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Dream House
Valerie Laken

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

Dreams of Joy
Lisa See

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Dream Town
David Baldacci

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Drenched in Light
Lisa Wingate

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
David Sedaris

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2004

Driving Miss Daisy
Alfred Uhry

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1987

Driving Over Lemons
Chris Stewart

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1999

Dr. No: A Novel
Percival Everett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Drop City
T.C. Boyle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

Drowned City
Don Brown

Nonfiction | Graphic Novel/Book | YA | Published in 2015

Drowning Ruth
Christina Schwarz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Drownproof
Andy Stumpf

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

Dr Strangelove
Peter George

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1958

Drunk on Love
Jasmine Guillory

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing
Tomson Highway

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1989

Ducks, Newburyport
Lucy Ellmann

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Duino Elegies
Rainer Maria Rilke

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1923

Duke
Jessica Peterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Dumb Witness
Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1937

Dumpling Days
Grace Lin

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2012

Dungeons and Drama
Kristy Boyce

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

Durango Street
Frank Bonham

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1965

Dusk, Night, Dawn
Anne Lamott

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021

Dusk of Dawn: An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept
W. E. B. Du Bois

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1940

Dust Bowl
Donald Worster

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1979

Duty, Honor, Country & Life
William H. Mcraven

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

Dying in New York
Ekow Duker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Dying to Know You
Aidan Chambers

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

The Daily Laws
Robert Greene

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021

The Daisy Chain Flower Shop
Laurie Gilmore

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Damnation of Theron Ware
Harold Frederic

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1896

The Dance of Legislation
Eric Redman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1982

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

The Dangerous Gift
Tui T. Sutherland

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

The Danish Girl
David Ebershoff

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

The Danish Way of Parenting
Iben Sandahl, Jessica Joelle Alexander

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Dante Club
Matthew Pearl

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Boy
Camara Laye

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1954

The Darker Face of the Earth
Rita Dove

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1994

The Darkest Corners
Kara Thomas

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Darkest Part of The Forest
Holly Black

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

The Dark Half
Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1989

The Dark Hours
Michael Connelly

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Dark Is Descending
Chloe C. Peñaranda

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Dark Maestro
Brendan Slocumb

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Darkness Outside Us
Eliot Schrefer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

The Darkness Within Us
Tricia Levenseller

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

The Dark Secret
Tui T. Sutherland

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2013

The Dark Side
Jane Mayer

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

The Dark Side of Nowhere
Neal Shusterman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1997

The Dark Tide
Andrew Gross

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Darling
Russell Banks

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The Daughter
Pavlos Matesis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Daughters of Izdihar
Hadeer Elsbai

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Daughters' War
Christopher Buehlman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Daughter Who Remains
Nnedi Okorafor

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 2026

The Davenports
Krystal Marquis

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

The Day of the Locust
Nathanael West

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1939

The Day of the Pelican
Katherine Paterson

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

The Days I Loved You Most
Amy Neff

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Days of Abandonment
Elena Ferrante

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

The Day the Cowboys Quit
Elmer Kelton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1971

The Dead Father
Donald Barthelme

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1975

The Dead Fathers Club
Matt Haig

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Dead Husband Cookbook
Danielle Valentine

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Dead I Know
Scot Gardner

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
Ben Sherwood

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The Death of Jane Lawrence
Caitlin Starling

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Death of Stalin
Georges Bortoli

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1993

The Death Of The Heart
Elizabeth Bowen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1938

The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World
Suzan-Lori Parks

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1990

The Death of Us
Abigail Dean

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Decagon House Murders
Yukito Ayatsuji, Transl. Ho-Ling Wong

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

The Deep Dark Descending
Allen Eskens

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Deep End of the Ocean
Jacquelyn Mitchard

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

The Deep Sky
Yume Kitasei

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Deerslayer
James Fenimore Cooper

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1841

The Defense
Steve Cavanagh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Defining Decade
Meg Jay

Nonfiction | Book | YA | Published in 2012

The Demolished Man
Alfred Bester

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1953

The Demon King
Cinda Williams Chima

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
Charles Darwin

Nonfiction | Book | YA | Published in 1871

The Destruction of the European Jews
Raul Hilberg

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1961

The Devil
Michelle Heard

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Devil All the Time
Donald Ray Pollock

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Devil and Webster
Jean Hanff Korelitz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Devil's Advocate
Steve Cavanagh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Devil's Bed
William Kent Krueger

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Devils of Loudun
Aldous Huxley

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1952

The Devil Wears Black
L.J. Shen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally
Jason Fung

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

The Diaries of Adam and Eve
Mark Twain

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1906

The Diary Keepers
Nina Siegal

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2023

The Diary of a CEO
Steven Bartlett

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2023

The Difference Engine
Bruce Sterling, William Gibson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1990

The Diligent
Robert W. Harms

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1977

The Dinner List
Rebecca Serle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit
Seth Godin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2007

The Disappearing Act
Maria Stepanova, Transl. Sasha Dugdale

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 2026

The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside the Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
Tom Bissell, Greg Sestero

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2013