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Cryptid Hunters
Roland Smith

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2005

Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

Crystal Crowned
Elise Kova

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2016

Crystal Singer
Anne McCaffrey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1982

Cry, the Beloved Country
Alan Paton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1948

Cry, the Peacock
Anita Desai

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1963

Cry to Heaven
Anne Rice

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1982

Cry Wolf
Patricia Briggs

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

Cuba 15
Nancy Osa

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003

Cuba in War Time
Richard Harding Davis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1897

Cuckoo Song
Frances Hardinge

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

Cue for Treason
Geoffrey Trease

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1940

Cujo
Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1981

Culpability
Bruce Holsinger

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Cult Classic
Sloane Crosley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
Amanda Montell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2023

Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy
Gholdy Muhammad

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Cultural Identity and Diaspora
Stuart Hall

Fiction | Novel | Adult

Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
Zaretta L. Hammond

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Culture and Anarchy: An Essay in Political and Social Criticism
Matthew Arnold

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1869

Culture and Imperialism
Edward Said

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1993

Culture and Society: 1780 - 1950
Raymond Williams

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1958

Cur Deus Homo
Anselm of Canterbury

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1090

Cured (Stung, #2)
Bethany Wiggins

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter (A Dixie Hemingway Mystery, #1)
Blaize Clement

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Curious Minds
Janet Evanovich, Phoef Sutton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Cursed
Marissa Meyer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

Cursed Bunny: Stories
Bora Chung, Transl. Anton Hur

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2017

Cursed Fates
Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Curse of Shadows and Thorns
L. J. Andrews

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

Curse of the Ancients (Infinity Ring, #4)
Matt de la Peña

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

Curse of the Bane
Patrick Arrasmith, Joseph Delaney

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2006

Curse of the Starving Class
Sam Shepard

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1976

Cursor's Fury
Jim Butcher

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2006

Curtain
Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1975

Curtain & The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1975

Curtsies & Conspiracies
Gail Carriger

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2013

Curveball
Jeremy Sorese

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Curvy Girl Summer
Danielle Allen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto
Vine Deloria Jr.

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1969

Custer's Trials
T. J. Stiles

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2015

Cut
Patricia McCormick

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2000

Cut and Run
Mary Burton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Cut & Run
Abigail Roux, Madeleine Urban

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

Cybele's Secret (Wildwood, #2)
Juliet Marillier

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2007

CyberStorm
Matthew Mather

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Cycle of Hope
Tricia Downing

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2008

Cyclops
Clive Cussler

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986

Cymbeline
William Shakespeare

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1623

Cyrano de Bergerac
Edmond Rostand

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1897

Cyteen (Cyteen, #1-3)
C.J. Cherryh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

Cytonic
Brandon Sanderson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

The Cabin
Natasha Preston

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Cabin at the End of the World
Paul Tremblay

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Cabinet of Curiosities
Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Cabin in the Woods
Sarah Alderson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Cactus
Sarah Haywood

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Cactus League
Emily Nemens

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Cafe by the Sea (Mure, #1)
Jenny Colgan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Cage
Ruth Minsky Sender

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Middle Grade | Published in 1986

The Caged Graves
Dianne K. Salerni

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

The Caine Mutiny
Herman Wouk

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1951

The Cairo Affair
Olen Steinhauer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Calculating Stars
Mary Robinette Kowal

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Calculus Affair (Tintin #18)
Hergé

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1956

The Calcutta Chromosome
Amitav Ghosh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca
Tahir Shah

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2006

The Call
Yannick Murphy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Calling
Kelley Armstrong

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2012

The Call of the Wild
Jack London

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1903

The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories
Jack London

Fiction | Short Story | YA | Published in 1903

The Camel Bookmobile
Masha Hamilton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Camel Club
David Baldacci

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Camomile Lawn
Mary Wesley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

The Camp of the Saints
Jean Raspail, Transl. Ethan Rundell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1973

The Cancer Code: A Revolutionary New Understanding of a Medical Mystery
Jason Fung

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

The Cancer Journals
Audre Lorde

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1980

The Candidate
Samuel L. Popkin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Candid Life of Meena Dave
Namrata Patel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Candy House
Jennifer Egan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Candymakers
Wendy Mass

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2010

The Candy Shop War
Brandon Mull

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

The Canning Season
Polly Horvath

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003

The Canonization
John Donne

Fiction | Poem | Adult

The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer

Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Adult | Published in 1400

The Canterville Ghost
Oscar Wilde

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1887

The Cantos
Ezra Pound

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1970

The Canyon's Edge
Dusti Bowling

Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

The Captain Class: The Hidden Force that Creates the World's Greatest Teams
Sam Walker

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

The Captain's Daughter
Alexander Pushkin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1836

The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe
Roland Smith

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1999

The Captive Kingdom (Ascendance, #4)
Jennifer A. Nielsen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

The Captive Mind
Czesław Miłosz

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1953

The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier
Scott Zesch

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

The Carbon Diaries 2015 (Carbon Diaries, #1)
Saci Lloyd

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

The Cardboard Kingdom
Chad Sell

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

The Cardinal
Henry Morton Robinson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1950

The Cardinal of the Kremlin
Tom Clancy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

The Cardturner
Louis Sachar

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010