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The Salt Grows Heavy
Cassandra Khaw

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Salt Thief
Neal Bascomb

Nonfiction | Biography | YA | Published in 2024

The Same Stuff as Stars
Katherine Paterson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2002

The Sandcastle Girls
Chris Bohjalian

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Sandman and the War of Dreams
William Joyce

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2013

The Sane Society
Erich Fromm

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1955

The Sasquatch at Home
Eden Robinson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

The Saturday Night Ghost Club
Craig Davidson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

The Savage Detectives
Roberto Bolano

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne
Ron Currie Jr.

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place
Julie Berry

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

The Scar Boys
Len Vlahos

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

The Scarecrow
Michael Connelly

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Schooldays of Jesus
J. M. Coetzee

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The School of Essential Ingredients
Erica Bauermeister

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The School Of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy
Lewis Howes

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

The Science of Getting Rich
Wallace D. Wattles

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1910

The Science of Storytelling
Will Storr

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

The Score
C. Thi Nguyen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

The Score Takes Care of Itself
Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

The Scorpion Rules
Erin Bow

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Scorpion's Tail
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Scourge
Jennifer A. Nielsen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Sculptor
Scott McCloud

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

The Sea Around Us
Rachel Carson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1991

The Sea Captain's Wife
Beth Powning

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The Seafarer
Conor McPherson

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1995

The Sea Inside
Philip Hoare

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

The Sea Keeper's Daughters
Lisa Wingate

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Second Coming
John Niven

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Second Machine Age
Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew Mcafee

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America
Carol Anderson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021

The Second Sleep
Robert Harris

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
Ann Brashares

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003

The Secret
Rhonda Byrne

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

The Secret
Katherine Applegate

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1997

The Secret
Andrew Child, Lee Child

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Secret Adversary
Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1922

The Secret Barrister
The Secret Barrister

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

The Secret Commonwealth
Philip Pullman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole
Sue Townsend

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1982

The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer
Jennifer Lynch

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1990

The Secret Goldfish
David Means

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2004

The Secret Hours
Mick Herron

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Secret Hum of a Daisy
Tracy Holczer

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

The Secret Knowledge of Water
Craig Childs

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2000

The Secret Library
Kekla Magoon

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2024

The Secret Life of Violet Grant
Beatriz Williams

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Secret Life of Words
Henry Hitchings

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
Lola Shoneyin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Secret of Gumbo Grove
Eleanora E. Tate

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1996

The Secret River
Kate Grenville

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Secret Sharer
Joseph Conrad

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1910

The Secret Side of Empty
Maria E. Andreu

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

The Secret Story Of Sonia Rodriguez
Alan Sitomer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

The Secrets You Keep
Kate White

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Secret to Hummingbird Cake
Celeste Fletcher McHale

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Seeing Stone
Kevin Crossley-Holland

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2000

The Senator and the Sharecropper
Chris Myers Asch

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2020

The Sentinel
Mark Oldfield

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Serpent and the Pearl
Kate Quinn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Serpent and the Rope
Raja Rao

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1960

The Seven Daughters of Dupree
Nikesha Elise Williams

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Seven Daughters of Eve
Bryan Sykes

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide From the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
Nan Silver, John M. Gottman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams
Deepak Chopra

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1994

The Seventh Wish
Kate Messner

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

The Sex Lives of Cannibals
J. Maarten Troost

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2004

The Shadow Club
Neal Shusterman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1988

The Shadow Dancer
Margaret Coel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1991

The Shadow of the Crescent Moon
Fatima Bhutto

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Shadow Sister
Lucinda Riley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Shadow Throne
Jennifer A. Nielsen

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

The Shattered Castle
Jennifer A. Nielsen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

The Shattering Peace
John Scalzi

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Sherlockian
Graham Moore

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Shield of Achilles
Philip Bobbitt

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2002

The Shift
Theresa Brown

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2023

The Shining Company
Rosemary Sutcliff

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1990

The Shining Girls
Lauren Beukes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Ship of Brides
Jojo Moyes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Shippers
Katherine Center

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Shipping News
Annie Proulx

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

The Shock of the Fall
Nathan Filer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Stephenie Meyer

Fiction | Novella | YA | Published in 2010

The Sicilian
Mario Puzo

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening
Søren Kierkegaard

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1849

The Siege of Krishnapur
J.G. Farrell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1973

The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Signifying Monkey
Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1988

The Silence of Murder
Dandi Daley Mackall

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2011

The Silence of the Girls
Pat Barker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Silent Wife
Karin Slaughter

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Silver Arrow
Lev Grossman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

The Silver Branch
Rosemary Sutcliff

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1957

The Silver Kiss
Annette Curtis Klause

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1990

The Silver Pigs
Lindsey Davis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1989

The Silver Star
Jeannette Walls

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

The Silver Swan
Elena Delbanco

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Simple Art Of Murder
Raymond Chandler

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1950