Book Brief Library

Get inspired and find your next read with SuperSummary's growing library of bite-sized Book Briefs. Designed for easy browsing and discovery, each Book Brief provides a short, spoiler-free summary plus an at-a-glance snapshot of a book's mood, reviews and reception, reader profile, and other details to help you decide if a title is right for you. Explore Book Briefs alphabetically or by genre.

Looking for more comprehensive resources? Find chapter-by-chapter summaries and analyses on over 8,600 titles in our Study Guide Library, plus quick-read synopses of thousands of additional works in our Plot Summary Library

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ#
Like Water on Stone
Dana Walrath

Fiction | Poem | YA | Published in 2014

Lila
Marilynne Robinson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Lilac Girls
Martha Hall Kelly

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice
Cristina Rivera Garza

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2023

Lilian's Story

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

Lilith
George MacDonald

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1895

Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
Kathleen Rooney

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Lilli de Jong
Janet Benton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

L'Illusion Comique
Pierre Corneille

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 2006

Li Lun, Lad of Courage (A Newbery Honor book)
Carolyn Treffinger

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1947

Lily Alone
Jacqueline Wilson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

Lily and Dunkin
Donna Gephart

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

Lily and the Octopus
Steven Rowley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Lily B. on the Brink of Cool
Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003

Lily's Crossing
Patricia Reilly Giff

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1997

Limberlost
Robbie Arnott

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Liminal Thinking
Dave Gray

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Limitless
Neil Burger

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life
Jim Kwik

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
Seth Godin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

Lincoln
David Herbert Donald

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1995

Lincoln and His Generals
T. Harry Williams

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1952

Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion
Harold Holzer

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Lincoln: A Photobiography
Russell Freedman

Nonfiction | Biography | YA | Published in 1987

Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America
Garry Wills

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1992

Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times
Donald T. Phillips

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1992

Lincoln's Dreams
Connie Willis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

Lincoln's Grave Robbers
Steve Sheinkin

Nonfiction | Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2013

Linden Hills
Gloria Naylor

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1985

Line in the Sand: A History of the Western U.S.-Mexico Border (America in the World)
Rachel St. John

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Lines of Courage
Jennifer A. Nielsen

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2022

Lines of Departure
Marko Kloos

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

L'Ingénu
Voltaire

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1767

Linger
Maggie Stiefvater

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

Lingus
Mariana Zapata

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Linked
Gordon Korman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life
Albert-László Barabási

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2002

Lionboy (Lionboy Trilogy, #1)
Zizou Corder

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003

Lioness Rampant
Tamora Pierce

Fiction | Novel | Published in 1988

Lion King
Don Ferguson

Fiction | Novel | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 1994

Lipstick Jihad
Azadeh Moaveni

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2005

Lipstick Jungle
Candace Bushnell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Liquid Modernity
Zygmunt Bauman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

Lirael (Abhorsen, #2)
Garth Nix

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2001

Lisey's Story
Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

L is for Lawless (Kinsey Millhone, #12)
Sue Grafton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

Lispeth
Rudyard Kipling

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1889

Listen for the Lie
Amy Tintera

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Listening for Lions
Gloria Whelan

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2005

Listening Is an Act of Love
Dave Isay

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2007

Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3)
Tony Hillerman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1978

Listen, Little Man!
Wilhelm Reich, William Steig

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1946

Listen, Slowly
Thanhha Lai

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

Listen to Your Heart
Kasie West

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2018

Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books
Mary Karr

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Little
Edward Carey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Little Altars Everywhere
Rebecca Wells

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

Little and Often: A Memoir
Trent Preszler

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021

Little Beach Street Bakery
Jenny Colgan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Little Bee
Chris Cleave

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

Little, Big
John Crowley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1981

Little Big Man
Thomas Berger

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1964

Little Black Lies
Sharon J. Bolton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Little Blacknose: The Story of a Pioneer
Hildegarde Hoyt Swift

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1929

Little Brother
Cory Doctorow

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

Little Children
Tom Perrotta

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Little Cruelties
Liz Nugent

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Little Darlings
Melanie Golding

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1857

Little Earthquakes
Jennifer Weiner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Little Eve
Catriona Ward

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Little Eyes
Samanta Schweblin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Little Failure
Gary Shteyngart

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2014

Little Faith
Nickolas Butler

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Little Fish
Casey Plett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Little Fuzzy (Fuzzy Sapiens, #1)
H. Beam Piper

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1962

Little Girl Lost
Drew Barrymore

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1990

Little Gods
Meng Jin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Little Green Men
Christopher Buckley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

Little Heathens
Mildred Armstrong Kalish

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2007

Little Herr Friedemann and Other Stories
Thomas Mann

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1897

Little House in the Big Woods
Laura Ingalls Wilder

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1932

Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1932

Little Lord Fauntleroy
Frances Hodgson Burnett

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1886

Little Man, What Now?
Hans Fallada

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1932

Little Men
Louisa May Alcott

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1871

Little Mercies (English Edition)
Heather Gudenkauf

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Little Monsters
Adrienne Brodeur

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Little Pear
Eleanor Frances Lattimore

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1931

Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Conor Grennan

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2011

Little Red Riding Hood
Trina Schart Hyman

Fiction | Novel | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 1983

Little Scarlet
Walter Mosley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Little Secrets
Jennifer Hillier

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Little Thieves (Little Thieves, #1)
Margaret Owen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

Little Town on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1941

Little Weirds
Jenny Slate

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2019

Little White Lies
Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2011

Little White Lies (Debutantes, #1)
Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life
Andy Crouch, Tish Harrison Warren

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016