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The Penultimate Peril
Lemony Snicket

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2005

The People's Platform
Astra Taylor

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The People vs. Alex Cross
James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Peppermint Pig
Nina Bawden

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1975

The Perennial Philosophy: An Interpretation of the Great Mystics, East and West
Aldous Huxley

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1945

The Perfect Other
Kyleigh Leddy

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2022

The Perfume Collector
Kathleen Tessaro

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Perilous Road
William O. Steele

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1958

The Phoenix Pencil Company
Allison King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Photographer
Didier Lefèvre, Emmanuel Guibert, Frédéric Lemercier

Nonfiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 2003

The Physicists
Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1962

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
Katherine Howe

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Piano Tuner
Daniel Mason

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

The Pickup
Nadine Gordimer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

The Places in Between
Rory Stewart

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2004

The Playmaker
Thomas Keneally

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

The Playroom
John Connor

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

The Play that Changed My Life
Ben Hodges

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

The Pleasure of My Company
Steve Martin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Pocket Wife
Susan Crawford

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Poe Shadow
Matthew Pearl

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Poet
Michael Connelly

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

The Poison Daughter
Sheila Masterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Poisoner
Stephen Bates

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

The Poison Tree
Erin Kelly

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Poison Tree
Alan Prendergast

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1995

The Ponder Heart
Eudora Welty

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1954

The Pope and Mussolini
David I. Kertzer

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2014

The Porcupine of Truth
Bill Konigsberg

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

The Portable Beat Reader
Ann Charters

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

The Possessed
Elif Batuman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

The Possession of Alba Díaz
Isabel Cañas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Postmistress
Sarah Blake

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Postmodern Condition
Jean-François Lyotard

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1979

The Power of Full Engagement
Jim Loehr, Tony Schwartz

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

The Power Of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters
Emily Esfahani Smith

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

The Power of Positive Thinking
Norman Vincent Peale

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1952

The Power of Six
Pittacus Lore

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

The Power of Sympathy
William Hill Brown

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1789

The Prague Cemetery
Umberto Eco

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Prediction
Faith Gardner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Pregnancy Project: A Memoir
Gaby Rodriguez

Nonfiction | Biography | YA | Published in 2012

The Prelude
William Wordsworth

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1850

The Prestige
Christopher Priest

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

The Pretender
Jo Harkin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Prince of Fenway Park
Julianna Baggott

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

The Prince of Frogtown
Rick Bragg

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2008

The Prince of Mist
Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1993

The Printed Letter Bookshop
Katherine Reay

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Prisoner of Chillon
James Patrick Kelly

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1986

The Privilege of Youth
Dave Pelzer

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1999

The Prize
Jill Bialosky

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

The Probability Of Miracles
Wendy Wunder

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

The Problem of Social Cost
R. H. Coase

Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 1960

The Problem with Forever
Jennifer L. Armentrout

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy
Chris Bailey

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

The Project
David A. Graham

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

The Promise
Ann Weisgarber

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Promise of American Life
Herbert Croly

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1909

The Promise of a Pencil
Adam Braun

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2014

The Prussian Officer
D. H. Lawrence

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1914

The Public and Its Problems
John Dewey

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1927

The Pucking Wrong Number
C.R. Jane

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Pugilist at Rest: Stories
Thom Jones

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1993

The Pursuit of Happiness
Douglas Kennedy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

The Pushcart War
Jean Merrill

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1964

The Puzzling World of Winston Breen
Eric Berlin

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007