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The First Phone Call from Heaven

Mitch Albom

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The First Stone

Mark Anthony

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

The Fisherman

John Langan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Fixer

Bernard Malamud

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1966

The Flame Alphabet

Ben Marcus

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Flight Attendant

Chris Bohjalian

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Flight Portfolio

Julie Orringer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Force

Don Winslow

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Foreign Student

Susan Choi

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

The Forgetting Time

Sharon Guskin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Forgotten

Elie Wiesel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

The Forgotten Man

Robert Crais

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Fox

Frederick Forsyth

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1971

The Free World

David Bezmozgis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Friday Night Knitting Club

Kate Jacobs

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Furies

Suzy Mckee Charnas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1974

The Gap of Time: The Winter's Tale Retold

Jeanette Winterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Garden of Evening Mists

Tan Twan Eng

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Gargoyle

Andrew Davidson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Gate of Angels

Penelope Fitzgerald

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1990

The Gate to Women's Country

Sheri S. Tepper

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

The Ghost Road

Pat Barker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

The Ghost Writer

Philip Roth

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1979

The Gilded Years

Karin Tanabe

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Ginger Man

J. P. Donleavy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1955

The Girl in the Red Coat

Kate Hamer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Girl in the Spider's Web

David Lagercrantz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Girls

Lori Lansens

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Girl Who Chased the Moon

Sarah Addison Allen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Girl Who Could Fly

Victoria Forester

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Girl Who Fell into the Sky

Kate Wilhelm

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1974

The Girl Who Played Go

Shan Sa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden

Jonas Jonasson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Glamour

Christopher Priest

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

The Glass Bead Game

Hermann Hesse

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1943

The Godfather Returns

Mark Winegardner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The God of Animals

Aryn Kyle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Gods Themselves

Isaac Asimov

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1972

The Gold Bug Variations

Richard Powers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1991

The Golden Age

Gore Vidal

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1950

The Golden Gate

Vikram Seth

Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Adult | Published in 1991

The Golden House

Salman Rushdie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Golden Legend

Nadeem Aslam

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Golden Mean

Annabel Lyon

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Good House

Ann Leary

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Good Husband

Gail Godwin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

The Gospel of Judas

Simon Mawer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

The Graduate

Charles Webb

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1963

The Grass Harp

Truman Capote

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1951

The Gravedigger's Daughter

Joyce Carol Oates

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Great Indian Novel

Shashi Tharoor

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1989

The Great Santini

Pat Conroy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1976

The Green Road

Anne Enright

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Ground Beneath Her Feet

Salman Rushdie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

The Guardian

Dee Henderson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

The Guest Book

Sarah Blake

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Guide

R. K. Narayan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1958

The Haj

Leon Uris

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

The Hamilton Affair

Elizabeth Cobbs

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Hammer of Eden

Ken Follett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

The Hard Man of the Swings

Jeanne Willis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

The Harp in the South

Ruth Park

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1948

The Healers

Ayi Kwei Armah

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1978

The Heather Blazing

Colm Tóibín

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

The High Mountains of Portugal

Yann Martel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Hill of Evil Counsel

Amos Oz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1976

The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse

Robert Rankin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

The Hollow Men

Rob Mccarthy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Homecoming

Earl Hamner Jr.

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1970

The Honk and Holler Opening Soon

Billie Letts

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

The Horse Soldier

Merline Lovelace

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

The Horse Whisperer

Nicholas Evans

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

The House Girl

Tara Conklin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Houseguest

Thomas Berger

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1968

The House Of Silk

Anthony Horowitz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The House on the Strand

Daphne du Maurier

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1969

The House That Lou Built

Mae Respicio

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Human Comedy

William Saroyan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1943

The Hummingbird

Stephen P. Kiernan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Hundred Secret Senses

Amy Tan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

The iCandidate

Mikael Carlson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Ice Palace

Tarjei Vesaas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1963

The Ice Twins

S.K. Tremayne

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Imperfectionists

Tom Rachman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Incendiaries

R. O. Kwon

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Industry of Souls

Martin Booth

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

Benjamin Saenz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Infatuations

Javier Marías

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Infinite Sea

Rick Yancey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Inhabited Woman

Gioconda Belli

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

The Interestings

Meg Wolitzer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Invisible Bridge

Julie Orringer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Island of the Day Before

Umberto Eco

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

The Janissary Tree

Jason Goodwin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Jewel in the Crown

Paul Scott

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1966

The Just City

Jo Walton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Keep

Jennifer Egan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Keepers of the House

Shirley Ann Grau

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1964

The Kept

James Scott

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Kindness of Enemies

Leila Aboulela

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015