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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
Gordon Korman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2003

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 Takes You Home
Gabino Iglesias

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

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 Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait
Frida Kahlo

Nonfiction | Biography | YA | Published in 1995

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 Diplomat's Wife
Pam Jenoff

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Disappeared
C. J. Box

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

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

The Disciplined Trader: Developing Winning Attitudes
Mark Douglas

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1990

The Discovery
Gordon Korman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2005

The Discreet Hero
Mario Vargas Llosa

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2013

The Displaced Person
Flannery O'Connor

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1955

The Displacements
Bruce Holsinger

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Distance Between Us
Kasie West

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

The Distance Between Us
Maggie O'Farrell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The Distant Hours
Kate Morton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Distant Marvels
Chantel Acevedo

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Diversity of Life
Edward O. Wilson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1992

The Divide
Matt Taibbi

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri

Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Adult | Published in 1308

The Diviners
Margaret Laurence

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1974

The Diviners
Libba Bray

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

The Divine Wind
Garry Disher

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1998

The Divorce Express
Paula Danziger

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1985

The Doctor's Dilemma
George Bernard Shaw

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1906

The Dogs of Babel
Carolyn Parkhurst

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Dollmaker
Harriette Simpson Arnow

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1954

The Doll's House
Louise Phillips

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Door in the Wall
H. G. Wells

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1911

The Do-Over
T.L. Swan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Dorito Effect
Mark Schatzker

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

The Double
George Pelecanos

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Double Bass
Patrick Süskind

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1981

The Double Bind
Chris Bohjalian

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Dragonbone Chair
Tad Williams

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1988

The Dragon Keeper
Robin Hobb

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Dragon Reborn
Robert Jordan

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1991

The Dragon's Bride
Katee Robert

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Dragons of Blueland
Ruth Stiles Gannett

Fiction | Novel | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 1951

The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
Carl Sagan

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1977

The Dragon's Promise
Elizabeth Lim

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

The Dream Daughter
Diane Chamberlain

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Dreamers
Karen Thompson Walker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Dream Lover
Elizabeth Berg

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Dream of Scipio
Iain Pears

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

The Dream Thieves
Maggie Stiefvater

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

The Dress Lodger
Sheri Holman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

The Dressmaker
Beryl Bainbridge

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1973

The Dressmaker
Rosalie Ham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

The Dressmaker
Kate Alcott

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Driver's Seat
Muriel Spark

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1970

The Drop
Michael Connelly

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Drover's Wife
Henry Lawson

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1892

The Drowned Cities
Paolo Bacigalupi

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

The Drunkard's Walk
Leonard Mlodinow

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

The Dry Grass of August
Anna Jean Mayhew

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Duff: Designated Ugly Fat Friend (hamilton High, #1)
Kody Keplinger

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

The Dukan Diet
Pierre Dukan

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2000

The Dumb Waiter
Harold Pinter

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1957

The Dying Citizen
Victor Davis Hanson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021

The Dying Sun
Gary L. Blackwood

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1993