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ALPHABETICAL

The War for the Union: The Improvised War, 1861-62
Allan Nevins

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1950

The War I Finally Won
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

The Warlock
Michael Scott

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2011

The Warlord of Mars (Barsoom, #3)
Edgar Rice Burroughs

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

The War Magician: Based on an Extraordinary True Story
David Fisher

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2023

The Warmth Of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle
Steven Pressfield

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2002

The War of the End of the World
Mario Vargas Llosa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1981

The War of the Saints
Jorge Amado

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

The War of the Worlds
H. G. Wells

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1898

The War of Two Queens
Jennifer L. Armentrout

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Warrior Heir
Cinda Williams Chima

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

The Warriors
Sol Yurick

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Wars
Timothy Findley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1977

The Warsaw Orphan
Kelly Rimmer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Warsaw Protocol (Cotton Malone, #15)
Steve Berry

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Wars of the Roses
Alison Weir

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1996

The War That Ended Peace
Margaret MacMillan

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

The War That Saved My Life
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

The War to End All Wars: World War I
Russell Freedman

Nonfiction | Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2010

The War With Grandpa
Robert Kimmel Smith

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1984

The Wasp Factory
Iain Banks

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

The Wasted Vigil
Nadeem Aslam

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, #3)
Stephen King, Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Watcher
Charles Maclean

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

The Watcher in the Shadows
Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2014

The Watchers
A. M. Shine

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Watchmaker's Daughter
C.J. Archer

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2016

The Watchman
Robert Crais

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Watch That Ends the Night
Allan Wolf

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 2011

The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
Charles Kingsley

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1863

The Water Cure
Sophie Mackintosh

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

The Water Dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Water Is Wide: A Memoir
Pat Conroy

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1972

The Water Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #1)
Charles Martin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Water Knife
Paolo Bacigalupi

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Water Will Come
Jeff Goodell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

The Waterworks
E. L. Doctorow

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
Christopher Paul Curtis

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1995

The Wave
Todd Strasser

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1981

The Waves
Virginia Woolf

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1931

The Way Forward is with a Broken Heart
Alice Walker

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2000

The Way I Used to Be
Amber Smith

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Way of All Flesh
Samuel Butler

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1903

The Way of a Pilgrim
Anonymous

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1996

The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self
Martha Beck

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021

The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Way of Kings, Part 1
Brandon Sanderson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Way of Shadows
Brent Weeks

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Way of the World
William Congreve

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1700

The Way of Zen
Alan W. Watts

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

The Ways We Hide
Kristina McMorris

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Way to Rainy Mountain
N. Scott Momaday

Nonfiction | Anthology/Varied Collection | Adult | Published in 1969

The Wayward Bus
John Steinbeck

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1947

The Way We Live Now
Elizabeth Osborn

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 2022

The Way West (The Big Sky, #2)
A.B. Guthrie Jr.

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

The Wealth of Nations. The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Adam Smith

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1776

The Weather Makers
Tim Flannery

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

The Weather Woman
Sally Gardner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Weaver and the Witch Queen
Genevieve Gornichec

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Wedding
Julie Garwood

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Wedding Crasher
Mia Sosa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Wedding Date
Jasmine Guillory

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Wedding Dress
Danielle Steel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Wedding Game
Meghan Quinn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Wedding Gift
Marlen Suyapa Bodden

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Wedding Girl
Madeleine Wickham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The Wedding Guest (Alex Delaware, #34)
Jonathan Kellerman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Wedding Party
Jasmine Guillory

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Wedding Party (The Wedding Date, #3)
Jasmine Guillory

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Wedding Veil
Kristy Woodson Harvey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Wednesday Letters
Jason F. Wright

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

The Wednesday Sisters
Meg Waite Clayton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

The Wednesday Wars
Gary D. Schmidt

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
Alan Bradley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Wee Free Men
Terry Pratchett

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2003

The Weekend
Charlotte Wood

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Weekend Away
Sarah Alderson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Weekenders
Mary Kay Andrews

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Weight of All Things
Sandra Benitez

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2000

The Weight of a Piano
Chris Cander

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Weight of Blood
Laura McHugh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014