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The Study of Language

George Yule

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1985

The Styx

Jonathon King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Subterraneans

Jack Kerouac

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1958

The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

Jack Canfield, Janet Switzer

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

The Summer Before the War

Helen Simonson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Summer Children

Dot Hutchison

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Summer House

Brendan DuBois, James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Summer of 1787

David O. Stewart

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2007

The Summer Prince

Alaya Dawn Johnson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

The Summer We Ran

Audrey Ingram

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Summer Wives

Beatriz Williams

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Summoning

Kelley Armstrong

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

The Summons

John Grisham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

The Sun and the Starmaker

Rachel Griffin

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2026

The Sunday Philosophy Club

Alexander McCall Smith

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The Sun Dog

Stephen King

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1990

The Supernaturalist

Eoin Colfer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The Surrender Tree

Margarita Engle

Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Middle Grade | Published in 2008

The Surrounded

D'Arcy Mcnickle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1936

The Swamp Dwellers

Wole Soyinka

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1958

The Swan's Daughter

Roshani Chokshi

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2026

The Swan Thieves

Elizabeth Kostova

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Switch

Roland Smith

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

The Switch: A Novel

Beth O'Leary

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Sword In The Stone

T. H. White

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1938

The Sword of Truth

Terry Goodkind

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It

Robert B. Reich

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

The Tables Turned

William Morris

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1887

The Tale

Joseph Conrad

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1917

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Beatrix Potter

Fiction | Picture Book | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 1902

The Tale of the Body Thief

Anne Rice

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

The Taming of the Queen

Philippa Gregory

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Teacher of Nomad Land

Daniel Nayeri

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2025

The Teacher Wars: A History of America's Most Embattled Profession

Dana Goldstein

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Technological Society

Jacques Ellul

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1954

The Temporary Wife

Catharina Maura

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Tenant

Katrine Engberg

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Tenant

Roland Topor

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1964

The Tenderness of Wolves

Stef Penney

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Tenth Circle

Jodi Picoult

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

Gennifer Choldenko

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2024

The Ten Year Affair

Erin Somers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Terrible Thing that Happened to Barnaby Brocket

John Boyne

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2012

The Testament of Gideon Mack

James Robertson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Testament of Mary

Colm Tóibín

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Texas Murders

James Patterson, Andrew Bourelle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Thanatos Syndrome

Walker Percy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

The Thank You Economy

Gary Vaynerchuk

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

The Theory of Poker: A Professional Poker Player Teaches You How to Think Like One

David Sklansky

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1987

The Thief

Fuminori Nakamura

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Thing About Luck

Cynthia Kadohata

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2013

The Things a Brother Knows

Dana Reinhardt

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

The Third Chimpanzee

Jared Diamond

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1991

The Third Life of Grange Copeland

Alice Walker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1970

The Third Plate

Dan Barber

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Thomas Berryman Number

James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1976

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

David Mitchell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Thousandth Floor

Katharine Mcgee

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Thrashers

Julie Soto

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2025

The Three Little Javelinas

Susan Lowell

Fiction | Picture Book | Early Reader Picture Book | Published in 1992

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch

Philip K. Dick

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1965

The Throat

Peter Straub

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

The Tiffany Box

Kathleen Buckstaff

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2004

The Tiger

John Vaillant

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

The Tiger in the Tunnel

Ruskin Bond

Fiction | Short Story | YA | Published in 1974

The Tiger's Bride

Merline Lovelace

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

The Time Hop Coffee Shop

Phaedra Patrick

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Time in Between

David Bergen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Time in Between

María Dueñas, Transl. Daniel Hahn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Time It Never Rained

Elmer Kelton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1973

The Time of the Hero

Mario Vargas Llosa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1963

The Time of Voice

Robert Kelly

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1969

The Tin Flute

Gabrielle Roy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1945

The Toilet Paper Tigers

Gordon Korman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1995

The Tommyknockers

Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

The Tools

Phil Stutz, Barry Michels

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Toughest Indian in the World

Sherman Alexie

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2000

The Tower of the Swallow

Transl. David French, Andrzej Sapkowski

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

The Town

Conrad Richter

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1950

The Town

William Faulkner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1957

The Toynbee Convector

Ray Bradbury

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1988

The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles From the World's Greatest Manufacturer

Jeffrey K. Liker

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

The Tragedy Paper

Elizabeth LaBan

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

The Train to Crystal City

Jan Jarboe Russell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

The Traitors Circle

Jonathan Freedland

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success

Andy Andrews

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Hiro Arikawa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade

Pietra Rivoli

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

The Trials Of Apollo, Book 1: The Hidden Oracle

Rick Riordan

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

The Trials of Brother Jero

Wole Soyinka

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1960

The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

Joanna Cannon

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The True American

Anand Giridharadas

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Trumpeter of Krakow

Eric P. Kelly

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1928

The Truth About Alice

Jennifer Mathieu

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

The Truth About Employee Engagement

Patrick Lencioni

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2007

The Turner House

Angela Flournoy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Turners

Mick Elliott

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

The Tuscan Child

Rhys Bowen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Twelve

Justin Cronin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Twelve Dates of Christmas

Jenny Bayliss

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020