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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

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

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

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

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

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 Genius of Birds
Jennifer Ackerman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

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 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 Widow Hills
Megan Miranda

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

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

The Girls
Lori Lansens

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Girls Before
Kate Alice Marshall

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing
Melissa Bank

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1999

The Girls I've Been
Tess Sharpe

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

The Girl Who Chased the Moon
Sarah Addison Allen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
Catherynne M. Valente

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2011

The Girl Who Could Fly
Victoria Forester

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Girl Who Fell into the Sky
Kate Wilhelm

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1974

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Girl Who Played Go
Shan Sa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
Jonas Jonasson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye
David Lagercrantz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Girl With Ice in Her Veins
Karin Smirnoff, Transl. Sarah Death

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Girl with No Hands and Other Tales
Angela Slatter

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2010

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
Amy Schumer

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2016

The Given Day
Dennis Lehane

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Giving Tree
Shel Silverstein

Fiction | Picture Book | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 1964

The Glamour
Christopher Priest

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

The Glass Universe
Dava Sobel

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times
Odd Arne Westad

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

The Glorious Cause
Robert Middlekauff

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

The Goal
Elle Kennedy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Godfather Returns
Mark Winegardner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The God of Animals
Aryn Kyle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Gods of New York
Jonathan Mahler

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

The Gods Themselves
Isaac Asimov

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1972

The Gods Will Have Blood
Anatole France

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1912

The Gold Bug Variations
Richard Powers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1991

The Golden Age
Gore Vidal

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1950

The Golden Boy
Patricia Finn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Golden Enclaves
Naomi Novik

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
Padraic Colum

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1918

The Golden Gate
Vikram Seth

Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Adult | Published in 1991

The Golden Hour
Beatriz Williams

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Golden House
Salman Rushdie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Golden Legend
Nadeem Aslam

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017