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Silly Novels by Lady Novelists
George Eliot

Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 1856

Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors
Patrick Lencioni

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

Silver Bay
Jojo Moyes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Silvercloak
L. K. Steven

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Silverfin
Charlie Higson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2005

Silver Girl
Elin Hilderbrand

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Silver Nitrate
Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Silverview
John le Carré

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Simple Habits for Complex Times: Powerful Practices for Leaders
Jennifer Garvey Berger, Keith Johnston

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!: 4 Keys to Unlock Your Business Potential
Greg Crabtree

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Simpler
Cass R. Sunstein

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
Kim John Payne, Lisa M. Ross

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

Simply Lies
David Baldacci

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Simply More
Cynthia Erivo

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Since We Fell
Dennis Lehane

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Since You've Been Gone
Morgan Matson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

Singing in the Rain
Tim Hopgood

Fiction | Picture Book | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 2013

Single Black Female
Tracy Brown

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Sing to the Dawn
Minfong Ho

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1975

Sin in the Second City
Karen Abbott

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2007

Sinner
Sierra Simone

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Sister
Rosamund Lupton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Sister Citizen
Melissa V. Harris-Perry

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Sisterhood Everlasting
Ann Brashares

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Sisterland
Curtis Sittenfeld

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You
Christopher Durang

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1979

Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World
Linda R. Hirshman

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2015

Sisters in the Wilderness
Charlotte Gray

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

Sisters in Yellow
Mieko Kawakami, Transl. Laurel Taylor, Transl. Hitomi Yoshio

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Sisters of Fortune
Anna Lee Huber

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Sisters of Sword and Song
Rebecca Ross

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

Sisters of the Lost Nation
Nick Medina

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Sisters of the Yam
bell hooks

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1993

Six Days in Bombay
Alka Joshi

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Six Days of War
Michael Oren

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

Six Memos for the Next Millennium
Italo Calvino

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1988

Six Wakes
Mur Lafferty

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Six Years
Harlan Coben

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Sizwe Banzi Is Dead
Athol Fugard

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1972

Skagboys
Irvine Welsh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Skeleton Crew
Stephen King

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1985

Skeletons on the Zahara
Dean King

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

Skellig
David Almond

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1998

Skels
Maggie Dubris

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

Sketches by Boz
Charles Dickens

Fiction | Anthology/Varied Collection | Adult | Published in 1836

Skim
Mariko Tamaki

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | YA | Published in 2015

Skin & Bones
Renée Watson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

Skinny Dip
Carl Hiaasen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Skinship
Yoon Choi

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2021

Skinwalkers
Tony Hillerman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986

Skulduggery Pleasant
Derek Landy

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

Sky
Erin Hunter

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2022

Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
Xue Xinran

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Sky in the Deep
Adrienne Young

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

Sky's End
Marc J Gregson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

Slake's Limbo: 121 Days
Felice Holman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1974

Slanting Towards the Sea
Lidija Hilje

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Slap Shot
Chelsea Curto

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Slasher Summer
E. L. Chen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Slated
Teri Terry

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

Slaughterhouse
Carla H. Krueger

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 2009

Slavery and Social Death
Orlando Patterson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1982

Slavery at Sea
Sowande M. Mustakeem

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Sleeping Beauties
Owen King, Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Sleeping Beauty
Charles Perrault

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1697

Sleeping Giants
Sylvain Neuvel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Sleeping on Jupiter
Anuradha Roy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Sleep It Off, Lady
Jean Rhys

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1936

Sleepless Nights
Elizabeth Hardwick

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1979

Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success
Shawn Stevenson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Sleep Tight
J. H. Markert

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Sleepwalking Land
Mia Couto

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

Slipping
John Toomey

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1998

Slot Machine
Chris Lynch

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1995

Slough House
Mick Herron

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Slow Days, Fast Company
Eve Babitz

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1977

Slow Gods
Claire North

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Slumdog Millionaire
Vikas Swarup

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Slumming
Chad Heap

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Smaller and Smaller Circles
F.H. Batacan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

Small Fires: Essays
Julie Marie Wade

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2011

Small Fry
Lisa Brennan-Jobs

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2018

Small Gods
Terry Pratchett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

Small Is Beautiful
Ernst F. Schumacher

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1973

Small Island
Andrea Levy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Small Town, Big Magic
Hazel Beck

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Small Town Girls
Jayne Anne Phillips

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2026

Small Wonder
Barbara Kingsolver

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2002

Small World
David Lodge

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

Smarter Faster Better
Charles Duhigg

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Smart Women Finish Rich
David Bach

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1998

Smiles to Go
Jerry Spinelli

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

Smith
Leon Garfield

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1967

Smoke and Mirrors
Neil Gaiman

Fiction | Anthology/Varied Collection | Adult | Published in 1998

Snow
John Banville

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Snow Bird
Lass Small

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1983

Snowbound
Janice Kay Johnson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Snow Falling in Spring
Moying Li

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 2008

Snow in August
Pete Hamill

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997