Until they release what the books are, it doesn’t say anything about the suspect’s beliefs. I’m sure plenty of people have some literature by a communist because a lot of classic or influential lit was penned by a communist. If you’ve got a bookshelf full of obscure Verso books then sure, probably a lefty, but a few classic books that happen to be by communists doesn’t say anything lol.

Edit: not sure if it came across this way but I’m not arguing with you to be clear—I’m sure you haven’t jumped to the conclusion that the suspect is a communist. Just commenting is all.

Hitler vs Mussolini

They talk a bit about their hosting infra here: https://web.archive.org/web/20240105093951/https://annas-blog.org/how-to-run-a-shadow-library.html

Interesting read.

That’s true, but I’m not a professional myself and hobbyist/enthusiast communities also need a better culture.