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The Imaginary Iceberg

Elizabeth Bishop

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1946

The Imaginary Invalid

Moliere

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1673

The Immigrant's Song

Tishani Doshi

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 2012

The Immoralist

Andre Gide

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1902

The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero

Timothy Egan

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2016

The Immortalists

Chloe Benjamin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2010

The Imp of the Perverse

Edgar Allan Poe

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1845

The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1895

The Impossible Fortune

Richard Osman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Impossible Knife of Memory

Laurie Halse Anderson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments

Hadley Vlahos

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2023

The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America

Thomas King

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Incredible Journey

Sheila Burnford

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1960

The Indian in the Cupboard

Lynne Reid Banks

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1980

The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride

Daniel James Brown

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2009

The Indigo Girl

Natasha Boyd

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Infinite Game

Simon Sinek

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

The Infinite Sea

Rick Yancey

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media

Brooke Gladstone, Josh Neufeld

Nonfiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 2011

The Inheritance Games

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

The Inheritance of Loss

Kiran Desai

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Inmate

Freida McFadden

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Innocence of Father Brown

G. K. Chesterton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1911

The Innocent Man

John Grisham

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

The Innocents Abroad

Mark Twain

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1869

The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail

Clayton M. Christensen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1997

The Inquisitor’s Tale

Adam Gidwitz

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

The Institute

Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Instrumentalist

Harriet Constable

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Intelligent Investor

Benjamin Graham

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1949

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, the African

Olaudah Equiano

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1789

The Interestings

Meg Wolitzer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Interlopers

Saki

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1919

The Interpretation of Cultures

Clifford Geertz

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1973

The Interpretation of Dreams

Sigmund Freud

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1899

The Intruder

Freida McFadden

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Intuitionist

Colson Whitehead

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

The Invalid's Story

Mark Twain

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1874

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

The Invention of Morel

Adolfo Bioy Casares

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1940

The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World

Andrea Wulf

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2015

The Invention of Wings

Sue Monk Kidd

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance

Russell Roberts

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

The Invisible Hour

Alice Hoffman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness

Meghan O'Rourke

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2022

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V. E. Schwab

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Invisible Man

H. G. Wells

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1897

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1937

Their Finest Hour

Winston Churchill

Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 1949

The Irish Goodbye

Heather Aimee O'Neill

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Iron Giant

Ted Hughes

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1968

The Iron Heel

Jack London

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1908

The Iron Trial

Holly Black, Cassandra Clare

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy

Brigitte Knightley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Island

Natasha Preston

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

The Island of Doctor Moreau

H. G. Wells

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1896

The Island of Missing Trees

Elif Shafak

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Island of Sea Women

Lisa See

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Island on Bird Street

Uri Orlev

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1981

The Island Within

Richard Blanco

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 2012

The It Girl

Ruth Ware

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Jackal's Mistress

Chris Bohjalian

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Jacket

Andrew Clements

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

The Jade Peony

Wayson Choy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

The Japanese Lover

Isabel Allende

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Japanese Quince

John Galsworthy

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1910

The Jasad Heir

Sara Hashem

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Jasmine Throne

Tasha Suri

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life

SJ James Martin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

The Jewish Cemetery at Newport

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1854

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

Katherine Anne Porter

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1929

The Johnstown Flood

David McCullough

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1968

The Joke

Milan Kundera

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1967

The Jolly Corner

Henry James

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1908

The Journey

Mary Oliver

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1963

The Journey to the West: Volume I

Wu Cheng'en, Transl. Anthony C. Yu

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1592

The Joy Luck Club

Amy Tan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1989

The Joys of Motherhood

Buchi Emecheta

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1979

The Judge's List

John Grisham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Jumbies

Tracey Baptiste

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

The Jungle

Upton Sinclair

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1905

The Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Middle Grade | Published in 1894

The Juvie Three

Gordon Korman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

The Kaiju Preservation Society

John Scalzi

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Keeper

Tana French

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Keeper of Happy Endings

Barbara Davis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Keeper of Hidden Books

Madeline Martin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Keeper of Lost Things

Ruth Hogan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Keeper of Stars

Buck Turner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Keeper of Stories

Sally Page

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Key to Extraordinary

Natalie Lloyd

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

The Kid Who Ran for President

Dan Gutman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1996

The Killer Angels

Michael Shaara

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1974

The Killers

Ernest Hemingway

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1927

The Kill Order

James Dashner

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

The Kind Worth Killing: A Novel

Peter Swanson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark

Ridley Pearson

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2005

The Kingdom of Matthias: A Story of Sex and Salvation in 19th Century America

Paul E. Johnson, Sean Wilentz

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1994

The Kingdom Of This World

Alejo Carpentier

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1949