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A Walk Across The Sun
Corban Addison

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

A Walker in the City
Alfred Kazin

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1951

A Walk in the Night and Other Stories
Alex La Guma

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1962

A Walk on the Great Barrier Reef
Caroline Arnold

Nonfiction | Book | Middle Grade | Published in 1991

A War Like No Other
Victor Davis Hanson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
Henry David Thoreau

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1849

A Well-Trained Wife
Tia Levings

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2024

A Whole New Life
Reynolds Price

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1981

A Whole New World
Liz Braswell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

A Wilderness Within
David Backes

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2019

A Wild Swan
Michael Cunningham

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2015

A Winter in New York
Josie Silver

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

A Winter's Promise
Christelle Dabos, Transl. Hildegarde Serle

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

A Winter's Tale
Ian Wallace

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1994

A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon
Sarah Hawley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

A Wolf at the Table
Augusten Burroughs

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2008

A Woman's Place
Danielle Steel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

A World Made New
Mary Ann Glendon

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2001

A World of Three Zeros: The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Net Carbon Emissions
Muhammad Yunus

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload
Cal Newport

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021

The Waiting
Michael Connelly

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Waiting Years
Fumiko Enchi

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1957

The Wallcreeper
Nell Zink

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
Mariana Zapata

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Walls Around Us
Nova Ren Suma

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

The Wanderer
Sharon Creech

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2000

The Wanderers
Meg Howrey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Wandering Falcon
Jamil Ahmad

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Wangs vs. the World
Jade Chang

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Wapshot Chronicle
John Cheever

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1957

The War Between the Classes
Gloria D. Miklowitz

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1985

The Warded Man
Peter V Brett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Warden
Anthony Trollope

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1855

The Warlock
Michael Scott

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

The Warrior Heir
Cinda Williams Chima

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

The War That Ended Peace
Margaret MacMillan

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

The War to End All Wars: World War I
Russell Freedman

Nonfiction | Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2010

The Wasted Vigil
Nadeem Aslam

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Waste Lands
Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1991

The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
Charles Kingsley

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1863

The Water Cure
Sophie Mackintosh

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

The Water Margin
Shi Nai'an, Transl. J. H. Jackson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1369

The Water Will Come
Jeff Goodell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

The Waterworks
E. L. Doctorow

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

The Wayfinder
Adam Johnson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Way Forward is with a Broken Heart
Alice Walker

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2000

The Way I Am Now
Amber Smith

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

The Way I Hate Him
Meghan Quinn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Way of Excellence
Brad Stulberg

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

The Way of the Wildflower
Ruth Chou Simons

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

The Way of the World
Nicolas Bouvier

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1963

The Ways We Hide
Kristina McMorris

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Way We Live Now
Elizabeth Osborn

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 2022

The Way We Live Now
Anthony Trollope

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1875

The Way We're Working Isn't Working
Tony Schwartz, Jean Gomes, Catherine Mccarthy

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
David S. Landes

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1998

The Weather Makers
Tim Flannery

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

The Wedding
Nicholas Sparks

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Wedding Crasher
Mia Sosa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Wedding Date
Jasmine Guillory

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Wedding Game
Meghan Quinn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

The Wedding Gift
Marlen Suyapa Bodden

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Wee Free Men
Terry Pratchett

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2003

The Weekend
Charlotte Wood

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Weight of Silence
Heather Gudenkauf

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Weirdo
Theodore Taylor

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1989

The Well and the Mine
Gin Phillips

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Whiskey Rebels
David Liss

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Whispering Room
Dean Koontz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The White Bone
Barbara Gowdy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

The White Book
Han Kang, Transl. Deborah Smith

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The White Boy Shuffle
Paul Beatty

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

The White Castle
Orhan Pamuk

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1985

The White Darkness
Geraldine Mccaughrean

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1999

The White Hot
Quiara Alegría Hudes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The White Hotel
D.M. Thomas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1981

The White King
György Dragomán

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The White Lady
Jacqueline Winspear

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The White Lie
Andrea Gillies

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The White Queen
Philippa Gregory

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The White Raven
Diana L. Paxson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

The Why Café
John P. Strelecky

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Wicked Deep
Shea Ernshaw

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

The Widow
Fiona Barton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Wife
Meg Wolitzer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Wife of Martin Guerre
Janet Lewis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1941

The Wife Stalker
Liv Constantine

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Wild Boy of Aveyron
Harlan Lane

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1976

The Wild Card
Stephanie Archer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Wild Duck
Henrik Ibsen

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1884

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
Richard Preston

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2007

The Wim Hof Method
Wim Hof

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

The Wind Singer
William Nicholson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2000

The Windsor Legacy
Robert Jobson

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2026

The Wind Through the Keyhole: A Dark Tower Novel
Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Wingman
Stephanie Archer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Wings That Bind
Briar Boleyn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Winner
David Baldacci

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

The Winner Stands Alone
Paulo Coelho

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Winslow Boy
Terence Rattigan

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1946