if website else None,
+        'top_books':    books,
+    }
+
+# Example
+author = parse_author("58.Frank_Patrick_Herbert")
+# author['name']    => "Frank Patrick Herbert"
+# author['bio']     => "Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. was an American science fiction..."
+# len(author['top_books']) => 10
+```
+
+**Field notes:**
+- Author IDs can be found in a book's `author_url` (from `__NEXT_DATA__` or JSON-LD).
+- The slug is optional in the URL — numeric ID alone redirects correctly.
+- `profile_image` from OG tag is a large portrait (p8 suffix = 800px). Swap to `p5` for 500px.
+- The bio is server-rendered in a `<span id="freeTextauthor{ID}">` or `<span id="freeTextlong{ID}">` — which variant appears depends on length.
+- Follower count is **not** present in the static HTML — it requires JS execution to appear.
+- Page lists exactly 10 books. To get all books, paginate `/author/list/{author_id}?page=N`.
+
+---
+
+## Listopia List Page
+
+URL: `https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/{list_id}.{Slug}?page={n}`
+
+Returns 100 books per page with rank numbers.
+
+```python
+import re, json
+from helpers import http_get
+
+def parse_list(list_id_and_slug, page=1):
+    url = f"https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/{list_id_and_slug}?page={page}"
+    html = http_get(url)
+
+    rows = re.findall(
+        r'<tr itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Book">(.*?)</tr>',
+        html, re.DOTALL
+    )
+
+    results = []
+    for row in rows:
+        rank   = re.search(r'<td[^>]*class="number"[^>]*>(\d+)</td>', row)
+        bid    = re.search(r'<div id="(\d+)" class="u-anchorTarget">', row)
+        title  = re.search(r"itemprop='name'[^>]*>([^<]+)</span>", row)
+        author = re.search(r'class="authorName"[^>]*><span[^>]*>([^<]+)</span>', row)
+        avg    = re.search(r'(\d+\.\d+)\s*avg rating', row)
+        cnt    = re.search(r'(\d[\d,]*)\s*rating', row)
+        if not (bid and title):
+            continue
+        results.append({
+            'rank':         int(rank.group(1)) if rank else None,
+            'book_id':      bid.group(1),
+            'title':        title.group(1).strip(),
+            'author':       author.group(1).strip() if author else None,
+            'avg_rating':   float(avg.group(1)) if avg else None,
+            'ratings_count':cnt.group(1).replace(',', '') if cnt else None,
+            'url':          f"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/{bid.group(1)}",
+        })
+
+    return {'page': page, 'results': results}
+
+# Example
+lst = parse_list("1.Best_Books_Ever")
+# lst['results'][0] => {'rank': 1, 'book_id': '2767052',
+#                       'title': 'The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)',
+#                       'author': 'Suzanne Collins', 'avg_rating': 4.35, ...}
+```
+
+**Field notes:**
+- 100 rows per page. Ranks are sequential across pages (page 2 starts at rank 101).
+- Paginate with `?page=2`, `?page=3` etc.
+- List pages do not use `__NEXT_DATA__` — same classic HTML format as author pages.
+
+---
+
+## Open Library API Fallback
+
+Use Open Library when you need structured JSON without HTML parsing, or when you want supplementary data (birth/death dates, ISBNs across editions, subjects).
+
+Open Library's ratings are from its own user base (~400 ratings vs. Goodreads' 800k+ for Dune) — use Goodreads ratings when accuracy matters.
+
+### Search
+
+```python
+import json
+from urllib.parse import quote_plus
+from helpers import http_get
+
+def ol_search(query, limit=10):
+    url = f"https://openlibrary.org/search.json?q={quote_plus(query)}&limit={limit}"
+    data = json.loads(http_get(url))
+    results = []
+    for doc in data.get('docs', []):
+        cover_id = doc.get('cover_i')
+        results.append({
+            'ol_key':           doc['key'],           # e.g. "/works/OL893415W"
+            'title':            doc.get('title'),
+            'author':           (doc.get('author_name') or [''])[0],
+            'author_key':       (doc.get('author_key') or [''])[0],
+            'first_pub_year':   doc.get('first_publish_year'),
+            'edition_count':    doc.get('edition_count'),
+            'series':           doc.get('series_name'),
+            'cover_url':        f"https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/{cover_id}-M.jpg" if cover_id else None,
+        })
+    return {'total': data.get('numFound'), 'results': results}
+
+r = ol_search("dune frank herbert", limit=5)
+# r['results'][0]['ol_key']  => "/works/OL893415W"
+# r['results'][0]['title']   => "Dune"
+```
+
+### Work (book details)
+
+```python
+def ol_work(ol_key):
+    # ol_key like "/works/OL893415W" or just "OL893415W"
+    key = ol_key if ol_key.startswith('/') else f'/works/{ol_key}'
+    data = json.loads(http_get(f"https://openlibrary.org{key}.json"))
+    desc = data.get('description', '')
+    if isinstance(desc, dict):
+        desc = desc.get('value', '')
+    return {
+        'title':    data.get('title'),
+        'subjects': data.get('subjects', []),
+        'series':   data.get('series', []),
+        'description': desc,
+        'covers':   data.get('covers', []),
+        'links':    data.get('links', []),
+    }
+
+work = ol_work("OL893415W")
+# work['title']    => "Dune"
+# work['subjects'] => ["Dune (Imaginary place)", "Fiction", ...]
+```
+
+### Ratings for a work
+
+```python
+def ol_ratings(ol_key):
+    key = ol_key if ol_key.startswith('/') else f'/works/{ol_key}'
+    data = json.loads(http_get(f"https://openlibrary.org{key}/ratings.json"))
+    return data.get('summary', {})
+
+# {'average': 4.30, 'count': 414, 'sortable': 4.21}
+```
+
+### Author
+
+```python
+def ol_author(author_key):
+    # author_key like "OL79034A"
+    data = json.loads(http_get(f"https://openlibrary.org/authors/{author_key}.json"))
+    bio = data.get('bio', '')
+    if isinstance(bio, dict):
+        bio = bio.get('value', '')
+    return {
+        'name':        data.get('name'),
+        'birth_date':  data.get('birth_date'),
+        'death_date':  data.get('death_date'),
+        'bio':         bio,
+        'ol_key':      data.get('key'),
+    }
+
+author = ol_author("OL79034A")
+# author['name']       => "Frank Herbert"
+# author['birth_date'] => "8 October 1920"
+# author['death_date'] => "11 February 1986"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Combining Goodreads + Open Library
+
+```python
+# Get full book data: Goodreads for ratings/genres/description, OL for ISBNs/edition details
+def get_book_full(goodreads_book_id, ol_work_key=None):
+    gr = parse_book(goodreads_book_id)
+    result = dict(gr)
+    if ol_work_key:
+        ol = ol_work(ol_work_key)
+        result['ol_subjects']    = ol['subjects']
+        result['ol_description'] = ol['description']
+        result['ol_covers']      = ol['covers']
+    return result
+```
+
+---
+
+## Gotchas
+
+- **Goodreads API is gone**: The official API was shut down in December 2020. All data must come from HTML scraping or the unofficial paths documented here.
+
+- **Book ID 5107 redirects**: The URL `goodreads.com/book/show/5107.The_Stand` actually resolves to *The Catcher in the Rye* (ID 5107). The Stand is ID `149267`. Always verify `book['legacyId']` matches the URL ID.
+
+- **Author page ID mismatch**: Author ID `10538` in the URL resolves to Carl Sagan, not Frank Herbert (ID `58`). Always obtain author IDs from the `author_url` field inside a book's data rather than guessing.
+
+- **Two Book entities in `apolloState`**: The `apolloState` contains multiple `Book:` entries — one is a stub (only has `legacyId` and `webUrl`), and one is full. Filter by `legacyId == int(book_id)` AND check that the entry has more than 3 fields.
+
+- **Ratings are on `Work`, not `Book`**: `avg_rating`, `ratingsCount`, and `ratingsCountDist` are in the `Work` entity's `stats` key. The `Book` entity has no rating fields.
+
+- **Author pages are old-style HTML**: Author pages (`/author/show/`) do not use Next.js or `__NEXT_DATA__`. Use OG meta tags and regex for extraction. The follower count only loads via JS — it will be missing from `http_get` responses.
+
+- **Search has no `__NEXT_DATA__`**: Search result pages (`/search`) are classic server-rendered HTML. JSON-LD is absent. Use the `<tr itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Book">` microdata rows.
+
+- **`ratings_count` regex order matters**: The pattern `r'(\d[\d,]*)\s*rating'` always matches the book's aggregate rating count first in each search row — this is reliable. Do not use `minirating` span text as it contains nested HTML.
+
+- **Open Library cover URLs return binary JPEG**: `http_get()` will raise a `UnicodeDecodeError` on cover image URLs. Use `urllib.request.urlopen()` directly and read bytes, or just store the URL string without fetching.
+
+- **Open Library ratings are sparse**: OL has ~400 community ratings for Dune vs. Goodreads' 1.6M. Use OL ratings only as a last resort.
+
+- **Search page `&mdash;` entity**: The raw HTML uses `&mdash;` (not `—`) between rating value and count in search and author pages. The regex patterns above match the decoded text because Python's `re` operates on the decoded string after `http_get()` decodes UTF-8.
+
+- **Book slug is optional**: `goodreads.com/book/show/44767458` (no slug) works identically to `goodreads.com/book/show/44767458-dune`. Redirects are transparent.