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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
Doris Lessing

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1971

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
David Foster Wallace

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1999

Bright and Morning Star
Richard Wright

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1938

Bright Dead Things
Ada Limon

Nonfiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 2015

Bright Lights, Big Ass
Jen Lancaster

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2007

Bright Lights, Big Christmas
Mary Kay Andrews

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Bright Lights, Big City
Jay Mcinerney

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

Brightness Falls

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

Brighton Beach Memoirs
Neil Simon

Fiction | Play | YA | Published in 1984

Brighton Rock
Graham Greene

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1938

Bright, Precious Days
Jay Mcinerney

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Bright Side
Kim Holden

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2014

Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
Barbara Ehrenreich

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

Bright Star: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne
John Keats

Nonfiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 2009

Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Marguerite Henry

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2001

Bright Young Women
Jessica Knoll

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Brilliance
Marcus Sakey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Brilliance of the Moon
Lian Hearn

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2005

Brimstone
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women)
Evie Dunmore

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women, #1)
Evie Dunmore

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
Ben Mezrich

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2002

Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
Pamela Druckerman

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2012

Bring Me Back
B.A. Paris

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Bring Them Home
D.S. Butler

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America
Kathleen Belew

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

Bring Up The Bodies
Hilary Mantel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Brisingr
Christopher Paolini

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

Britannicus
Jean Racine

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1998

Britt-Marie Was Here
Fredrik Backman, Transl. Henning Koch

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Broadway Bound
Neil Simon

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1986

Brodeck
Philippe Claudel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises
Jodie Adams Kirshner

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Broken
Jenny Lawson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021

Broken Angels (Takeshi Kovacs, #2)
Richard K. Morgan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Broken April
Ismail Kadare

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1978

Broken Blade (Fallen Blade, #1)
Kelly McCullough

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Broken Bonds (The Bonds that Tie)
J Bree

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

Broken Fae
Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Broken for You
Stephanie Kallos

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Broken Glass
Arthur Miller

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1995

Broken Harbor
Tana French

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Broken Harbour
Tana French

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Broken Homes
Ben Aaronovitch

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Broken Horses
Brandi Carlile

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021

Broken Knight
L.J. Shen

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2019

Broken Monsters
Lauren Beukes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Broken Prey
John Sandford

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Broken Prince
Erin Watt

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2013

Broken Trail
Alan Geoffrion

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Broken Verses
Kamila Shamsie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Bronx Masquerade
Nikki Grimes

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2002

Bronx Primitive
Kate Simon

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1961

Brood
Jackie Polzin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Brooklyn
Colm Tóibín

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

Brooklynaire
Sarina Bowen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Brooklyn in Love: A Delicious Memoir of Food, Family, and Finding Yourself
Amy Thomas

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

Brother
Ania Ahlborn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Brother: A Novel
David Chariandy

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

Brother Fish
Bryce Courtenay

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Brotherhood in Death
J.D. Robb

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Brother, I'm Dying
Edwidge Danticat

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2007

Brother in the Land
Robert Swindells

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2000

Brotherless Night
V.V. Ganeshananthan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Brother Odd
Dean Koontz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Brother of the More Famous Jack
Barbara Trapido

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

Brothers and Keepers
John Edgar Wideman

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1984

Brother's Keeper
Julie Lee

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

Brother to a Dragonfly
Will D. Campbell

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1977

Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley
Emily Chang

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

Brown Girl, Brownstones
Paule Marshall

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1959

Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson

Nonfiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

Brown Girl in the Ring
Nalo Hopkinson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19-Year-Old American, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His Adventures in Christianizing the Stone Age Tribe
Bruce Olson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1973

Bruised Hibiscus
Elizabeth Nunez

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Bruiser
Neal Shusterman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
Ross King

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police, #1)
Martin Walker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

Bruno's Dream
Iris Murdoch

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1969

Brutal Obsession
S. Massery

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Brutal Prince (Brutal Birthright, #1)
Sophie Lark

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Brutes
Dizz Tate

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Bucking the Sarge
Christopher Paul Curtis

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2004

Buddenbrooks
Thomas Mann

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1901

Buddha
Karen Armstrong

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2004

Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment
Deepak Chopra

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Buddha Boy
Kathe Koja

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003

Buddha Da
Anne Donovan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Buddhism for Dummies
Jonathan Landaw, Stephan Bodian

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2002

Buddy
M.H. Herlong

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Bud, Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1999

Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch
Dan O'Brien

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2002

BUILDING A BRIDGE
James Martin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Building a Bridge to the 18th Century
Neil Postman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Tiago Forte

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2022

Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
Donald Miller, Donald Miller

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

Building Stories
Chris Ware

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier
Arthur C. Brooks

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Build Your House Around My Body
Violet Kupersmith

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
Jim Collins

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1994