Flow

The psychology classic that explored creativity and happiness. More

The Exorcist

The first horror story to reach number one on the New York Times bestseller list. More

Essays of E. B. White

Classic collection by one of the greatest essayists of our time, Pulitzer Prize–winning author E. B. White. More

The Dispossessed

The classic utopian science fiction; winner of the Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Awards. More

A Christmas Carol

Dickens’s beloved classic of the meaning of Christmas that has inspired countless adaptations. More

Brave New World

Huxley’s best-known novel; a prophetic classic of speculative fiction that continues to resonate. More

The Boys of Summer

Beloved sports classic published to immediate critical success about Ebbets Field and the Brooklyn Dodgers. More

Blonde

A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. More

Bleak House

Dickens’s tenth novel, often considered his finest; significantly influenced the development of mystery novels. More

Black Boy

A powerful and eloquent autobiography that has sold more than a million copies since publication. More

The Bell Jar

A haunting classic that chronicles the breakdown of a brilliant, talented, successful young woman. More

Bel Canto

Patchett’s critically acclaimed novel that won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction. More

Being and Time

Perhaps the twentieth century’s most influential philosophical work, which shaped existentialism and postmodern thought. More

Barbarians at the Gate

Considered one of the best business narratives ever written, it changed the way business stories are told. More

Ariel

Plath’s landmark poetry collection; includes “Ariel,” “Daddy,” and “Lady Lazarus.” More

American Gods

An instant classic and winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. More

The Alchemist

An inspirational phenomenon; one of the bestselling books in history. More

The 42nd Parallel

The first volume of the “brilliantly original” (Alfred Kazan) U.S.A. trilogy, a landmark of modernism. More

Stuart Little

White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More

Sounder

Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. More

Sabriel

A revolutionary story that made Nix a rising star in the fantasy genre. More

Red Scarf Girl

Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. More

Old Yeller

Instantly acclaimed, it has become one of the most beloved children’s classics ever written. More

Monster

Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. More

Little Bear

The very first I Can Read! book has sold more than one million copies. More

A Light in the Attic

Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More

Journey to Jo’burg

Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More