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She Walks In Beauty
Siri L. Mitchell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

She Who Became the Sun
Shelley Parker-Chan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

She Would Be King
Wayétu Moore

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Shield of Winter
Nalini Singh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Shift
Jennifer Bradbury

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

Shifting Shadows
Patricia Briggs

Fiction | Anthology/Varied Collection | Adult | Published in 2014

Shiloh
Shelby Foote

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1991

Shiloh and Other Stories
Bobbie Ann Mason

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 2001

Shiloh Season
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1998

Shine
Jodi Picoult

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 2016

Shine Not Burn
Elle Casey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Shiner
Amy Jo Burns

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Shinjuku Shark (Shinjuku Shark #1)
Arimasa Osawa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

Ship Breaker
Paolo Bacigalupi

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

Ship Fever
Andrea Barrett

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1996

Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3)
Robin Hobb

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

Ship of Fools
Katherine Anne Porter

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

Ship of Magic
Robin Hobb

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

Shipped
Angie Hockman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Shipwreck
Gordon Korman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

Shipwreck: A Novel
Louis Begley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Shirley
Charlotte Brontë

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1849

Shiver
Maggie Stiefvater

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

Shizuko's Daughter
Kyoko Mori

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1993

Shobogenzo: Zen Essays by Dogen
Dōgen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1991

Shock and Awe
Simon Reynolds

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

Shock Wave
Clive Cussler

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

Shoe Addicts Anonymous (Shoe Addict, #1)
Beth Harbison

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Shoe Dog
Phil Knight

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2016

Shoe Dog: Young Readers Edition
Phil Knight

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

Shoeless Joe
W.P. Kinsella

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1982

Shoeshine Girl
Clyde Robert Bulla

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2004

Shogun
James Clavell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1975

Shooter
Walter Dean Myers

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2004

Shooting Kabul
N. H. Senzai

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

Shooting Star
Peter Temple

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

Shooting Stars
Brian Falkner

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2001

Shooting the Moon
Frances O'Roark Dowell

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

Shooting Water
Devyani Saltzman

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2019

Shoot the Moon
Billie Letts

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Shopaholic and Sister
Sophie Kinsella

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Shopaholic & Baby
Sophie Kinsella

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
Sophie Kinsella

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Shopaholic Ties the Knot
Sophie Kinsella

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Shop Class as Soulcraft
Matthew B. Crawford

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

Shopgirl
Steve Martin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Shorefall
Robert Jackson Bennett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Short
Holly Goldberg Sloan

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

Short Eyes
Miguel Piñero

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1974

Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
Timothy Egan

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2012

Shotgun Lovesongs
Nickolas Butler

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Shot in the Heart
Mikal Gilmore

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1995

Shout
Laurie Halse Anderson

Nonfiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Adult

Shouting at the Rain
Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

Show Boat
Edna Ferber

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Showdown at Gucci Gulch
Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, Alan S. Murray

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1987

Show Me a Sign
Ann Clare LeZotte

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

Showoff (Swindle, #4)
Gordon Korman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
Lindy West

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2016

Shrines of Gaiety
Kate Atkinson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, #4)
P.D. James

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

Sh*t My Dad Says
Justin Halpern

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2010

Shug
Jenny Han

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Shuna's Journey
Hayao Miyazaki

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

Shuri #3
Nnedi Okorafor

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Shut Out
Kody Keplinger

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2011

Shutter Island
Dennis Lehane

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

Shutter (Rita Todacheene #1)
Ramona Emerson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Shy
Max Porter

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 2023

Shy Creatures
Clare Chambers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Sickened
Julie Gregory

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2003

Sick Puppy (Skink, #4)
Carl Hiaasen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1922

Side Effects May Vary
Julie Murphy

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

Side Jobs
Jim Butcher

Fiction | Anthology/Varied Collection | Adult | Published in 2010

Side-Kicked
Russell Brettholtz

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Sidetracked
Steven T. Murray, Henning Mankell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

Sidetracked (Kurt Wallander, #5)
Henning Mankell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

Sidewalk
Mitchell Duneier

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Louis Sachar

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1978

Siege and Storm
Leigh Bardugo

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

Siege of Darkness
R.A. Salvatore

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

Siegfried: A Black Idyll
Harry Mulisch

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Sight Lines
Arthur Sze

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Signal Fires
Dani Shapiro

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Signal to Noise
Eric S. Nylund

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

Sign Here
Claudia Lux

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Significance
Shelly Crane

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2011

Signs of Cupidity
Raven Kennedy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Signs of Life in the USA: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers
Sonia Maasik, Jack Solomon

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2006

Signs Preceding the End of the World
Yuri Herrera

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009