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The Sea

John Banville

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Searcher

Tana French

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Second Coming

Walker Percy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1980

The Second Life of Mirielle West

Amanda Skenandore

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Second Mrs. Astor: A Heartbreaking Historical Novel of the Titanic

Shana Abe

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Secret Book of Flora Lea

Patti Callahan Henry

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Secret Chord

Geraldine Brooks

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

The Secret Keeper

Kate Morton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Secret Keeper of Jaipur

Alka Joshi

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Secret Life of Sunflowers

Marta Molnar

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Secret Place

Tana French

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Secret Scripture

Sebastian Barry

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Secrets We Kept

Lara Prescott

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Seed Keeper

Diane Wilson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

These Impossible Things

Salma El‑Wardany

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901

Nancy E. Turner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

The Sellout

Paul Beatty

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Sense of an Ending

Julian Barnes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Sentence

Louise Erdrich

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The September House

Carissa Orlando

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Septembers Of Shiraz

Dalia Sofer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Sequel

Jean Hanff Korelitz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Serpent and the Wings of Night

Carissa Broadbent

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

These Silent Woods

Kimi Cunningham Grant

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Setting Sun

Transl. Donald Keene, Osamu Dazai

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1947

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Seven Sisters

Lucinda Riley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Seventh Veil of Salome

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Seven Year Slip

Ashley Poston

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Shack

William P. Young

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Shadow King

Maaza Mengiste

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Shadow Lines

Amitav Ghosh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

The Shadow of the Galilean

Gerd Theissen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986

The Shadow of the Gods

John Gwynne

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Shadow of the Wind

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

The Shawl

Cynthia Ozick

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1989

The Shell Seekers

Rosamunde Pilcher

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

The Sheltering Sky

Paul Bowles

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1949

The Shining

Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1977

The Sicilian Inheritance

Jo Piazza

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Signature of All Things

Elizabeth Gilbert

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Silence Of The Lambs

Thomas Harris

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

The Silent Companions

Laura Purcell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Silent Wife

A. S. A. Harrison

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Silmarillion

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1977

The Silver Linings Playbook

Matthew Quick

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Simple Wild: A Novel

K. A. Tucker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Sirens

Emilia Hart

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Sirens of Titan

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1959

The Sisters Brothers

Patrick Dewitt

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Smell of Apples

Mark Behr

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

The Snow Child

Eowyn Ivey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Snowman

Jo Nesbø

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Son

Philipp Meyer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Songbird and the Heart of Stone

Carissa Broadbent

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam

Bảo Ninh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

The Soulmate: A Novel

Sally Hepworth

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Soulmate Equation

Christina Lauren

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

Grady Hendrix

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Space Between Us

Thrity Umrigar

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Spanish Daughter

Lorena Hughes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Spanish Love Deception

Elena Armas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Sparrow

Mary Doria Russell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

The Spear Cuts Through Water

Simon Jimenez

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Spectacular

Fiona Davis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Spectator Bird

Wallace Stegner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1976

The Spellshop

Sarah Beth Durst

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Spinning Heart

Donal Ryan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Spy Coast

Tess Gerritsen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

John le Carré

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1963

The Stand

Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1978

The Starless Sea

Erin Morgenstern

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Stationery Shop of Tehran

Marjan Kamali

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Stepford Wives

Ira Levin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1972

The Stillwater Girls

Minka Kent

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Stolen Queen

Fiona Davis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Stone Diaries

Carol Shields

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

The Stone Sky

N. K. Jemisin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Storied Life Of Aj Fikry

Gabrielle Zevin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Storm We Made: A Novel

Vanessa Chan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Story of a New Name

Elena Ferrante

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Story of Arthur Truluv

Elizabeth Berg

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

David Wroblewski

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Story of the Lost Child

Elena Ferrante

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Story of Zahra

Hanan al-Shaykh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986

The Story She Left Behind

Patti Callahan Henry

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Storyteller

Jodi Picoult

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Storyteller's Secret

Sejal Badani

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Stranger

Albert Camus

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1942

The Stranger in the Lifeboat

Mitch Albom

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Strawberry Patch Pancake House

Laurie Gilmore

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Street

Ann Petry

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1946

The Street Lawyer

John Grisham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

The Striker

Ana Huang

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Submission

Amy Waldman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Summer Book

Tove Jansson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1972