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Them Dark Days
William Dusinberre

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1996

Then Again, Maybe I Won't
Judy Blume

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1971

Then We Came to the End
Joshua Ferris

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Theodore Roosevelt: Fighting Patriot
Clara Ingram Judson

Nonfiction | Biography | Middle Grade | Published in 1952

Theory of Constraints
Eliyahu M. Goldratt

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1990

Theory U
C. Otto Scharmer

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2007

There Are No Children Here
Alex Kotlowitz

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1991

There's a Bug in My Blossom
J.C. Donaho

Nonfiction | Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

There's a Girl in my Hammerlock
Jerry Spinelli

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1991

Therese
François Mauriac

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1927

Thérèse Raquin
Émile Zola

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1867

There's Someone Inside Your House
Stephanie Perkins

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

There Was a Country
Chinua Achebe

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2012

These Happy Golden Years
Laura Ingalls Wilder

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1943

These High, Green Hills
Jan Karon

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

These Shallow Graves
Jennifer Donnelly

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

These Tangled Vines
Julianne MacLean

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Tables Turned
William Morris

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1887

The Tale
Joseph Conrad

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1917

The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter

Fiction | Picture Book | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 1902

The Tale of the Body Thief
Anne Rice

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

The Taming of the Queen
Philippa Gregory

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Teacher of Nomad Land
Daniel Nayeri

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2025

The Teacher Wars: A History of America's Most Embattled Profession
Dana Goldstein

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Technological Society
Jacques Ellul

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1954

The Temporary Wife
Catharina Maura

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Tenant
Katrine Engberg

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Tenant
Roland Topor

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1964

The Tenderness of Wolves
Stef Penney

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Tenth Circle
Jodi Picoult

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
Gennifer Choldenko

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2024

The Ten Year Affair
Erin Somers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Terrible Thing that Happened to Barnaby Brocket
John Boyne

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2012

The Testament of Gideon Mack
James Robertson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Testament of Mary
Colm Tóibín

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Texas Murders
James Patterson, Andrew Bourelle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Thanatos Syndrome
Walker Percy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

The Thank You Economy
Gary Vaynerchuk

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

The Theory of Poker: A Professional Poker Player Teaches You How to Think Like One
David Sklansky

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1987

The Thief
Fuminori Nakamura

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Thief Knot
Kate Milford

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

The Thing About Luck
Cynthia Kadohata

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2013

The Things a Brother Knows
Dana Reinhardt

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

The Third Chimpanzee
Jared Diamond

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1991

The Third Life of Grange Copeland
Alice Walker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1970

The Third Plate
Dan Barber

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Thirteenth Child
Erin A. Craig

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

The Thomas Berryman Number
James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1976

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
David Mitchell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Thousandth Floor
Katharine Mcgee

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Thrashers
Julie Soto

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2025

The Three Little Javelinas
Susan Lowell

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

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Philip K. Dick

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1965

The Throat
Peter Straub

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

The Tiffany Box
Kathleen Buckstaff

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2004

The Tiger
John Vaillant

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

The Tiger in the Tunnel
Ruskin Bond

Fiction | Short Story | YA | Published in 1974

The Tiger's Bride
Merline Lovelace

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

The Time Hop Coffee Shop
Phaedra Patrick

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Time in Between
David Bergen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Time in Between
María Dueñas, Transl. Daniel Hahn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Time It Never Rained
Elmer Kelton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1973

The Time of the Hero
Mario Vargas Llosa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1963

The Time of Voice
Robert Kelly

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1969

The Tin Flute
Gabrielle Roy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1945

The Toilet Paper Tigers
Gordon Korman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1995

The Tommyknockers
Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

The Tools
Phil Stutz, Barry Michels

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Toughest Indian in the World
Sherman Alexie

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2000

The Tower of the Swallow
Transl. David French, Andrzej Sapkowski

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

The Tower Treasure
Franklin W. Dixon

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1927

The Town
Conrad Richter

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1950

The Town
William Faulkner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1957

The Toynbee Convector
Ray Bradbury

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1988

The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles From the World's Greatest Manufacturer
Jeffrey K. Liker

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

The Tragedy Paper
Elizabeth LaBan

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

The Train to Crystal City
Jan Jarboe Russell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

The Traitors Circle
Jonathan Freedland

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success
Andy Andrews

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Hiro Arikawa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade
Pietra Rivoli

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

The Trial of Lizzie Borden
Cara Robertson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

The Trials Of Apollo, Book 1: The Hidden Oracle
Rick Riordan

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

The Trials of Brother Jero
Wole Soyinka

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1960

The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
Joanna Cannon

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The True American
Anand Giridharadas

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
Kathi Appelt

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2013

The Trumpeter of Krakow
Eric P. Kelly

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1928

The Truth About Alice
Jennifer Mathieu

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

The Truth About Employee Engagement
Patrick Lencioni

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2007

The Truth About Stacey
Ann M. Martin

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2006

The Turner House
Angela Flournoy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Turners
Mick Elliott

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

The Tuscan Child
Rhys Bowen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Twelve
Justin Cronin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Twelve Dates of Christmas
Jenny Bayliss

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley
Hannah Tinti

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Twentieth Wife
Indu Sundaresan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

The Twilight Garden
Sara Nisha Adams

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Two Lives of Lydia Bird
Josie Silver

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020