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Beren and Lúthien

J. R. R. Tolkien, Ed. Christopher Tolkien

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Alfred Doblin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1929

Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen

Niki Lenz

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

Best Laid Plans

Sarah Hart-Unger

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Best Nerds Forever

Chris Grabenstein, James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

Best Served Cold

Joe Abercrombie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

Betrayal

Houston A. Baker Jr.

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

Betrayed

P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2007

Betrayed by Rita Hayworth

Manuel Puig

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1968

Betsey Brown

Ntozake Shange

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1985

Better Off Dead

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives

Gretchen Rubin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Bettyville

George Hodgman

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2015

Between Friends & Lovers

Shirlene Obuobi

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Between Heaven and Earth

Eric Walters

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

Between Heaven and Texas

Marie Bostwick

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Between Love and Loathing

Shain Rose

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Between the Assassinations

Aravind Adiga

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Marcus Rediker

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1987

Between the Lines

Jodi Picoult, Samantha van Leer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

Beware of the Dog

Brian Moore (Pitbull)

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1976

Bewitched

Laura Thalassa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Be With

Forrest Gander

Nonfiction | Biography | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas

Elaine Pagels

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1979

Beyond God the Father

Mary Daly

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1973

Beyond Her Reach

Melinda Leigh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Beyond Katrina

Natasha Trethewey

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2010

Beyond the Burning Time

Kathryn Lasky

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1994

Beyond the Chocolate War

Robert Cormier

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1979

Beyond the Moonlit Sea

Julianne MacLean

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Beyond the Pale

Emily Urquhart

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2015

Big Bertha Stories

Bobbie Ann Mason

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1982

Big Game

Stuart Gibbs

Fiction | Picture Book | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 2015

Big Girl Blitz

Danielle Allen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Big Stone Gap

Adriana Trigiani

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Big Sur

Jack Kerouac

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1962

Big Tree

Brian Selznick

Fiction | Novel | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 2023

Billion Dollar Loser

Reeves Wiedeman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Billion-Dollar Ransom

James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Billy Bathgate

E. L. Doctorow

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1989

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Ben Fountain

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Biloxi Blues

Neil Simon

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1985

Biography of X

Catherine Lacey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Bird

Crystal Chan

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

Birdie

Eileen Spinelli

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

Birds of Paradise

Diana Abu-Jaber

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Birdsong

Sebastian Faulks

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

Birds Without Wings

Louis De Bernières

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Birthmarked

Caragh M. O'Brien

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

Birth Vibes

Jen Hamilton

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2026

B Is for Burglar

Sue Grafton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1985

Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2024

Bitten

Jordan Stephanie Gray

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2025

Bitterblue

Kristin Cashore

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

Bitter Fruit

Achmat Dangor

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

Bitter Grounds

Sandra Benitez

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Black and Blue

Anna Quindlen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

Black and White

Jerri Blair

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Black Apollo of Science

Kenneth R. Manning

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1983

Blackberry Wine

Joanne Harris

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Blackberry Winter

Robert Penn Warren

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1946

Blackbird Fly

Erin Entrada Kelly

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

Black Box

Amos Oz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1968

Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes--But Some Do

Matthew Syed

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Black Butler

Yana Toboso

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | YA | Published in 2007

Black Candle Women

Diane Marie Brown

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Black Dahlia

William J. Mann

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2026

Black Dogs

Ian McEwan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

Black Duck

Janet Taylor Lisle

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1998

Black Earth

Timothy Snyder

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Black Edge

Sheelah Kolhatkar

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

Black Elk: The Life of an American Visionary

Joe Jackson

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2016

Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS

Joby Warrick

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Black Fortunes

Shomari Wills

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2018

Black Friday

James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986

Black Gold

Marguerite Henry

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1957

Black House

Stephen King, Peter Straub

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

Black in Selma

J. L. Chestnut Jr.

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1991

Black Lamb and Grey Falcon

Rebecca West

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1941

Black Light: Stories

Kimberly King Parsons

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2019

Black Man and White Woman in Dark Green Rowboat

Russell Banks

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1970

Blackmoore

Julianne Donaldson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Black Ops

Ric Prado

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2022

Blackout

John J. Nance

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Black Privilege

Charlamagne Tha God

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

Black Rednecks and White Liberals

Thomas Sowell

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2005

Black Rose

Nora Roberts

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Black Sheep

Rachel Harrison

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Black Spring

Henry Miller

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1936

Black Star, Bright Dawn

Scott O'Dell

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1988

Black Swan

Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 2002

Black Ties & White Lies

Kat Singleton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Black Water Rising

Attica Locke

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

Black, White, and Jewish

Rebecca Walker

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2000

Blaze

Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Bleeding Edge: A Novel

Thomas Pynchon

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Blessings

Anna Quindlen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

Blindside

James Patterson, James O. Born

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Blindsight

Peter Watts

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

Haruki Murakami

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2006