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Cult Classic
Sloane Crosley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Cultures and Organizations
Geert Hofstede

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1991

Cursed
Marissa Meyer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

Curtain
Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1975

Curveball
Jordan Sonnenblick

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2002

Curvy Girl Summer
Danielle Allen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Custer's Trials
T. J. Stiles

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2015

Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
Chogyam Trungpa

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1973

Cycle of Hope
Tricia Downing

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2008

Cycle of the Werewolf
Stephen King

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1983

Cyclops
Clive Cussler

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986

Cytonic
Brandon Sanderson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

The Cabin
Natasha Preston

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Cactus
Sarah Haywood

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Caine Mutiny
Herman Wouk

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1951

The Calculating Stars
Mary Robinette Kowal

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Camel Bookmobile
Masha Hamilton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Candy Smash
Jacqueline Davies

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2013

The Captive Kingdom
Jennifer A. Nielsen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

The Captive Mind
Czesław Miłosz

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1953

The Cardinal of the Kremlin
Tom Clancy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

The Cardturner
Louis Sachar

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

The Care and Management of Lies
Jacqueline Winspear

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Caretaker
Harold Pinter

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1960

The Carnivore Code
Paul Saladino

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

The Carnivorous Carnival
Lemony Snicket

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2002

The Carrying
Ada Limón

Nonfiction | Poetry Collection | Adult | Published in 2018

The Cartel
Don Winslow

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

The Carter Family
David Lasky, Frank M. Young

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2007

The Casanova
T. L. Swan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein
Peter Ackroyd

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Case for America
Bret Baier

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

The Case for Faith
Lee Strobel

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2000

The Castaways
Lucy Clarke

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Castaways
Elin Hilderbrand

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Castle of Crossed Destinies
Italo Calvino

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1969

The Casual Vacancy
J. K. Rowling

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Cat Ate My Gymsuit
Paula Danziger

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1974

The Catcher Was a Spy
Nicholas Dawidoff

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1994

The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss

Fiction | Novel | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 1957

The Cat's Table
Michael Ondaatje

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

The Cattle Raid of Cooley
Anonymous

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 750

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
Lilian Jackson Braun

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1966

The Cat Who Went to Heaven
Elizabeth Coatsworth

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1930

The Cement Garden
Ian McEwan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1978

The Cenci
Antonin Artaud

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1935

The Centaur
John Updike

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1963

The Chalk Man
C. J. Tudor

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Challenger Launch Decision
Diane Vaughan

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1996

The Chaneysville Incident
David Bradley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1981

The Change
Kirsten Miller

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Changelings
Christina Soontornvat

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

The Changeover
Margaret Mahy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Thomas Keneally

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1972

The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
Max Fisher

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2022

The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism
Olivia Fox Cabane

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Charlie Method
Elle Kennedy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Chateau
Jaclyn Goldis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Chatham School Affair
Thomas H. Cook

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

The Cheerleaders
Kara Thomas

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

The Chef
James Patterson, Max DiLallo

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Chelsea Girls
Fiona Davis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Chemist
Stephenie Meyer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Chemistry of Tears
Peter Carey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Cherokee Rose
Tiya Miles

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Chestnut Man
Soren Sveistrup

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Child
Fiona Barton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Child in Time
Ian McEwan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

The Children
Melissa Albert

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Children's Blizzard
Melanie Benjamin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Children's Book
A. S. Byatt

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Chimp Paradox
Steve Peters

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health
T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell II

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2004

The Choice
Nora Roberts

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Choice
Kathy Clark

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Chosen One
Carol Lynch Williams

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

The Christmas Bookshop
Jenny Colgan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Christmas Fix
Lucy Score

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Christmas Tree Farm
Laurie Gilmore

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Christopher Killer
Alane Ferguson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

The Chronology of Water
Lidia Yuknavitch

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2011

The Cinderella Waltz
Ann Beattie

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1981

The Cinnamon Shops
Bruno Schulz

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1934

The Circus in Winter
Cathy Day

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The Circus Train
Amita Parikh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Citizen of the World
Oliver Goldsmith

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 1762

The City in History
Lewis Mumford

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1961

The City of Mirrors
Justin Cronin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Clementine Complex
Bob Mortimer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Climb
Gordon Korman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2002

The Clocks
Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1963

The Clockwork Three
Matthew J. Kirby

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2010

The Cloning of Joanna May
Franklin Birkinshaw

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1989

The Club Dumas
Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

The Coast Road
Alan Murrin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Cocaine Wars
Paul Eddy

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1988

The Cocktail Party
T. S. Eliot

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1950

The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed on Your Own Terms
Vishen Lakhiani

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

The Coffin Dancer
Jeffery Deaver

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

The Coin
Yasmin Zaher

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024