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Grace, Gold and Glory
Gabrielle Douglas, Michelle Burford

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2012

Graceland
Chris Abani

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Graceless Heart
Isabel Ibañez

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Graceling
Kristin Cashore

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

Grace of Kings
Ken Liu

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Graduation Day
Joelle Charbonneau

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

Graffiti Moon
Cath Crowley

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers
David Perlmutter, Kristin Loberg

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation
Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Transl. Suika

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Grasshopper Jungle
Andrew Smith

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

Gratitude
Oliver Sacks

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2015

Grave Empire
Richard Swan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Gravel Heart
Abdulrazak Gurnah

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Grave Mercy
Robin LaFevers

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

Grave Peril
Jim Butcher

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

Grave Silence
Rose Beecham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

Graveyard Shift
M. L. Rio

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 2024

Gravity and Grace
Simone Weil

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1947

Gray Dawn
Walter Mosley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Greasy Lake and Other Stories
T.C. Boyle

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1985

Great at Work
Morten Hansen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck—Why Some Thrive Despite Them All
Morten T. Hansen, Jim Collins

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Great House
Nicole Krauss

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Green
Sam Graham-Felsen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Green Angel
Alice Hoffman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003

Greene on Capri
Shirley Hazzard

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Green Hills of Africa
Ernest Hemingway

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1935

Green on Blue
Elliot Ackerman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Green: The Light Within
S.M. Huggins

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Greetings From Bury Park: A Memoir
Sarfraz Manzoor

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2007

Gregor and the Code of Claw
Suzanne Collins

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods
Suzanne Collins

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2005

Gregor and the Marks of Secret
Suzanne Collins

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2006

Grendel's Mother: The Saga of the Wyrd-Wife
Susan Signe Morrison

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Greta & Valdin
Rebecca K. Reilly

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Grinding It Out
Ray Kroc

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1977

Grit to Great
Linda Kaplan Thaler, Robin Koval

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Ground Zero
Andrew Holleran

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1977

Group Portrait with Lady
Heinrich Böll

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1971

Growing Up Rich
Anne Bernays

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1982

Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising
Ryan Holiday

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Growth of the Soil
Knut Hamsun

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1917

Grumpy Darling
Alexandra Moody

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2025

Guantanamo Boy
Anna Perera

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1989

Guerrilla Warfare
Che Guevara

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1961

Guest
Mary Downing Hahn

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

Guests of the Ayatollah
Mark Bowden

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

Guests of the Nation
Frank O'Connor

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1931

Guided
Laura Lynne Jackson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Guilt
Keigo Higashino, Transl. Giles Murray

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Guilty by Definition
Susie Dent

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Guinea Dog
Patrick Jennings

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

Gun, with Occasional Music
Jonathan Lethem

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

Gutenberg's Apprentice
Alix Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
Lex Croucher

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

Gwendy's Final Task
Richard Chizmar, Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Gwendy's Magic Feather
Richard Chizmar, Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
Becky Chambers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Game of Love and Chance
Pierre Marivaux

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1730

The Game of Love and Death
Martha Brockenbrough

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

The Game of My Life
Jason J-Mac Mcelwain

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2007

The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
Neil Strauss

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

The Gap of Time: The Winter's Tale Retold
Jeanette Winterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Garden of Small Beginnings
Abbi Waxman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Gargoyle
Andrew Davidson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Gate of Angels
Penelope Fitzgerald

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1990

The Gate to Women's Country
Sheri S. Tepper

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

The Gathering Storm
Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Genius of Birds
Jennifer Ackerman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
Margareta Magnusson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
Mackenzi Lee

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

The Geography of Genius
Eric Weiner

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

The Geography of Thought
Richard E. Nisbett

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

The Geography of You and Me
Jennifer E. Smith

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

The German War: A Nation Under Arms
Nicholas Stargardt

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

The Getaway Girls
Dee MacDonald

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Ghost of Graylock
Dan Poblocki

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2012

The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
Penelope Lively

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1973

The Ghost Road
Pat Barker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

The Ghost Sonata
August Strindberg

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1907

The Ghostwriter
A.R. Torre

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Ghost Writer
Philip Roth

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1979

The Gift
James Patterson, Ned Rust

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2010

The Gift
John Steinbeck

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

The Gift of Failure
Jessica Lahey

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Gilded Years
Karin Tanabe

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Gingerbread Bakery
Laurie Gilmore

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Ginger Man
J. P. Donleavy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1955

The Girlfriend
Michelle Frances

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Girl From Everywhere
Heidi Heilig

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Girl From Greenwich Street
Lauren Willig

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Girl From Widow Hills
Megan Miranda

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Girl He Used to Know
Tracey Garvis Graves

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Girl in Cabin 13
A. J. Rivers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Girl in the Lake
Lauren Oliver

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Girl in the Red Coat
Kate Hamer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Girl in the Spider's Web
David Lagercrantz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Girl is Murder
Kathryn Miller Haines

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

The Girl Next Door
Jack Ketchum

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1989