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The Tinder Box
M. R. Carey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

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
Jen Bryant

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2004

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 Trouble With Peace
Joe Abercrombie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

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 Tulip Touch
Anne Fine

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1996

The Turner House
Angela Flournoy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Turners
Mick Elliott

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

The Turtle House
Amanda Churchill

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

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 Twin
Natasha Preston

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

The Twist of a Knife
Anthony Horowitz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Two Lives of Lydia Bird
Josie Silver

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Two Princesses of Bamarre
Gail Carson Levine

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

The Typing Lady
Ruth Ozeki

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2026

The Tyranny of Experts
William Easterly

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Tyrant's Daughter
J.C. Carleson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

They All Ran After the President's Wife
Mary Higgins Clark

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1992

They Called Themselves the KKK
Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Nonfiction | Biography | YA | Published in 2010

They Call Me Coach
John Wooden

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1972

They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems
David Bowles

Nonfiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Adult | Published in 2018

They Came to Baghdad
Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1951

They Can't Kill Us All
Wesley Lowery

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

They Marched into Sunlight
David Maraniss

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

They're Going to Love You
Meg Howrey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

They Stole Our Hearts
Daniel Kraus

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2022

They Wish They Were Us
Jessica Goodman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

Thief of Night
Holly Black

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Thief of Time
Terry Pratchett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

Things
Georges Perec

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1965

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
Eric LaRocca

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 2021

Things Hoped For
Andrew Clements

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2006

Things I Don't Want to Know
Deborah Levy

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2013

Things I Wish I Told My Mother
Susan Patterson, Susan Dilallo, James Patterson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2011

Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
Annie Duke

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

Think Like a Dinosaur
James Patrick Kelly

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1995

Thinks...
David Lodge

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

Think Twice
Harlan Coben

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Thinner
Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

Third and Indiana
Steve Lopez

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

Third Girl
Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1966

Thirteen
Steve Cavanagh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Thirteen
James Phelan

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2012

Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All
Laura Ruby

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

Thirteen Moons
Charles Frazier

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Thirteen Ways of Looking
Colum McCann

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Thirty Love
Tom Vellner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

This Angel on My Chest
Leslie Pietrzyk

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

This Boy's Life
Tobias Wolff

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1989

This Brave New World
Anja Manuel

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

This Close to Okay
Leesa Cross-Smith

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

This Dark Endeavor
Kenneth Oppel

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

This Dog for Hire
Carol Lea Benjamin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light
Allison Holker

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

This Here Is Love
Princess Joy L. Perry

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

This House of Sky
Ivan Doig

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1978

This I Believe II
Jay Allison, ed., Dan Gediman, ed.

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

This is Just to Say
Joyce Sidman

Nonfiction | Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2008

This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn To See
Seth Godin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

This Is Me
Hayden Panettiere

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2026

This Is Not About Running
Mary Cain

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2026

This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen

Fiction | Picture Book | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 2012

This Isn't Going to End Well
Daniel Wallace

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2023

This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
Ann Patchett

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2013

This is What Happy Looks Like
Jennifer E. Smith

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

This Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods That Fight Depression, Anxiety, Ptsd, OCD, Adhd, and More
Uma Naidoo

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

This Land Is Your Land
Beverly Gage

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

This Lullaby
Sarah Dessen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2002

This Man
Jodi Ellen Malpas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

This Mournable Body
Tsitsi Dangarembga

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018