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The Martyred
Richard E. Kim

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1964

The Marvels
Brian Selznick

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

The MASH Up
Laura Marie Meyers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Masque of Blackness
Ben Jonson

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1605

The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
Iain McGilchrist

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

The Master Builder
Henrik Ibsen

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1892

The Master Butchers Singing Club
Louise Erdrich

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Master of Ballantrae
Robert Louis Stevenson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1889

The Masterpiece
Émile Zola

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1886

The Master Puppeteer
Katherine Paterson

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1975

The Match
Harlan Coben

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Matchlock Gun
Walter D. Edmonds

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1998

The Matchmaker: A Farce in Four Acts
Thornton Wilder

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1954

The Matchmaker's Gift
Lynda Cohen Loigman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Mating Game
Lana Ferguson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Matzah Ball
Jean Meltzer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Maze
Nelson DeMille

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Maze
Will Hobbs

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1998

The Meaning of Consuelo
Judith Ortiz Cofer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Meaning of Human Existence
Edward O. Wilson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Measure of a Man
Sidney Poitier

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1967

The Medusa and the Snail
Lewis Thomas

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1979

The Melting Pot
Maria Kaneva-Johnson

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2021

The Member of the Wedding
Carson McCullers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1946

The Memory Chalet
Tony Judt

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2010

The Memory Collectors
Dete Meserve

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Memory of Light
Francisco X. Stork

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Memory of Love
Aminatta Forna

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Memory of Running
Ron McLarty

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The Memory Palace
Mira Bartok

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2011

The Menagerie
Tui T. Sutherland

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

The Men in My Life
Vivian Gornick

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

The Men Who Stare at Goats
Jon Ronson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

The Mephisto Club
Tess Gerritsen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Merchant of Death
D.J. MacHale

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2002

The Merciless Ones
Namina Forna

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

The Merge
Grace Walker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock
Imogen Hermes Gowar

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Mermaid Chair
Sue Monk Kidd

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Messenger
Daniel Silva

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Messy Lives of Book People
Phaedra Patrick

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Metaphysical Club
Louis Menand

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

The Meursault Investigation
Kamel Daoud

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Mezzanine
Nicholson Baker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986

The Middle Passage
Tom Feelings

Nonfiction | Book | YA | Published in 1995

The Middle Place
Kelly Corrigan

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2005

The Middlesteins
Jami Attenberg

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Midnight Bargain
C.L. Polk

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Midnight Club
James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1989

The Midnight Line
Lee Child

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Milk of Birds
Sylvia Whitman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science
Kate Mckinnon

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2024

The Mime Order
Samantha Shannon

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

The Mimic Men
V.S. Naipaul

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1967

The Mind of the Strategist: The Mind of the Strategist
Kenichi Ohmae

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1982

The Ministry of Fear
Graham Greene

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1943

The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
Alexander McCall Smith

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Miracle at Speedy Motors
Alexander McCall Smith

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)
Hal Elrod

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Miracle of Mindfulness
Thich Nhat Hanh

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1975

The Miracles Among Us
Marc Siegel

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

The Mirror House Girls
Faith Gardner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
Issa Rae

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2015

The Misanthrope
Moliere

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1666

The Miserable Mill
Lemony Snicket

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1999

The Missed Connection
Tia Williams

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Missing Pages
Alyson Richman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Mission
Tim Weiner

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

The Mister
E. L. James

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Mitten
Jan Brett

Fiction | Picture Book | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 1989

The Mixed Marriage Project
Dorothy Roberts

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2026

The Mockingbird Next Door
Marja Mills

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2014

The Mom Test
Rob Fitzpatrick

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

The Monk and the Riddle
Randy Komisar

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2000

The Monk of Mokha
Dave Eggers

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2018

The Monogram Murders
Sophie Hannah

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Monsters of Templeton
Lauren Groff

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Monstrumologist
Rick Yancey

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being
Simone Davies

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

The Monument
Gary Paulsen

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1990

The Monuments Men
Robert M. Edsel, Bret Witter

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

The Moon and Sixpence
W. Somerset Maugham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1919

The Moonlight Child
Karen McQuestion

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Moonshine Women
Michelle Collins Anderson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Moorchild
Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1996

The Moor's Last Sigh
Salman Rushdie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

The Moral Animal
Robert Wright

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1994

The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
Alex Epstein

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Morgue and Me
John C. Ford

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

The Morning Star
Karl Ove Knausgård

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Most Human Human
Brian Christian

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor (columbia Business School Publishing)
Howard Marks

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

The Moths and Other Stories
Helena Maria Viramontes

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1985

The Motive
Patrick Lencioni

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

The Mountain Story
Lori Lansens

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Mouse on the Mile
Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

The Moves Make the Man
Bruce Brooks

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1984

The Mueller Report
The Washington Post, Robert S. Mueller Iii

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

The Murder House
James Patterson, David Ellis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Murder Inn
James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024