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A Carnival of Snackery
David Sedaris

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021

A Case of Conscience
James Blish

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1958

A Case of Exploding Mangoes
Mohammed Hanif

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

A Case of Need
Michael Crichton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1968

A Catskill Eagle
Robert B. Parker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1985

A Certain Justice
P.D. James

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

A Chaste Maid in Cheapside
Thomas Middleton

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1613

A Childhood
Harry Crews

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1978

A Chorus of Stones
Susan Griffin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1992

A Clergyman's Daughter
George Orwell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1935

A Closed and Common Orbit
Becky Chambers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

A Coffin for Dimitrios
Eric Ambler

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1939

A Conjuring of Light
V. E. Schwab

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Mark Twain

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1889

A Conspiracy of Paper
David Liss

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

A Cool Million: The Dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin
Nathanael West

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1934

A Country Doctor
Franz Kafka

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1919

A Crack in the Earth
Haim Watzman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2007

A Crane Among Wolves
June Hur

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

A Crime In The Neighborhood
Suzanne Berne

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1997

A Crime So Monstrous
E. Benjamin Skinner

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

A Crucible of Souls
Mitchell Hogan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

A Cure for Night
Justin Peacock

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

A Cure for Suicide
Jesse Ball

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life
Brian Grazer, Charles Fishman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

A Curse Dark As Gold
Elizabeth C. Bunce

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

Caesar
Colleen McCullough

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Caged Warrior
Alan Sitomer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

Cal
Bernard Maclaverty

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1983

Calculating God
Robert J. Sawyer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Calico Joe
John Grisham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline
Rosanna Xia

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2023

Call It Sleep
Henry Roth

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1934

Calypso
David Sedaris

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2018

Camino Winds
John Grisham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Canada
Richard Ford

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Cancer Ward
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1968

Candor
Pam Bachorz

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

Candyfreak
Steve Almond

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

Cane River
Lalita Tademy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

Canticle: A Novel
Janet Rich Edwards

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Cantoras
Carolina De Robertis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Cape May
Chip Cheek

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Capitalism
Sven Beckert

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Captain Nobody
Dean Pitchford

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People
Vanessa Van Edwards

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

Captive Trail
Susan Page Davis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Cards on the Table
Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1936

Care and Feeding
Laurie Woolever

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Caricature
Daniel Clowes

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 1989

Carpe Diem
Autumn Cornwell

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

Carrie's War
Nina Bawden

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1973

Carry on Warrior
Glennon Doyle (Melton)

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Carter Finally Gets It
Brent Crawford

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

Carve the Mark
Veronica Roth

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

Case Interview Secrets
Victor Cheng

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Casino Royale
Ian Fleming

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1953

Cassandra
Pierre De Ronsard

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1553

Caste (Adapted for Young Adults)
Isabel Wilkerson

Nonfiction | Book | YA | Published in 2022

Cast of Shadows
Kevin Guilfoile

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Cat Among the Pigeons
Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1959

Cat and Mouse
James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Catch Her If You Can
Tessa Bailey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Cat Dragon
Samantha Birch

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Catechism of the Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1992

Cathleen Ni Houlihan
William Butler Yeats

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1902

Caught Up
Liz Tomforde

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Cell
Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Centennial
James A. Michener

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1974

Certain Dark Things
Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Chained in Silence
Talitha L. Leflouria

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Chain of Ideas
Ibram X. Kendi

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

Champion
Marie Lu

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

Chanda's Secrets
Allan Stratton

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2004

Change by Design
Tim Brown

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

Changes
Ama Ata Aidoo

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
Deborah Heiligman

Nonfiction | Book | YA | Published in 2009

Charles Dickens: A Life
Claire Tomalin

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2011

Charley's Choice
Fern J. Hill

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Charlie Wilson's War
George Crile

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

Charm
Leyla Atke

Fiction | Short Story | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

Charm City
Laura Lippman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Charming Billy
Alice McDermott

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

Chase Darkness With Me
Billy Jensen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Chasing Redbird
Sharon Creech

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1997

Chasing Shelter
Catherine Cowles

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Chasing the Boogeyman
Richard Chizmar

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Chasing the Valley
Skye Melki-Wegner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Chaucer: His Life, His Works, His World
Donald R. Howard

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1987

Cheating Death
Marvin J Cetron, Owen Davies

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

Check, Please: #Hockey
Ngozi Ukazu

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | YA | Published in 2018

Chee's Daughter
Juanita Platero

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1991

Chekhov
Henri Troyat

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1973

Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times
Gregory Boyle

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2024

Chesapeake
James Michener

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1978

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
Mark Victor Hansen

Nonfiction | Book | YA | Published in 1997

Chicken with Plums
Marjane Satrapi

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 2004

Child 44
Tom Rob Smith

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Lord George Gordon Byron (Lord Byron)

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1812

Childhood
Leo Tolstoy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1852