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Bury the Chains

Adam Hochschild

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

Business Model Generation

Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2010

Bus Stop

William Inge

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1955

Butler

Salena Zito

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

But That Was Yesterday

Kathleen Eagle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

Buyology

Martin Lindstrom

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies

Tara Schuster

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2002

By Any Other Name

Laura Jarratt

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

By Nightfall

Michael Cunningham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

By the Fire We Carry

Rebecca Nagle

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2024

By the Light of My Father's Smile

Alice Walker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

Paulo Coelho

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

BZRK

Michael Grant

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Caesar

Colleen McCullough

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Caged Warrior

Alan Sitomer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

Cal

Bernard Maclaverty

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1983

Calculating God

Robert J. Sawyer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Calico Joe

John Grisham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline

Rosanna Xia

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2023

Call It Sleep

Henry Roth

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1934

Call the Midwife

Jennifer Worth

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2002

Calypso

David Sedaris

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2018

Camino Winds

John Grisham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Canada

Richard Ford

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Cancer Ward

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1968

Candor

Pam Bachorz

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

Candyfreak

Steve Almond

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

Canticle: A Novel

Janet Rich Edwards

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Cantoras

Carolina De Robertis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

Rebecca Thorne

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Cape May

Chip Cheek

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Capitalism

Sven Beckert

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Captain Nobody

Dean Pitchford

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People

Vanessa Van Edwards

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul

John Eldredge, Stasi Eldredge

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

Captive Trail

Susan Page Davis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Cards on the Table

Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1936

Care and Feeding

Laurie Woolever

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Caricature

Daniel Clowes

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 1989

Carnage

Shantel Tessier

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Carpe Diem

Autumn Cornwell

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

Carrie's War

Nina Bawden

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1973

Carry on Warrior

Glennon Doyle (Melton)

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Carter Finally Gets It

Brent Crawford

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

Carve the Mark

Veronica Roth

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

Case Interview Secrets

Victor Cheng

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Casino Royale

Ian Fleming

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1953

Cassandra

Pierre De Ronsard

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1553

Caste (Adapted for Young Adults)

Isabel Wilkerson

Nonfiction | Book | YA | Published in 2022

Cast of Shadows

Kevin Guilfoile

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Cat Among the Pigeons

Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1959

Cat and Mouse

James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Catch Her If You Can

Tessa Bailey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Cat Dragon

Samantha Birch

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

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

Cathleen Ni Houlihan

William Butler Yeats

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1902

Caught

Harlan Coben

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Caught Up

Liz Tomforde

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Celestial Lights

Cecile Pin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Cell

Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Centennial

James A. Michener

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1974

Certain Dark Things

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Chained in Silence

Talitha L. Leflouria

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Chain of Ideas

Ibram X. Kendi

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

Champion

Marie Lu

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

Chance

Joseph Conrad

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1913

Chanda's Secrets

Allan Stratton

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2004

Change by Design

Tim Brown

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

Change of Heart

Jodi Picoult

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

Changes

Ama Ata Aidoo

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith

Deborah Heiligman

Nonfiction | Book | YA | Published in 2009

Charles Dickens: A Life

Claire Tomalin

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2011

Charley's Choice

Fern J. Hill

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Charlie Wilson's War

George Crile

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

Charm

Leyla Atke

Fiction | Short Story | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

Charm

Tracy Wolff

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

Charm City

Laura Lippman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Charming Billy

Alice McDermott

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

Chase Darkness With Me

Billy Jensen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Chasing Redbird

Sharon Creech

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1997

Chasing Shelter

Catherine Cowles

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Chasing the Boogeyman

Richard Chizmar

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Chasing the Valley

Skye Melki-Wegner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Chaucer: His Life, His Works, His World

Donald R. Howard

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1987

Cheating Death

Marvin J Cetron, Owen Davies

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

Check, Please: #Hockey

Ngozi Ukazu

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | YA | Published in 2018

Chee's Daughter

Juanita Platero

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1991

Chekhov

Henri Troyat

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1973

Cherish

Tracy Wolff

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times

Gregory Boyle

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2024

Cherry

Mary Karr

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2000

Cherry Baby

Rainbow Rowell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Chesapeake

James Michener

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1978

Chickadee

Louise Erdrich

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2012

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

Mark Victor Hansen

Nonfiction | Book | YA | Published in 1997

Chicken with Plums

Marjane Satrapi

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 2004

Child 44

Tom Rob Smith

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

Lord George Gordon Byron (Lord Byron)

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1812

Childhood

Leo Tolstoy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1852

Childhood and Society

Erik Erikson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1950