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Resilience

Eric Greitens

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Resonate: Present Visual Stories That Transform Audiences

Nancy Duarte

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2010

Restart: The Last Chance for the Indian Economy

Mihir S. Sharma

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Resurrection Walk

Michael Connelly

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Return of the Spider

James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Return of the Trickster

Eden Robinson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

Revelation

C. J. Sansom

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

Revenge Prey

John Sandford

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Revolution

Deborah Wiles

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

Revolutionary War on Wednesday

Mary Pope Osborne

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2000

Revolution in Our Time

Kekla Magoon

Nonfiction | Book | YA | Published in 2021

Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party

Ying Chang Compestine

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

Rewind

William Sleator

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1984

Rewind It Back

Liz Tomforde

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Rework

Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

Reynard the Fox

Robert van Genechten

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1932

Rezso Kasztner

Ladislaus Löb

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2008

Rhapsodic

Laura Thalassa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Rhinoceros

Eugène Ionesco

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1959

Rice Without Rain

Minfong Ho

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986

Richard Rive

Shaun Viljoen

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2014

Richistan

Robert Frank

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2007

Rich Lizard: And Other Poems

Deborah Chandra

Nonfiction | Book | Middle Grade | Published in 1992

Ricochet

Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Right Man, Right Time

Meghan Quinn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Rikers High

Paul Volponi

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2005

Rilla of Ingleside

L.M. Montgomery

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1921

Ringworld

Larry Niven

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1970

Ripper

Isabel Allende

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Rise

Lindsey Vonn

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2022

Rise Again!

Robert J. Morgan

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Rise of a Queen

Rina Kent

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Rise of the Robots

Martin Ford

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Rise of the Rocket Girls

Nathalia Holt

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2016

Rising Strong

Brené Brown

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Rising Tide

John M. Barry

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1997

Rite of Passage

Alexei Panshin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1968

Rival

Penelope Douglas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Rivals

Tommy Greenwald

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

River Boy

Tim Bowler

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1997

River of Earth

James Still

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1940

River of Memory: The Everlasting Columbia

William D. Layman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1994

River of Shadows

Rebecca Solnit

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2003

River of Smoke

Amitav Ghosh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

River Thieves

Michael Crummey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

River Town

Peter Hessler

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line

Ben Hamper

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1991

Roadwork

Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1981

Robert Frost

Harold Bloom

Nonfiction | Biography | Middle Grade | Published in 1991

Robin Hood: A Mythic Biography

Stephen Thomas Knight

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1973

Robopocalypse

Daniel H. Wilson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Robot Dreams

Sara Varon

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | YA | Published in 2007

Rob Roy

Sir Walter Scott

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1817

Rocket Boys

Homer Hickam

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1998

Roderick Hudson

Henry James

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1875

Rodham

Curtis Sittenfeld

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Rogue Justice

Stacey Abrams

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Roll, Jordan, Roll

Eugene D. Genovese

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1974

Romulus, My Father

Raimond Gaita

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1998

Room to Breathe

Kasie West

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2026

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Middle Grade | Published in 1992

Rose Madder

Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter

Kate Clifford Larson

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

Roses Are Red

James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Rose Under Fire

Elizabeth Wein

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

Ross Poldark: A Novel of Cornwall, 1783-1787

Winston Graham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1945

Rot & Ruin

Jonathan Maberry

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2010

Rotters

Daniel Kraus

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

Royal Assassin

Robin Hobb

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

Rubyfruit Jungle

Rita Mae Brown

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1973

Ruby Red

Transl. Anthea Bell, Kerstin Gier

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2007

Rucker Park Setup

Paul Volponi

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2007

Rule of Wolves

Leigh Bardugo

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

Rules For Old Men Waiting

Peter R. Pouncey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Rules for Ruin

Mimi Matthews

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Rules for Visiting

Jessica Francis Kane

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Rules of Attraction

Simone Elkeles

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

Run

Blake Crouch

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Runaway

Wendelin Van Draanen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

Run Away

Harlan Coben

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Runaway Twin

Peg Kehret

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

Run for Your Life

Silvana Gandolfi

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2001

Runner: A Short Story About A Long Run

Lizzy Hawker

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2015

Runnin' Down a Dream

Bill Gurley

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

Running in the Family

Michael Ondaatje

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1982

Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works

Ash Maurya

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Running on Empty

Colette Ballard

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

Running the Rift

Naomi Benaron

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Ryder

Jessica Peterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Race Beat

Gene Roberts

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

The Race of the Century

Neal Bascomb

Nonfiction | Biography | YA | Published in 2022

The Rachel Papers

Martin Amis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1973

The Raconteur's Commonplace Book

Kate Milford

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Radetzky March

Joseph Roth

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1932

The Ragamuffin Gospel

Brennan Manning

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1990

The Rag and Bone Shop

Robert Cormier

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2001

The Ragged Edge of Night

Olivia Hawker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Rainbow Fish

Marcus Pfister

Fiction | Short Story | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 1992

The Rapture of Canaan

Sheri Reynolds

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves

Matt Ridley

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010