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Buried Child
Sam Shepard

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1978

Burn Book
Kara Swisher

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2024

Burned
Ellen Hopkins

Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | YA | Published in 2006

Burn for Burn
Siobhan Vivian, Jenny Han

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

Burn for Me
Ilona Andrews

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Burning Daylight
Emily McIntire

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Burning Girls
Veronica Schanoes

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 2013

Burning Midnight
Loren D. Estleman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Burn the Haystack
Jennie Young

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

Burn the Place: A Memoir
Iliana Regan

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2019

Burr
Gore Vidal

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1973

Bury the Chains
Adam Hochschild

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

Bury Your Gays
Chuck Tingle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Business Casual
B. K. Borison

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

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

Butterfly Burning
Yvonne Vera

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

But That Was Yesterday
Kathleen Eagle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

Buy Back Your Time
Dan Martell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2023

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

Bye Forever, I Guess
Jodi Meadows

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2024

By Nightfall
Michael Cunningham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

By the Book
Jasmine Guillory

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

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

Calamity
Brandon Sanderson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

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 for the Dead
John le Carré

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1961

Calling Me Home
Julie Kibler

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Call It Sleep
Henry Roth

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1934

Call of the Dragon
Natasha Bowen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2026

Call the Midwife
Jennifer Worth

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2002

Calypso
David Sedaris

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2018

Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
Roland Barthes, Richard Howard

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1980

Camino Winds
John Grisham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Camp Damascus
Chuck Tingle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Canada
Richard Ford

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Cancel Me If You Can
Dave Portnoy

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2026

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

Canon
Paige Lewis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation
Anne Helen Petersen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Cantoras
Carolina De Robertis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
Rebecca Thorne

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Can't Stop Won't Stop
Jeff Chang

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

Cape May
Chip Cheek

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Capital
John Lanchester

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Capitalism
Sven Beckert

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Capitalism, the Unknown Ideal
Ayn Rand

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1946

Captain Nobody
Dean Pitchford

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

Captivated by You
Sylvia Day

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

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 Prince: Volume Two
C. S. Pacat

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

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

Carnival at Candlelight
Mary Pope Osborne

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2004

Caroline
Sarah Miller

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

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

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
Brian Jacques

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

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

Catch the Devil
Pamela Colloff

Nonfiction | Book | 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

Catherine House
Elisabeth Thomas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Cathleen Ni Houlihan
William Butler Yeats

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1902

Catwoman: Soulstealer
Sarah J. Maas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Caught
Harlan Coben

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Celestial Lights
Cecile Pin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Celine
Peter Heller

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

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