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Capturing the Devil
Kerri Maniscalco

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2019

Caramelo
Sandra Cisneros

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

Caraval
Stephanie Garber

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil
Timothy Mitchell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Cardcaptor Sakura, Vol. 1
Maria Simpson, Clamp

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2004

Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Career of Evil
Robert Galbraith

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Caressed by Ice
Nalini Singh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Caricature
Daniel Clowes

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 1989

Carmen
Prosper Merimee

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1840

Carmilla
Joseph Sheridan le Fanu

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 2012

Carnage
Shantel Tessier

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Carnal Secrets
Suzanne Wright

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Carnal Urges
J.T. Geissinger

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Carnegie's Maid
Marie Benedict

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Carolina Moon
Nora Roberts

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

Carpe Corpus
Rachel Caine

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2009

Carpe Diem
Autumn Cornwell

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

Carpe Jugulum
Terry Pratchett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

Carrie
Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1974

Carried Away: A Personal Selection of Stories
Alice Munro

Fiction | Anthology/Varied Collection | Adult | Published in 2006

Carrie Soto Is Back
Taylor Jenkins Reid

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Carrie's War
Nina Bawden

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1973

Carrion Comfort
Dan Simmons

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1990

Carry Me Home
Sandra Kring

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Jean Lee Latham

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1955

Carry On: The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow
Rainbow Rowell

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

Carry on Warrior
Glennon Doyle (Melton)

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Carry the One
Carol Anshaw

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Carter Finally Gets It
Brent Crawford

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

Carter Reed
Tijan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Carve the Mark
Veronica Roth

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

Casablanca
Michael Curtiz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986

Casanova in Bolzano
Sándor Márai

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Cash
Patrick Carr, Johnny Cash

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2003

Casino Royale
Ian Fleming

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1953

Cassandra
Pierre De Ronsard

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1553

Cassandra at the Wedding
Dorothy Baker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Cassandra in Reverse
Holly Smale

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Cass Timberlane
Sinclair Lewis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1976

Caste (Adapted for Young Adults)
Isabel Wilkerson

Nonfiction | Book | YA | Published in 2022

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Casti Connubii: On Christian Marriage
Pope Pius XI

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1656

Castle in the Air
Diana Wynne Jones

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1990

Castle of Wizardry
David Eddings

Fiction | Novel | Published in 1984

Castle Rackrent
Maria Edgeworth

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1800

Castle Roogna
Piers Anthony

Fiction | Novel | Published in 1997

Cast of Shadows
Kevin Guilfoile

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Catalyst
Laurie Halse Anderson

Fiction | Novel | YA

Cat Among the Pigeons
Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Cat Among the Pigeons (Hercule Poirot, #36)
Agatha Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Cat and Mouse
James Patterson, Günter Grass

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Catch-22
Joseph Heller

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1961

Catch and Kill
Ronan Farrow

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Catching Christmas
Terri Blackstock

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

Catching Jordan
Miranda Kenneally

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2011

Catch Me
Lisa Gardner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Frank Abagnale, Stan Redding

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1980

Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
Roman Catholic Church

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1995

Catering to Nobody
Diane Mott Davidson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

Caterpillar Summer
Gillian McDunn

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

Catharine
Jane Austen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1994

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Robert K. Massie

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2011

Cathleen Ni Houlihan
William Butler Yeats

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1902

Cat & Mouse
James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

Cato, a Tragedy
Joseph Addison

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1713

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Tennessee Williams

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1955

Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1963

Cat's Eye
Margaret Atwood

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

Catwoman: Soulstealer
Sarah J. Maas

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2018

Caucasia
Danzy Senna

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

Caught
Harlan Coben

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Caught Up
Liz Tomforde

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Cause of Death
C.J. Critt, Patricia Cornwell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Cave of Bones (Leaphorn & Chee, #22)
Anne Hillerman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Ceaseless
Abbi Glines

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2012

Cedric the Forester (The Delaroche Family, #1)
Bernard Marshall

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1921

Celebrity in Death
J.D. Robb

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Celestial Bodies
Jokha Alharthi

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Celestina
Fernando de Rojas

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1499

Celia, A Slave
Melton Alonza McLaurin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1991

Celia's Song
Lee Maracle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Celine
Peter Heller

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Cell
Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Cemetery Boys
Aiden Thomas

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

Cemetery Dance
Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

Cemetery Road
Greg Iles

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Censoring an Iranian Love Story
Shahriar Mandanipour

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

Centennial
James A. Michener

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1974