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Private

Maxine Paetro, James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power

Steve Coll

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

Procrastination

Jane B. Burka

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

Prodigal Son

Gregg Hurwitz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Professional Troublemaker

Luvvie Ajayi Jones

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021

Profiles in Ignorance

Andy Borowitz

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2022

Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings

Jared Diamond

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics

Immanuel Kant

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1783

Promise Me, Dad

Joe Biden

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2017

Promise Me Never

Liv Constantine

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Promise Me Not

Meagan Brandy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Promise of Blood

Brian McClellan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Proof of Heaven

Mary Curran Hackett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Prophecy

Carissa Véliz

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

Prophecy Of The Sisters

Michelle Zink

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

Prospero's Daughter

Elizabeth Nunez

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Protocols

Andrew D. Huberman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

Prozac Nation

Elizabeth Wurtzel

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1994

Prudence

David Treuer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

P.S. I Like You

Kasie West

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

PS, I Love You

Cecelia Ahern

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Psycho-Cybernetics

Maxwell Maltz

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1960

Psychology

William James

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1892

Psychopathology of Everyday Life

Sigmund Freud

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1901

Public Opinion

Walter Lippmann

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1922

Pucking Strong

Emily Rath

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Puddin'

Julie Murphy

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice

Katie Cicatelli-Kuc

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

Punching Bag

Rex Ogle

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 2021

Punished for Dreaming

Bettina L. Love

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2023

Pure

Jennifer L. Armentrout

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

Pure Colour

Sheila Heti

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Purgatory

Tomás Eloy Martínez

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

Purgatory Ridge

William Kent Krueger

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

Purity

Jonathan Franzen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Purity in Death

J. D. Robb (Nora Roberts)

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

Seth Godin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

Pushing Ice

Alastair Reynolds

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Pushing The Limits

Katie McGarry

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy

Bil Wright

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

Qb 1

Mike Lupica

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2013

Queen Charlotte

Shonda Rhimes, Julia Quinn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Queenie of Norwich

L. K. Wilde

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Queenie Peavy

Robert Burch

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1966

Queen of Air and Darkness

Cassandra Clare

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

Queen of Faces

Petra Lord

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2026

Queer

William S. Burroughs

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1985

Questions 27 & 28

Karen Tei Yamashita

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Quichotte

Salman Rushdie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Quicksilver

Dean Koontz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Quicksilver

Neal Stephenson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

Quiet Strength

Tony Dungy

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2007

Quiet Torrential Sound

Joan Ackermann

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 2002

Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1895

Rabbit

Patricia Williams

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2017

Rabbit at Rest

John Updike

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1990

Rabbit Hole: A Satanic Ritual Abuse Survivor's Story

David Shurter

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2012

Rabbit Is Rich

John Updike

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1981

Rabbit Redux

John Updike

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1971

Rabbits

Terry Miles

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Rabelais and His World

Mikhail Bakhtin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1965

Race for Profit

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Race in America

Matthew Desmond, Mustafa Emirbayer

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Race to Incarcerate: A Graphic Retelling

Marc Mauer, Sabrina Jones

Nonfiction | Graphic Novel/Book | YA | Published in 2013

Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America

Jonathan Kozol

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1988

Rachel's Holiday

Marian Keyes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Radiance of Tomorrow

Ishmael Beah

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Radiant Sin

Katee Robert

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

Tara Brach

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

Radical Candor

Kim Scott

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN

Tara Brach

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Radical Evolution

Joel Garreau

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

Radioactive Boy Scout

Ken Silverstein

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1998

Radio Silence

Alice Oseman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

Rage

Bob Woodward

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Rage Becomes Her

Soraya Chemaly

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

Raiders Night

Robert Lipsyte

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1966

Rainbow Boys

Alex Sanchez

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2001

Rainbows End

Vernor Vinge

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Raining Sardines

Enrique Flores-Galbis

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

Rain Village

Carolyn Turgeon

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction

J. D. Salinger

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1955

Raise the Titanic!

Clive Cussler

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1976

Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids

Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Raising Steam

Terry Pratchett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Ramayana: A Retelling

Daljit Nagra

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 2013

Rameau's Nephew

Denis Diderot

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1805

Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer

Warren St. John

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

Ramona

Beverly Cleary

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1955

Ramona

Helen Hunt Jackson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1884

Ramona Blue

Julie Murphy

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

Ramona's World

Beverly Cleary

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1999

Random in Death

J.D. Robb

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Ransom

Julie Garwood

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

Ransom

Daniel Silva

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era

Sterling North

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 1963

Rationality

Steven Pinker

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021

Rat Life

Tedd Arnold

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2007

Rattlebone

Maxine Clair

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1994

Raven Black

Ann Cleeves

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006