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ALPHABETICAL

The Boston Strangler
Gerold Frank

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1966

The Botanist's Daughter
Kayte Nunn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Bottle Factory Outing
Beryl Bainbridge

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1974

The Bottom Billion
Paul Collier

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2007

The Bottoms
Joe R. Lansdale

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

The Boundless
Kenneth Oppel

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

The Bound Man and Other Stories
Ilse Aichinger

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1953

The Bourbon Kings (The Bourbon Kings, #1)
J.R. Ward

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Bourne Identity
Robert Ludlum

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Bourne Legacy
Eric Van Lustbader, Robert Ludlum

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Bourne Supremacy (Jason Bourne, #2)
Robert Ludlum

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The Bourne Ultimatum
Robert Ludlum

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The Boxcar Children
Gertrude Warner

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1924

The Boxer
Nikesh Shukla

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

The Box in the Woods
Maureen Johnson

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2021

The Box Man
Kōbō Abe

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1973

The Boy at the Back of the Class
Onjali Q. Raúf

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Boy at The Top of the Mountain
John Boyne

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

The Boy Detective: A New York Childhood
Roger Rosenblatt

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2013

The Boyfriend
Freida McFadden

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Boyfriend Candidate
Ashley Winstead

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Boy from the Woods
Harlan Coben

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Boy in the Black Suit
Jason Reynolds

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

The Boy in the Burning House
Tim Wynne-Jones

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2000

The Boy in the Dress
David Walliams

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

The Boy in the Field
Margot Livesey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
John Boyne

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

The Boy in the Suitcase
Agnete Friis, Lene Kaaberbøl

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Boy Next Door
Meg Cabot

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Boy on the Beach
Tima Kurdi

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2018

The Boy on the Bridge
M.R. Carey

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2017

The Boy on the Porch
Sharon Creech

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

The Boy On The Wooden Box
Leon Leyson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 2013

The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family
Clint Howard, Ron Howard, Bryce Dallas Howard

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021

The Boys from Biloxi
John Grisham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Boys from Brazil
Ira Levin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1976

The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2013

The Boys in the Trees
Mary Swan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

The Boys of Summer
Roger Kahn

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1972

The Boys of Winter
Wilfrid Sheed

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1979

The Boy, the Boat, and the Beast
Samantha M. Clark

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

The Boy Who Dared
Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2008

The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky
Ken Dornstein

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2006

The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
William Kamkwamba

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

The Boy Who Saved Baseball
John H. Ritter

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2003

The Boy Without a Flag
Abraham Rodriguez Jr.

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1992

The Bracelet
Dorothy Love

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Braggart Soldier
Plautus

Fiction | Play | Adult | BCE

The Brain
David Eagleman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

The Brand Gap
Marty Neumeier

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

The Brave
Robert Lipsyte

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1991

The Brave Little Toaster
Thomas M. Disch

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1986

The Breadwinner
Deborah Ellis

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2000

The Break
Marian Keyes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Breakaway
Jennifer Weiner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Breakaway (The Breakaway, #1)
Michelle D. Argyle

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

The Breakdown
B.A. Paris

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Breakthrough
Gwen Ifill

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

The Breathing Method
Stephen King

Fiction | Short Story | Adult

The Brethren
John Grisham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court
Bob Woodward, Scott Armstrong

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

The Bridal Season (Bridal Stories, #1)
Connie Brockway

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

The Bridegroom Was a Dog
Yōko Tawada

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 2003

The Bride (Lairds' Fiancées, #1)
Julie Garwood

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

The Bride of Lammermoor
Sir Walter Scott

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1819

The Bride Price
Buchi Emecheta

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1976

The Bride's Farewell
Meg Rosoff

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Brides of Rollrock Island
Margo Lanagan

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

The Bride Stripped Bare (Bride Trilogy, #1)
Nikki Gemmell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Bride Test
Helen Hoang

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Bridge
Iain Banks

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

The Bridge at Andau
James Michener

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1957

The Bridge Home
Padma Venkatraman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

The Bridge Kingdom (The Bridge Kingdom, #1)
Danielle L. Jensen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Thornton Wilder

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1927

The Bridge on the Drina
Ivo Andric

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1945

The Bridge Over the River Kwai
Pierre Boulle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Bridges of Madison County
Robert James Waller

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1992

The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
David Remnick

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2010

The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil
George Saunders

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 2005

The Brief History of the Dead
Kevin Brockmeier

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Brighter the Light
Mary Ellen Taylor

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Brightest Light of Sunshine
Lisina Coney

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Brightest Star in the Sky
Marian Keyes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Bright Forever
Lee Martin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005