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A Taste of Power

Elaine Brown

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1992

At Bertram's Hotel

Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1965

A Testament of Hope

Martin Luther King Jr.

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1968

A Test of Wills

Charles Todd

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

At Fault

Kate Chopin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1890

At First Sight

Nicholas Sparks

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

A Theory of Dreaming

Ava Reid

Fiction | Novel | YA

A Theory of Human Motivation

Abraham Maslow

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1943

A Thief Of Time

Tony Hillerman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

At Home in Mitford

Jan Karon

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

A Thousand Heartbeats

Kiera Cass

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

Yiyun Li

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2005

A Thread of Grace

Mary Doria Russell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

A Tidewater Morning

William Styron

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1993

A Tiger for Malgudi

R. K. Narayan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1983

A Time of Miracles

Anne-Laure Bondoux

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

Atlas of AI

Kate Crawford

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

A Touch of Chaos

Scarlett St. Clair

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

A Touch of Malice

Scarlett St. Clair

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

A Town Like Alice

Nevil Shute

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1950

A Train in Winter

Caroline Moorehead

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

A Tribe Apart

Patricia Hersch

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1998

Attachments

Rainbow Rowell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Attention Seeker

Darcy Michael

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2026

At the Hands of Persons Unknown

Philip Dray

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2002

A Tugging String

David Greenberg

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2002

A Twist in the Tale

Jeffrey Archer

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1988

Augustine: Conversions and Confessions

Robin Lane Fox

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1966

Augustus

John Williams

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1972

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter

Mario Vargas Llosa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1977

Au Revoir Crazy European Chick

Joe Schreiber

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

Austenland

Shannon Hale

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Autism Out Loud

Kate Swenson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Autobiography of My Dead Brother

Walter Dean Myers

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2005

Automatic Noodle

Annalee Newitz

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 2025

Autonomous

Annalee Newitz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Autopsy

Patricia Cornwell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Autumn

Ali Smith

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Avalon High

Meg Cabot

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2005

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

A Violent Masterpiece

Jordan Harper

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Awakenings

Oliver Sacks

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1973

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 Well-Trained Wife

Tia Levings

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2024

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

Babe

Dick King-Smith

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1983

Baby Teeth

Zoje Stage

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Bad Bishop

L. J. Shen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Bad Company

Megan Greenwell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Bad Luck and Trouble

Lee Child

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Bad Samaritans

Ha-Joon Chang

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2007

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

Bambi: A Life in the Woods

Felix Salten

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1900

Banal Nightmare

Halle Butler

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

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

Barbarian Alien

Ruby Dixon

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Barchester Towers

Anthony Trollope

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1857

Barefoot

Elin Hilderbrand

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

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 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

Beach House Rules

Kristy Woodson Harvey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025