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Avengers of the New World

Laurent Dubois

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

Avenue of Mysteries

John Irving

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

A Very Long Engagement

Sébastien Japrisot

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1991

A Very Scandalous Holiday

Nancy Fraser, et al.

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2020

A Village Singer

Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1893

Awaken The Giant Within

Anthony Robbins

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1992

A Walk Across The Sun

Corban Addison

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

A Walker in the City

Alfred Kazin

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1951

A Walk in the Night and Other Stories

Alex La Guma

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1962

A Walk on the Great Barrier Reef

Caroline Arnold

Nonfiction | Book | Middle Grade | Published in 1991

A War Like No Other

Victor Davis Hanson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

Henry David Thoreau

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1849

A Whole New Life

Reynolds Price

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1981

A Wilderness Within

David Backes

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2019

A Wild Swan

Michael Cunningham

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2015

A Winter's Promise

Christelle Dabos, Transl. Hildegarde Serle

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

A Winter's Tale

Ian Wallace

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1994

A Wolf at the Table

Augusten Burroughs

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2008

A World Made New

Mary Ann Glendon

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2001

A World of Three Zeros: The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Net Carbon Emissions

Muhammad Yunus

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload

Cal Newport

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021

A Year in Provence

Peter Mayle

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1990

A Yellow Raft in Blue Water

Michael Dorris

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

Aztec

Gary Jennings

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1980

Babbitt

Sinclair Lewis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1922

Baby Teeth

Zoje Stage

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Bad Bishop

L. J. Shen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Bad Science

Ben Goldacre

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

Baldwin: A Love Story

Nicholas Boggs

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2025

Baltasar and Blimunda

José Saramago

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1982

Bang the Drum Slowly

Mark Harris

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1956

Banker to the Poor

Muhammad Yunus

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1999

Baptism of Fire

Andrzej Sapkowski

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

Barabbas

Pär Lagerkvist

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1950

Barchester Towers

Anthony Trollope

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1857

Barefoot Heart

Elva Trevino Hart

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1999

Bark

Lorrie Moore

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1998

Barkskins

Annie Proulx

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Barney Frank

Stuart Weisberg

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2009

Barney's Version

Mordecai Richler

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Bartholomew Fair

Ben Jonson

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1614

Baseball Fever

Johanna Hurwitz

Fiction | Novella | Middle Grade | Published in 1984

Baseball Great

Tim Green

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

Basketball (And Other Things)

Shea Serrano

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

Battle Cry of Freedom

James M. Mcpherson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1988

Battle Mountain

C. J. Box

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Baudelaire

Joanna Richardson

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1964

Baudolino

Umberto Eco

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Baumgartner's Bombay

Anita Desai

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

Bayou Farewell

Mike Tidwell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1998

Bearing the Cross

David J. Garrow

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1986

Bears Discover Fire

Terry Bisson

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1990

Bearskin

James A. Mclaughlin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Beartooth

Callan Wink

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Beastly

Alex Flinn

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2007

Beasts of No Nation

Uzodinma Iweala

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Benh Zeitlin (film)

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1973

Beatrice And Virgil

Yann Martel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Beaufort

Ron Leshem

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

Beautiful Darkness

Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

Beautiful Exile

Catherine Cowles

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Beautiful Losers

Leonard Cohen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1966

Beauty and Sadness

Yasunari Kawabata

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1964

Beauty Queens

Libba Bray

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

Be Careful What You Wish For

Jeffrey Archer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Becoming Dr. Q

Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, Mim Eichler Rivas

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2011

Becoming Ms. Burton

Susan Burton, Cari Lynn

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2017

Beer and Circus

Murray A. Sperber

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2000

Bee Season

Myla Goldberg

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Beetles, Lightly Toasted

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1987

Before Happiness: The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change

Shawn Achor

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Before I Forget

Tory Henwood Hoen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Before Stonewall

Andrea Weiss

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1985

Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self

Danielle Evans

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2010

Be Frank With Me

Julia Claiborne Johnson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Beginners

Raymond Carver

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1981

Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory

Peter Barry

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1995

Behind a Mask

Louisa May Alcott

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1866

Behind the Mask of Chivalry

Nancy Maclean

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1994

Behind the Scenes at the Museum

Kate Atkinson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

Behind These Four Walls

Yasmin Angoe

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Behind You Is the Sea

Susan Muaddi Darraj

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Being Born

Sheila Kitzinger

Nonfiction | Book | Middle Grade | Published in 1977

Beka Lamb

Zee Edgell

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1982

Belfast Diary

John Conroy

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1989

Believarexic

J.J. Johnson

Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | YA | Published in 2015

Believers: A Novella and Stories

Charles Baxter

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Belle Epoque

Elizabeth Ross

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

Bellefleur

Joyce Carol Oates

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1980

Belle Prater's Boy

Ruth White

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1996

Bellweather Rhapsody

Kate Racculia

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Belzhar

Meg Wolitzer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

Beneath My Mother's Feet

Amjed Qamar

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2002

Beneath Our Feet

R. H. Vernon

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1961

Beneath the Lion's Gaze

Maaza Mengiste

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Benediction

Kent Haruf

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Ben Jonson: A Life

Ian Donaldson

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2011

Bento Box in the Heartland

Linda Furiya

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2006

Be Obsessed or Be Average

Grant Cardone

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Beowulf for Cretins: A Love Story

Ann Mcman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018