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Summer Rental
Mary Kay Andrews

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Summers at the Saint
Mary Kay Andrews

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Summer (Seasonal Quartet, #4)
Ali Smith

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Summer Sisters
Judy Blume

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

Summerwater
Sarah Moss

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Summit Lake
Charlie Donlea

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
Jessica Day George

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2008

Sunburn
Chloe Michelle Howarth

Fiction | Novel | Adult

Sunday Jews
Hortense Calisher

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1971

Sundays at Tiffany's
Gabrielle Charbonnet, James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

Sundial
Catriona Ward

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali (Sunjata)
Djibril Tamsir Niane (D.T. Niane), Transl. G. D. Pickett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1200

Sundiver
David Brin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1980

Sunflower
Gyula Krúdy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1918

Sunflower Sisters
Martha Hall Kelly

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Sunglasses After Dark (Sonja Blue, #1)
Nancy A. Collins

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1989

Sunkissed
Kasie West

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

Sunny
Jason Reynolds

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

Sunny Holiday (Sunny Holiday, #1)
Coleen Murtagh Paratore

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

Sunny Side Up
Jennifer L. Holm

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

Sunrise Over Fallujah
Walter Dean Myers

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

Sunset
Dave Stevenson, Erin Hunter

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2007

Sunset Beach
Mary Kay Andrews

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Sunset Limited (Dave Robicheaux, #10)
James Lee Burke

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

Sunset of the Sabertooth (Magic Tree House, #7)
Mary Pope Osborne

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

Sunset Song
Lewis Grassic Gibbon

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1932

Sunshine
Robin McKinley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

Sunshine: A Graphic Novel
Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2023

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Stephen Leacock

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1912

Sun Storm
Ã…sa Larsson, Marlaine Delargy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

Sun Tzu'S Art Of War
Tao Hanzhang

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 401

Sunwing (Silverwing, #2)
Kenneth Oppel

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1999

Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity
Eric Topol

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient - Powered by the Science of Games
Jane McGonigal

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent
Sydney Finkelstein

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Super Brain: Unleashing the Explosive Power of Your Mind to Maximize Health, Happiness, and Spiritual Well-Being
Deepak Chopra, Rudolph E. Tanzi

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
Charles Duhigg

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2024

Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
Philip E. Tetlock, Dan Gardner

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Superfudge
Judy Blume

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1980

Supergifted
Gordon Korman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

Super Host
Kate Russo

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Super Imperialism: The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance
Michael Hudson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1972

Superintelligence
Nick Bostrom

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Nick Bostrom

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Superman: Red Son
Mark Millar

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

Superman Smashes the Klan
Gene Luen Yang, Illustr. Gurihiru

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | YA | Published in 2020

Supermarket
Bobby Hall

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Supernatural Horror in Literature
H.P. Lovecraft

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1927

Supernaturally
Kiersten White

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2011

Supernatural: What the Bible Teaches About the Unseen World - and Why It Matters

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Supernova
Marissa Meyer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Mike Isaac

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Super Sad True Love Story
Gary Shteyngart

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Superstar
Mandy Davis

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

Supertoys Last All Summer Long and Other Stories of Future Time
Brian W. Aldiss

Fiction | Anthology/Varied Collection | Adult | Published in 1969

Suppliant Women
Euripides

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 424

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
Maria Bamford

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2023

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
Richard Feynman

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1985

Sure Thing
David Ives

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

Surface Detail (Culture, #9)
Iain M. Banks

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Surfacing
Margaret Atwood

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1972

Surprised by Joy
C. S. Lewis

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1955

Surprised by Oxford
Carolyn Weber

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2011

Surprise Me
Sophie Kinsella

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Surrender Your Love
J.C. Reed

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Surrounded By Idiots
Thomas Erikson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Survival
Gordon Korman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

Survival In Auschwitz
Primo Levi

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1947

Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family
Mitchell S. Jackson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2019

Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2007

Survive the Night: A Novel
Riley Sager

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Surviving Hitler
Andrea Warren

Nonfiction | Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

Surviving Savannah
Patti Callahan Henry

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz
Eva Mozes Kor, Lisa Rojany Buccieri

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 2009

Surviving the Applewhites
Stephanie S. Tolan

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2002

Surviving the City (Surviving the City, #1)
Tasha Spillett

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

Surviving the Extremes: What Happens to the Body and Mind at the Limits of Human Endurance
Kenneth Kamler

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

Survivor
Chuck Palahniuk

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

Survivor in Death
J. D. Robb (Nora Roberts)

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Survivor Song
Paul Tremblay

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR
Lisa Napoli

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021

Sushi for Beginners
Marian Keyes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Suspect
Robert Crais

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Sustained
Emma Chase

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Suttree
Cormac McCarthy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1979

Suzanne's Children: A Daring Rescue in Nazi Paris
Anne Nelson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2017

Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

Swallow
Sefi Atta

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Swallowing Darkness
Laurell K. Hamilton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

Swallowing Stones
Joyce Mcdonald

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1997

Swallow the Air
Tara June Winch

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

Swami and Friends
R. K. Narayan

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1935

Swamplandia
Karen Russell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Swamp Thing #40
Alan Moore

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1985

Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing
Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, John Totleben

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

Swann's Way: In Search of Lost Time, Volume One
Marcel Proust

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1913

Swan Song
Robert R. McCammon

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

Swapping Lives
Jane Green

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Sway
Jennifer Gibson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

Swear on This Life
Renee Carlino

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016