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Sacred Clowns

Tony Hillerman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

Sacred Ground

Eboo Patel

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2002

Sacred Hoops

Phil Jackson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

Sacred Hunger

Barry Unsworth

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

Sacred Woman

Queen Afua

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2000

Safely Home

Randy Alcorn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

Saffron Dreams

Shaila M. Abdullah

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

Safiyyah's War

Hiba Noor Khan

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2023

Sahara Special

Esmé Raji Codell

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2003

Sailing to Byzantium

Robert Silverberg

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1967

Sailor Song

Ken Kesey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

Saint

Sierra Simone

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Saint Anything

Sarah Dessen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

Saint Iggy

K. L. Going

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

Saint Louis Armstrong Beach

Brenda Woods

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2011

Saint Maybe

Anne Tyler

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1991

Saint Mazie

Jami Attenberg

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Saints and Villains

Denise Giardina

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

Saints for All Occasions

J. Courtney Sullivan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Salem Falls

Jodi Picoult

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

Sales Management. Simplified.

Mike Weinberg

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Salt Kiss

Sierra Simone

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Salvation: Black People And Love

bell hooks

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

Sam

Allegra Goodman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

Samarkand

Amin Maalouf

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

Morgan Housel

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2023

Sam Houston and the American Southwest

Randolph B. Campbell

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1992

Sammy And Juliana In Hollywood

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2004

Sam's Letters to Jennifer

James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Samuel Johnson

John Wain

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1974

Samurai Rising

Pamela S. Turner

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2016

Samurai Shortstop

Alan Gratz

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

Sam Walton: Made in America

Sam Walton

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1992

Sand

Hugh Howey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Sand Dollar

Sebastian Cole

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Sandry's Book

Tamora Pierce

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1997

S.: A Novel

John Updike

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

Santa Evita

Tomás Eloy Martínez

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

Saoirse

Charleen Hurtubise

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Sarah Bishop

Scott O'Dell

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1980

Sartoris

William Faulkner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1929

Sartor Resartus

Thomas Carlyle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1836

Sarum: The Novel of England

Edward Rutherfurd

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

Sasquatch

Roland Smith

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1998

Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo

Ntozake Shange

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1982

SAS Survival Handbook

John Wiseman

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1986

Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow

James Sturm

Nonfiction | Biography | Middle Grade | Published in 1997

Satchmo Blows up the World

Penny M. Von Eschen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

Satin Island

Tom Mccarthy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Savage

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

Savage Lover

Sophie Lark

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Savage Run

C.J. Box

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

Savages

Don Winslow

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Saved

Benjamin Hall

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2023

Save Me

Mona Kasten

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

Save Me the Waltz

Zelda Fitzgerald

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1932

Saving Ceecee Honeycutt

Beth Hoffman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Saving Emma: A Novel

Allen Eskens

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Saving Fable

Scott Reintgen

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

Saving Fish from Drowning

Amy Tan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Saving Francesca

Melina Marchetta

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003

Saving Grace

Raeanne Thayne

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Saving Mr. Terupt

Rob Buyea

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

Saving Sophie

Ronald H. Balson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2007

Saving Zasha

Randi Barrow

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2011

Savor It

Tarah Dewitt

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Sawyer

Jessica Peterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Say Goodnight, Gracie

Julie Reece Deaver

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1989

Saying Grace

Beth Gutcheon

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

Say What You Will

Cammie McGovern

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

Say You're One of Them

Uwem Akpan

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2008

Say You're Sorry

Melinda Leigh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Scandalous

L. J. Shen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Scarlet

A.C. Gaughen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

Scarlet and Black

Stendhal

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1830

Scarlet Song

Mariama Ba

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1981

Scars of Sweet Paradise

Alice Echols

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1995

Scar Tissue

Michael Ignatieff

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

Scar Tissue

Anthony Kiedis

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2004

Scent of Apples

Bienvenido N. Santos

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1941

Scheherazade Goes West

Fatema Mernissi

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

School Days

Patrick Chamoiseau

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

Schoolgirl

Osamu Dazai

Fiction | Novella | YA | Published in 1939

School's Out—forever

James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

Scoop

Evelyn Waugh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1938

Scoreboard Baby

Ken Armstrong, Nick Perry

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Scoundrel Time

Lillian Hellman

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1976

Scratch Beginnings

Adam Shepard

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2008

Scream for Us

Molly Doyle

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 2021

Scribbler of Dreams

Mary E. Pearson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2002

Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time

Jeff Sutherland

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Sculpting in Time: Reflections on the Cinema

Andrei Tarkovsky

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1986

Sea of Charms

Sarah Beth Durst

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Sea of Memories

Fiona Valpy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia

Christina Thompson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Searching for Sunday

Rachel Held Evans

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2015

Searching For Zion

Emily Raboteau

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2013

Search Inside Yourself: Search Inside Yourself

Chade-Meng Tan

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Season of Storms

Transl. David French, Andrzej Sapkowski

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013