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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 Ship of the Dead
Rick Riordan

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

The Shippers
Katherine Center

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Shock of the Fall
Nathan Filer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Shock of the Light
Lori Inglis Hall

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

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 Siege of Macindaw
John Flanagan

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2006

The Sight
Erin Hunter

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

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
Don DeLillo

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

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 Eyes
Scott Cawthon, Kira Breed-Wrisley

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Silver Kiss
Annette Curtis Klause

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1990

The Silver Ladies of Penny Lane
Dee MacDonald

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

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

The Singing Tree
Kate Seredy

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1940

The Siren
Kiera Cass

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp
Lynne Olson

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2025

The Sisters
Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Transl. Rachel Willson-Broyles

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Sisters
Mary S. Lovell

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2001

The Sisters Rosensweig
Wendy Wasserstein

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1992

The Sittaford Mystery
Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1931

The Six
Loren Grush

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2023

The Sixth Nik
Daniel Kraus

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power
Desmond Cole

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

The Skull Beneath the Skin
P. D. James

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1982

The Sky Fisherman
Craig Lesley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

The Sky is Everywhere
Jandy Nelson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

The Slap
Christos Tsiolkas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Slave
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1962

The Slave Dancer
Paula Fox

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1973

The Sledding Hill
Chris Crutcher

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2005

The Sleepwalkers
Christopher Clark

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Slip
Lucas Schaefer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Slippery Slope
Lemony Snicket

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2003

The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
Peter Elkind, Bethany McLean

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
Alice Schroeder

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2008

The Snow Goose
Paul Gallico

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1941

The Snow Leopard
Peter Matthiessen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1978

The Snowman
Raymond Briggs

Fiction | Picture Book | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 1978

The Snow Queen
Michael Cunningham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Ernest Hemingway

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1936

The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources Of Love, Character, And Achievement
David Brooks

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

The Social Conquest of Earth
Edward O. Wilson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Society of Unknowable Objects
Gareth Brown

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Solace of Open Spaces
Gretel Ehrlich

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1985

The Solitude of Prime Numbers
Paolo Giordano

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Someday Garden
Ashley Poston

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Song Is You
Arthur Phillips

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Songlines
Bruce Chatwin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1987

The Song Machine
John Seabrook

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

The Song of the Dodo
David Quammen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1996

The Sorcerer of the North
John A. Flanagan

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2006

The Sorceress
Michael Scott

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

The Soul of a New Machine
Tracy Kidder

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1981

The Soul of a Woman
Isabel Allende

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2020

The Soul of Money
Lynne Twist

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
Elisabeth Tova Bailey

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2010

The Sound of Regret
Trey Gowdy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Sound of the Mountain
Yasunari Kawabata

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1954

The Sound of Things Falling
Juan Gabriel Vásquez

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Sound of Waves
Yukio Mishima

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1954

The Source
Tara Swart

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

The Source
James A. Michener

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1965

The Sovereignty and Goodness of God
Mary Rowlandson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1682

The Soviet Ambassador
Christopher Shulgan

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

The Space Between Us
Zoya Pirzad

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

The Special
David Stavanger

Fiction | Poetry Collection | Adult | Published in 2014

The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People
Rick Bragg

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021

The Spectacular Now
Tim Tharp

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
Andrew Joseph White

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

The Sport of Kings
C.E. Morgan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Sport of the Gods
Paul Laurence Dunbar

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1902

The Sportswriter
Richard Ford

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986

The Square
Marguerite Duras

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1955

The Squire's Tale
Gerald Morris

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1998

The Star
Arthur C. Clarke

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1955

The Stardust Grail
Yume Kitasei

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Stardust Thief
Chelsea Abdullah

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Stars are Fire
Anita Shreve

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Star Side of Bird Hill
Naomi Jackson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Stars My Destination
Alfred Bester

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1956

The State of Affairs
Esther Perel

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

The Stolen Child
Keith Donohue

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006