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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 Wilder Way
Eva Zu Beck

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2026

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

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2007

The Willoughbys Return
Lois Lowry

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

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's Twelve Quarters
Ursula K. Le Guin

Fiction | Anthology/Varied Collection | Adult | Published in 1975

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 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

The Winter of the Witch
Katherine Arden

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

The Winter People
John Ehle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1962

The Winter Sea
Susanna Kearsley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Winter Vault
Anne Michaels

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Winter Warriors
Olivier Norek

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Wisdom of Crowds
Joe Abercrombie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Wisdom of Psychopaths
Kevin Dutton

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Witch
Marie Ndiaye

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Witches of Eastwick
John Updike

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

The Witches of Worm
Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1972

The Witches: Salem, 1692
Stacy Schiff

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

The Witch of Portobello
Paulo Coelho

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Witch's Daughter
Paula Brackston

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Withered Arm and Other Stories
Thomas Hardy

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1888

The Wizards of Once
Cressida Cowell

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

The Wolf and the Crown of Blood
Elizabeth May

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Woman Behind the New Deal
Kirstin Downey

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

The Woman in the White Kimono: A Novel
Ana Johns

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Woman Upstairs
Claire Messud

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Woman Who Lost Her Soul
Bob Shacochis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Woman Who Walked Into Doors
Roddy Doyle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

The Woman Who Would Be King
Kara Cooney

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2014

The Woman With the Blue Star
Pam Jenoff

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Women
T.C. Boyle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Women Could Fly
Megan Giddings

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Women in Black
Madeleine St John

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

The Women in the Castle
Jessica Shattuck

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Women of Arlington Hall
Jane Healey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Women of the Copper Country
Mary Doria Russell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Women's Room
Marilyn French

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1977

The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop
Fannie Flagg

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Selma Lagerlöf

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1906

The Wonders of the Invisible World
David Gates

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1999

The Words
Jean-Paul Sartre

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1964

The Words to Say It
Marie Cardinal

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1975

The Work
Wes Moore

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

The Work of Wolves
Kent Meyers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The World: A Brief Introduction
Richard N. Haass

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

The World as I See It
Albert Einstein

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1934

The World as Will and Representation
Arthur Schopenhauer

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1818

The World Made Straight
Ron Rash

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Linda Antonsson, Elio M. García Jr.

Fiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The World's Religions
Huston Smith

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1991

The World Turned Upside Down
Richard Ferrie

Nonfiction | Book | YA | Published in 2021

The World Until Yesterday
Jared Diamond

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Worst Best Man
Mia Sosa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Worst Journey in the World
Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1922

The Wounded Healer
Henri J.M. Nouwen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1971

The Wrath and the Dawn
Renee Ahdieh

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

The Wreckers
Iain Lawrence

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1998

The Wren in the Holly Library
K. A. Linde

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Wright 3
Blue Balliett

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2006

The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane
Russell Freedman

Nonfiction | Biography | Middle Grade | Published in 1991

The Writer
James Patterson, J. D. Barker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Writer's Journey
Christopher Vogler

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1992

The Wrong Bride
Catharina Maura

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Wrong Mother
Sophie Hannah

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Wrong Side of Goodbye
Michael Connelly

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Wrong Sister
Claire Douglas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Wabi Sabi
Beth Kempton

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

Wahala
Nikki May

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Wait for Me
Amy Jo Burns

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Wait for You
Jennifer L. Armentrout

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Waiting
Ha Jin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

Waiting for an Angel
Helon Habila

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

Waiting for Normal
Leslie Connor

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2008

Waiting for Snow in Havana
Carlos Eire

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2003

Waiting for the Rain
Sheila Gordon

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1974

Waiting 'til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America
Peniel E. Joseph

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

Waking Gods
Sylvain Neuvel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Waking Lions
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
Sam Harris

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Waking Up White
Debby Irving

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2014

Walden Two
B. F. Skinner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1948

Walking Disaster
Jamie McGuire

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

Walking Since Daybreak
Modris Eksteins

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

Walking With Sam
Andrew McCarthy

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2023

Walk in My Combat Boots
Matt Eversmann, James Patterson

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2021

Walkin' the Dog
Walter Mosley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

Walk in Their Shoes
Jim Ziolkowski

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2013

Walk On Earth A Stranger
Rae Carson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

Walk the Blue Fields
Claire Keegan

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2007

Walk the Blue Line
Matt Eversmann, Chris Mooney, James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Walk the Wire
David Baldacci

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Walk Through Walls
Marina Abramović

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2016