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Spinoza

Steven Nadler

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2018

Spin the Dawn

Elizabeth Lim

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

Spiral

Bal Khabra

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Spirit Bound

Richelle Mead

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

Spirit Crossing

William Kent Krueger

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Spirited Away

Cindy Miles

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Spiritual Leadership

J. Oswald Sanders

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1967

Splinter & Ash

Marieke Nijkamp

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2024

Split

Swati Avasthi

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

Spoiler Alert

Olivia Dade

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Spoils

Brian Van Reet

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Spook Country

William Gibson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Spook Street

Mick Herron

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Spoonbenders

Daryl Gregory

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Spoon River Anthology

Edgar Lee Masters

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1915

Spotted Horses

William Faulkner

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1931

Spring

Ali Smith

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Spring Moon

Bette Bao Lord

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1981

Spring Snow

Yukio Mishima, Transl. Michael Gallagher

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1967

Sprint

Jake Knapp

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

David Sedaris

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

Sredni Vashtar

Saki

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1911

Stage Fright on a Summer Night

Mary Pope Osborne

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2002

Stalin's Children

Owen Matthews

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2008

Stand By Me

Sheila O'Flanagan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Stand Up That Mountain

Jay Erskine Leutze

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2012

Starclimber

Kenneth Oppel

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

Star Food

Ethan Canin

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1997

Staring at the Sun

Julian Barnes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986

Starlight

Richard Wagamese

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Starlight

Erin Hunter

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2006

Star of the Sea

Joseph O'Connor

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

Star Shipped

Cat Sebastian

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Starsight

Brandon Sanderson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

Started Early, Took my Dog

Kate Atkinson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Startide Rising

David Brin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1983

Starting Out in the Evening

Brian Morton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

Start Something That Matters

Blake Mycoskie

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Start With Yourself

Emma Grede

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (star Wars Novelizations, #7)

Alan Dean Foster

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

State of the Union

Nelson Lichtenstein

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Statesman

Plato

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1 BCE

Stay

Catherine Ryan Hyde

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945

Ian Buruma

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

Stay Awake

Megan Goldin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Stay Close

Harlan Coben

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Staying Dry

Angelo J. Lucco, K. Lynette Pearce, Kathryn L. Burgio

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1991

Staying On

Paul Scott

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1977

Stay Out of the Basement

R.L. Stine

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1992

Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered

Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2019

Stay Where You Are and Then Leave

John Boyne

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

Stellarlune

Shannon Messenger

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

Stephen King

Rocky Wood

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2011

Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: A Biography

Karen Blumenthal

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2012

Sticks and Bones

David Rabe

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1972

Sticks and Stones

Lynn Hall

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1971

Still Life With Bones

Alexa Hagerty

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2023

Still Life With Bread Crumbs

Anna Quindlen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Still Life with Tornado

A.S. King

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

Still Missing

Chevy Stevens

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Stillness Is the Key

Ryan Holiday

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Stillness Speaks

Eckhart Tolle

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

Still See You Everywhere

Lisa Gardner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Still Waters

Sara Warner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Stir It Up

Rinku Sen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

Stitches

David Small

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 2009

Stitches

Anne Lamott

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2013

Stolen

Ann-Helén Laestadius, Transl. Rachel Willson-Broyles

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Stolen

John Wilson

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2013

Stolen Children

Peg Kehret

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1990

Stolen in Death

J. D. Robb

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Stolen Into Slavery

Dennis B. Fradin, Judith Fradin

Nonfiction | Biography | Middle Grade | Published in 2005

Stolen Midnights

Katherine Quinn

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2026

Stone Cold

David Baldacci

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Stoner and Spaz

Ronald Koertge

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2002

Stone River Crossing

Tim Tingle

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

Stones for Ibarra

Harriet Doerr

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

Stones From the River

Ursula Hegi

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

Stones into Schools

Greg Mortenson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2009

Stones in Water

Donna Jo Napoli

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1997

Stonewall's Gold

Robert J. Mrazek

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1998

Stop Overthinking

Nick Trenton

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021

Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder

Paul T. Mason, Randi Kreger

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1998

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

Rob Lowe

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2011

Storm and Fury

Jennifer L. Armentrout

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

Storm Breaker

Nisha J. Tuli

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2026

Storm Catchers

Tim Bowler

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1999

Storm Watch

C.J. Box

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Storytelling With Data

Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Story Time

Edward Bloor

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling

Matthew Dicks

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

Stowaway

Karen Hesse

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2000

Straight Man

Richard Russo

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Strange Folk

Alli Dyer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Strange Interlude

Eugene O'Neill

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1928

Strange Meeting

Susan Hill

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1971

Stranger in the Woods

Carl R. Sams II, Jean Stoick

Fiction | Picture Book | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 2000

Strangers

David Alexander Robertson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

Strangers Drowning

Larissa Macfarquhar

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Strangers in the Villa

Robyn Harding

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026