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Authors starting with "S"

Adam Silvera

Latest: The First to Die at the End · 1mo ago

Books by Adam Silvera

Adam Smith

Latest: The Wealth of Nations · 8mo ago

Books by Adam Smith

Business & Economics

Aeon J. Skoble

Latest: The Simpsons and Philosophy · 7mo ago

Books by Aeon J. Skoble

Philosophy & Religion

Alex Strathdee

Latest: Before The Bestseller · 5mo ago

Books by Alex Strathdee

Business & Economics

Alexandra Stein

Latest: Inside Out · 5mo ago

Books by Alexandra Stein

Alice Schroeder

Latest: The Snowball · 3w ago

Books by Alice Schroeder

Biography & Memoir

Alice Steinbach

Latest: Without Reservations · 5mo ago

Books by Alice Steinbach

Amanda Skenandore

Latest: The Medicine Woman of Galveston · 1mo ago

Books by Amanda Skenandore

Historical Fiction

Andrew J. Schiff

Latest: How an Economy Grows and Why It… · 8mo ago

Books by Andrew J. Schiff

Business & Economics

Ariel Sullivan

3 books · not yet reviewed

Benjamin Stevenson

7 books · not yet reviewed

Bob Spitz

Latest: The Beatles · 6mo ago

Books by Bob Spitz

Biography & Memoir

Cameron Stewart

Latest: Batgirl of Burnside · 3mo ago

Books by Cameron Stewart

Graphic Novels & Comics

Carl Sagan

Latest: The Demon-Haunted World · 7mo ago

Books by Carl Sagan

Science & Nature

Carl Sandburg

Latest: Abraham Lincoln · 3w ago

Books by Carl Sandburg

Biography & Memoir

Catherine Steadman

Latest: Something in the Water · 6mo ago

Books by Catherine Steadman

Cheryl Strayed

Latest: Wild · 4mo ago

Books by Cheryl Strayed

Christina Spangler

Latest: Lighting Design Basics · 6mo ago

Books by Christina Spangler

Claire Saffitz

Latest: Dessert Person · 2mo ago

Books by Claire Saffitz

Clea Shearer

Latest: [By Clea Shearer] The Home Edit · 5mo ago

Books by Clea Shearer

Daniel J. Siegel

Latest: No-Drama Discipline · 7mo ago

Books by Daniel J. Siegel

Parenting & Child Development

Danielle Steel

Latest: Dangerous Games · 7mo ago

Books by Danielle Steel

David Lloyd Shepard

Latest: MIND · 3mo ago

Books by David Lloyd Shepard

David Sedaris

Latest: The Land and Its People · 2mo ago

Books by David Sedaris

David Sussillo

Latest: Emergence · 1mo ago

Books by David Sussillo

Dr. Seuss

Latest: Sing the 50 United States! · 3mo ago

Books by Dr. Seuss

Children's Books

E. Salvador

Latest: Please Don't Go · 3d ago

Books by E. Salvador

Elizabeth George Speare

Latest: The Bronze Bow · 5mo ago

Books by Elizabeth George Speare

Historical Fiction

Elizabeth Strout

Latest: Olive, Again · 2mo ago

Books by Elizabeth Strout

Literary Fiction

Fredric Schiffer

Latest: Good-bye Anxiety, Depression, A… · 1mo ago

Books by Fredric Schiffer

Gad Saad

Latest: Suicidal Empathy · 5mo ago

Books by Gad Saad

Politics & Society

Gale Straub

Latest: She Explores · 5mo ago

Books by Gale Straub

Travel & Adventure

Gene Stone

Latest: How Not to Die · 2mo ago

Books by Gene Stone

Health & Wellness

Gregory Scott

Latest: The Iron Crossing · 4mo ago

Books by Gregory Scott

Historical Fiction

Heather Schneider

5 books · not yet reviewed

Helen Scheuerer

Latest: Blood & Steel · 2w ago

Books by Helen Scheuerer

J. D. Salinger

Latest: The Catcher in the Rye · 6mo ago

Books by J. D. Salinger

James Sinclair

Latest: Starting a StartUp · 5mo ago

Books by James Sinclair

Business & Economics

James Swallow

Latest: Fear to Tread · 4d ago

Books by James Swallow

Science Fiction

Jane Smiley

Latest: A Thousand Acres · 2mo ago

Books by Jane Smiley

Literary Fiction

Jared Springer

Latest: I'll Be Happy When ... · 2mo ago

Books by Jared Springer

Self-Help & Personal Development

Jean-Philippe Soulé

Latest: Dancing with Death · 5mo ago

Books by Jean-Philippe Soulé

Jeffrey M. Schwartz

Latest: Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversa… · 3mo ago

Books by Jeffrey M. Schwartz

Jen Sincero

Latest: You Are a Badass · 3mo ago

Books by Jen Sincero

Self-Help & Personal Development

Jessica Irena Smith

Latest: The Night of the Crash · 5mo ago

Books by Jessica Irena Smith

Jessica Secrest

Latest: Of Course It's Good! · 3mo ago

Books by Jessica Secrest

John Seidensticker

Latest: Rabbits · 5mo ago

Books by John Seidensticker

Science & Nature

John Steinbeck

Latest: East of Eden · 3d ago

Books by John Steinbeck

Josh Silver

Latest: Fruit Fly · 3w ago

Books by Josh Silver

Literary Fiction

Julie Smith

Latest: Why Has Nobody Told Me This Bef… · 2w ago

Books by Julie Smith

Julius Spes

Latest: Liberation Psychology · 6mo ago

Books by Julius Spes

Karin Slaughter

Latest: We Are All Guilty Here · 2d ago

Books by Karin Slaughter

Kate Stewart

31 books · not yet reviewed

Katerina Schneider

Latest: Help Your Self · 5mo ago

Books by Katerina Schneider

Health & Wellness

Kathryn Stockett

Latest: The Calamity Club · 2mo ago

Books by Kathryn Stockett

Historical Fiction

Kelly Starrett

Latest: Becoming a Supple Leopard · 8mo ago

Books by Kelly Starrett

Science & Nature

Kevin Shawen

Latest: Starting a Business Now in Crea… · 5mo ago

Books by Kevin Shawen

Self-Help & Personal Development

Kim Schilling

Latest: Ferrets For Dummies 2e · 6mo ago

Books by Kim Schilling

Kim Scott

Latest: Radical Candor · 7mo ago

Books by Kim Scott

Business & Economics

Kylie Sakaida

Latest: So Easy So Good · 7mo ago

Books by Kylie Sakaida

L. J. Shen

29 books · not yet reviewed

Lisa Steele

Latest: The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook · 6mo ago

Books by Lisa Steele

Lou Schuler

Latest: The New Rules of Lifting · 7mo ago

Books by Lou Schuler

Health & Wellness

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Latest: Letters from a Stoic · 7mo ago

Books by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Philosophy & Religion

Maggie Shipstead

Latest: Great Circle · 3mo ago

Books by Maggie Shipstead

Literary Fiction

Marah Stets

Latest: Magnolia Table · 6mo ago

Books by Marah Stets

Mark Singleton

Latest: Yoga Body · 7mo ago

Books by Mark Singleton

Health & Wellness

Mark Stevenson

Latest: AN Optimist's Tour of the Future · 6mo ago

Books by Mark Stevenson

Biography & Memoir

Maurice Sendak

Latest: Where the Wild Things Are · 8mo ago

Books by Maurice Sendak

Children's Books

Michelle Simms-Reiter

Latest: It's Never about the Money · 2w ago

Books by Michelle Simms-Reiter

Career & Leadership

Mitch Sebourn

Latest: The Things We Cannot Say · 6mo ago

Books by Mitch Sebourn

Historical Fiction

Mitchell Scanlon

Latest: Descent of Angels · 1w ago

Books by Mitchell Scanlon

Science Fiction

Monks of New Skete

Latest: The Art of Raising a Puppy · 4mo ago

Books by Monks of New Skete

Myquillyn Smith

Latest: Cozy Minimalist Home · 5mo ago

Books by Myquillyn Smith

Nicholas Sparks

Latest: Counting Miracles · 2mo ago

Books by Nicholas Sparks

Patrick Stewart

Latest: Making It So · 3mo ago

Books by Patrick Stewart

Pete Sumner

Latest: The 5am Habit · 6mo ago

Books by Pete Sumner

Self-Help & Personal Development

Peter D. Schiff

Latest: How an Economy Grows and Why It… · 8mo ago

Books by Peter D. Schiff

Business & Economics

Ramit Sethi

Latest: I Will Teach You to Be Rich · 7mo ago

Books by Ramit Sethi

Self-Help & Personal Development

Riley Sager

Latest: The Only One Left · 3w ago

Books by Riley Sager

Romy Shiller

Latest: Who Knew? · 3w ago

Books by Romy Shiller

Rupert Sheldrake

Latest: Dogs That Know When Their Owner… · 6mo ago

Books by Rupert Sheldrake

Science & Nature

Ruta Sepetys

Latest: Salt to the Sea · 3mo ago

Books by Ruta Sepetys

Historical Fiction

Sable Sorensen

Latest: Fury Bound · 1mo ago

Books by Sable Sorensen

Sam Silverstein

Latest: No Excuses for a Day · 5mo ago

Books by Sam Silverstein

Self-Help & Personal Development

Sam Stall

Latest: The Cat Owner's Manual · 6mo ago

Books by Sam Stall

Sarah Susanka

Latest: The Not So Big House · 6mo ago

Books by Sarah Susanka

Saratoga Schaefer

Latest: The Last Time We Drowned · 1mo ago

Books by Saratoga Schaefer

Sean Smith

Latest: Victoria Beckham · 3mo ago

Books by Sean Smith

Biography & Memoir

Shel Silverstein

Latest: The Giving Tree · 8mo ago

Books by Shel Silverstein

Children's Books

Simon Sinek

Latest: Start with Why · 3mo ago

Books by Simon Sinek

Career & Leadership

Simon Singh

Latest: The Simpsons and Their Mathemat… · 7mo ago

Books by Simon Singh

Science & Nature

Stan Shubel

Latest: Aquarium Care of Fancy Guppies · 5mo ago

Books by Stan Shubel

Stanton Samenow

Latest: Inside the Criminal Mind · 6mo ago

Books by Stanton Samenow

Steve Sarner

Latest: Before The Bestseller · 5mo ago

Books by Steve Sarner

Business & Economics

Tahir Shah

Latest: The Caliph's House · 7mo ago

Books by Tahir Shah

Travel & Adventure

Tamara Ireland Stone

Latest: Every Last Word · 6mo ago

Books by Tamara Ireland Stone

Thomas J. Stanley

Latest: The Millionaire Next Door · 8mo ago

Books by Thomas J. Stanley

Business & Economics

Thomas Sowell

Latest: Basic Economics · 8mo ago

Books by Thomas Sowell

Business & Economics

Timothy Snyder

Latest: On Tyranny · 8mo ago

Books by Timothy Snyder

Tui T. Sutherland

Latest: The Hidden Kingdom · 2w ago

Books by Tui T. Sutherland

Children's Books

V. E. Schwab

Latest: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue · 7mo ago

Books by V. E. Schwab

Wallace Stegner

Latest: Angle of Repose · 4mo ago

Books by Wallace Stegner

Literary Fiction

William L. Shirer

Latest: The Rise and Fall of the Third… · 7mo ago

Books by William L. Shirer

Zindel Segal

Latest: The Mindful Way through Depression · 8mo ago

Books by Zindel Segal

Self-Help & Personal Development

Zoë Schlanger

Latest: The Light Eaters · 2mo ago

Books by Zoë Schlanger

Science & Nature