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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

Checkout 19
Claire-Louise Bennett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

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

Chef's Secret
Kelly Yang

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2025

Chekhov
Henri Troyat

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1973

Cherish
Tracy Wolff

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

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

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2024

Cherry
Mary Karr

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2000

Cherry Baby
Rainbow Rowell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Chesapeake
James Michener

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1978

Chickadee
Louise Erdrich

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2012

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

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

Childhood and Society
Erik Erikson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1950

Child of Dandelions
Shenaaz Nanji

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus
Carolina Maria De Jesus

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1960

Child of the Owl
Laurence Yep

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1977

Children of a Lesser God
Mark Medoff

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1979

Children of Dust
Ali Eteraz

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2009

Children of Gebelawi
Naguib Mahfouz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1959

Children of God
Mary Doria Russell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

Children of Light
Robert Stone

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986

Children of Memory
Adrian Tchaikovsky

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Children of Ruin
Adrian Tchaikovsky

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Children of Strife
Adrian Tchaikovsky

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Children Of The Dust
Jerry Stanley

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1995

Children of the Mind
Orson Scott Card

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

Children of the New World
Alexander Weinstein

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Children of the River
Linda Crew

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1989

Children on Their Birthdays
Truman Capote

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1948

China Boy
Gus Lee

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1991

China Dolls
Lisa See

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

China Men
Maxine Hong Kingston

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1980

China's Second Continent
Howard W. French

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Chinese Handcuffs
Chris Crutcher

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1989

Chlorine: A Novel
Jade Song

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
Joanne Fluke

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Choke
Chuck Palahniuk

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

Choosing Up Sides
John H. Ritter

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1998

Chopin's Funeral
Benita Eisler

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2004

Chord
Rick Barot

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

Chorus of Mushrooms
Hiromi Goto

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

Chosen
Kristin Cast, P.C. Cast

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

Chouette
Claire Oshetsky

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Christian Theology
Millard J. Erickson

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1983

Christ Stopped At Eboli
Carlo Levi

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1945

Chronicles of the Crusades
Jean de Joinville

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1309

Chronology
Zahra Patterson

Fiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021

Church of Marvels
Leslie Parry

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Cibola Burn
James S. A. Corey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Cider with Rosie
Laurie Lee

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1959

Cinderella
Grimm Brothers

Fiction | Short Story | Middle Grade | Published in 1812

Circle of Friends
Maeve Binchy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1990

Circling the Sun
Paula McLain

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Cities Of Salt
Abdelrahman Munif

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

Citizen Jane
Christopher Andersen

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2017

Citizen of the Galaxy
Robert A. Heinlein

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1957

Citizen Tom Paine
Howard Fast

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1943

Citizen Vince
Jess Walter

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

City in Ruins
Don Winslow

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

City of Bones
Michael Connelly

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

City of Dreams
Don Winslow

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

City of Fallen Angels
Cassandra Clare

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

City of Gold
Daniel Blackaby

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

City of Heavenly Fire
Cassandra Clare

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

City of Joy
Dominique Lapierre

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1985

City of Lost Souls
Cassandra Clare

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

City of Refuge
Kenzo Kitakata

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

City of Souls and Sinners
Kayla Edwards

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

City of Thorns
Ben Rawlence

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

City on Fire
Garth Risk Hallberg

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

City on Fire
Don Winslow

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Civil War on Sunday
Mary Pope Osborne

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2000

Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady
Samuel Richardson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1748

Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio
Amara Lakhous

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s
Leslie S. Klinger

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1920

Class Matters
The New York Times

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

Class Mom
Laurie Gelman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls
Ann M. Martin

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1986

Clay's Ark
Octavia E. Butler

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

Clay's Quilt
Silas House

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
Rita Williams-Garcia

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

Clay Walls
Ronyoung Kim

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Cleanness
Garth Greenwell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Cleat Cute
Meryl Wilsner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Cliffhanger
Jacqueline Wilson

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1995

Climate Change
A. Barrie Pittock

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1997

Climbing the Stairs
Padma Venkatraman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

Clockwork Prince
Cassandra Clare

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

Clockwork Princess
Cassandra Clare

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

Closely Watched Trains
Jiri Menzel

Fiction | Novella | YA | Published in 1965

Closer
Dennis Cooper

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1989

Closet
R.D. Zimmerman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

Close to Famous
Joan Bauer

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2011

Close To Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916
Michael Capuzzo

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1916

Close to the Knives
David Wojnarowicz

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1991