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Green on Blue
Elliot Ackerman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Green: The Light Within
S.M. Huggins

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Greetings From Bury Park: A Memoir
Sarfraz Manzoor

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2007

Gregor and the Code of Claw
Suzanne Collins

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods
Suzanne Collins

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2005

Gregor and the Marks of Secret
Suzanne Collins

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2006

Grendel's Mother: The Saga of the Wyrd-Wife
Susan Signe Morrison

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Greta & Valdin
Rebecca K. Reilly

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Grinding It Out
Ray Kroc

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1977

Grit to Great
Linda Kaplan Thaler, Robin Koval

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Ground Zero
Andrew Holleran

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1977

Group Portrait with Lady
Heinrich Böll

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1971

Growing Up Rich
Anne Bernays

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1982

Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising
Ryan Holiday

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Grumpy Darling
Alexandra Moody

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2025

Guantanamo Boy
Anna Perera

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1989

Guerrilla Warfare
Che Guevara

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1961

Guests of the Ayatollah
Mark Bowden

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

Guests of the Nation
Frank O'Connor

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1931

Guided
Laura Lynne Jackson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Guilt
Keigo Higashino, Transl. Giles Murray

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Guilty by Definition
Susie Dent

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Guinea Dog
Patrick Jennings

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

Gun, with Occasional Music
Jonathan Lethem

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

Gutenberg's Apprentice
Alix Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
Lex Croucher

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

Gwendy's Final Task
Richard Chizmar, Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Gwendy's Magic Feather
Richard Chizmar, Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Haben
Haben Girma

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2019

Habibi
Craig Thompson

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Half a Chance
Cynthia Lord

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

Half a Life
Darin Strauss

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

Half a Life
V. S. Naipaul

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

Half a Soul
Olivia Atwater

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Half City
Kate Golden

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Half Empty
David Rakoff

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2010

Halfway to the Grave
Jeaniene Frost

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Hallucinations
Oliver Sacks

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Hands of My Father
Myron Uhlberg

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2009

Hannibal Rising
Thomas Harris

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates
Mary Mapes Dodge

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1865

Hansel and Gretel
Rika Lesser

Fiction | Picture Book | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 1984

Happily Never After
Lynn Painter

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Happiness
Richard Layard

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

Happiness
Danielle Steel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Happiness for Beginners
Katherine Center

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Happy are the Happy
Yasmina Reza

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Happy Days
Samuel Beckett

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1961

Happy Ending
Chloe Liese

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Hard to Kill
James Patterson, Mike Lupica

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence
Rick Hanson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Harlem: The Vision of Morgan and Marvin Smith
John Smith, Marvin Smith, Morgan Smith

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2021

Harriet Jacobs: A Life
Jean Fagan Yellin

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2004

Harriet's Daughter
M. NourbeSe Philip

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1988

Harry's Trees
Jon Cohen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Harvest
Jim Crace

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Harvey
Hervé Bouchard

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Hatching Twitter
Nick Bilton

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2013

Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
Alice Munro

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2001

HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship
Nadine Strossen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

Hat Trick
Chelsea Curto

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Haunted
James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Havana Nocturne
T. J. English

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

Hawksmoor
Peter Ackroyd

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1985

Hayavadana
Girish Karnad

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1971

Hay Fever
Noël Coward

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1925

Hazelthorn
C. G. Drews

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2025

Healing Back Pain
John E. Sarno

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1982

Heal Your Hurting Mind
Craig Groeschel

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

Heap Earth Upon It
Chloe Michelle Howarth

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Heartbreak House
George Bernard Shaw

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1919

Heartbroken
Serena Valentino

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2025

Heartland
Keith O'Brien

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2026

Heartless Sky
Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Heart Life Music
Kenny Chesney, Holly Gleason

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Heart of a Stranger
Angela Buchdahl

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Heart of My Monster
Rina Kent

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Hearts in Atlantis
Stephen King

Fiction | Anthology/Varied Collection | Adult | Published in 1999

Heartsong
T. J. Klune

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Heat 2
Michael Mann, Meg Gardiner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Heat and Dust
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1975

Heat Wave
Richard Castle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

Heavenbreaker
Sara Wolf

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Heaven Eyes
David Almond

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2000

Heaven is for Real
Todd Burpo

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

Heavenly Tyrant
Xiran Jay Zhao

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

He Falls First
Jill Shalvis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Hegel: A Biography
Terry Pinkard

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2000

Hegemony or Survival
Noam Chomsky

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

Heir Apparent
Vivian Vande Velde

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2002

Heist Society
Ally Carter

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

He Leadeth Me
Walter J. Ciszek, Daniel L. Flaherty

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1973

Helen in Egypt
H. D.

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1924

Helen Keller
Eileen Bigland

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1950

Helen of Troy
Margaret George

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Hellhound on His Trail
Hampton Sides

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2010

Hell House
Richard Matheson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1971

Hello Lighthouse
Sophie Blackall

Fiction | Picture Book | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 2018

Hello, Molly!
Molly Shannon, Sean Wilsey

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2022