Name that Book

Have you forgotten the name of a book you once read? This group is here to help you find it again!

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TopicTopicMessagesLast Message 
Pinned — **Posting Guidelines--Read Me First!**15 unread / 15amanda4242, May 2025
Pinned — General help and topic title change requests162 unread / 162amanda4242, May 30
Pinned — Announcements70 unread / 70amanda4242, April 15
Pinned — Tips for Finding Requested Books28 unread / 28konallis, March 2025
Looking for a book1 unread / 1Vivette1986, Today 12:59pm
YA book on fantasy world (dissociation) and mental health institution2 unread / 2beyondthefourthwall, Today 11:33am
Arthouse type of book1 unread / 1urvalind, Today 9:37am
Urban(ish) fantasy pseudo early 1900s Western1 unread / 1Metallgoth, Yesterday 11:40am
Found: Children's Novels, 1970/80s, milkman + his current & former helpers5 unread / 5vorkosigan, Yesterday 11:38am
Depression Prohibition Era Outlaws47 unread / 47Bargle5, Yesterday 9:35am
YA SciFi novel. Colonizing another planet. References Heinlein's "Tunnel in the Sky"18 unread / 18Bargle5, Yesterday 9:35am
Children's Novels, 1970/80s, children meet on a Bren Gun Carrier1 unread / 1haine1r, Yesterday 9:00am
ancient japan, girl sold to brothel7 unread / 7MissSquish, Yesterday 1:09am
Old black man gets beaten by white male farmer, read it back in 20041 unread / 1bakhyunjun, Saturday 6:25am
YA novel: Twist is it's a ghost story1 unread / 1InkCat13, Thursday 11:06pm
Found: Children’s book circa 1960s about a boy on a cross country trip looking for fireworks4 unread / 4corian48, Wednesday 8:04pm
Looking for: 1970s/80s British children’s illustrated “scene and key” book1 unread / 1Aetchfish, Tuesday 9:57pm
Literary novel about an older string quartet musician obsessed with a younger woman1 unread / 1annelkdk, Tuesday 3:04pm
Girls dad disappears leaving only his clothes3 unread / 3keachachu, Tuesday 12:18pm
Looking for a YA novel: Popular Girl killed by Loner Girl3 unread / 3KokoroKirei, Monday 9:32pm
Title for this ghost story2 unread / 2keachachu, Monday 3:07pm
Looking for ww2 crashed pilot novel1 unread / 1andy.r123, Monday 2:42pm
Philosophical novel about writer choosing fiction over facts2 unread / 2Variationen, Monday 8:59am
Middle grade fantasy. Underwater kingdom. Huge bubble on cover.3 unread / 3DisassemblyOfReason, June 28
early scifi memory1 unread / 1duncan_george108, June 28
Illustrated version of Nutcracker with particular illustration6 unread / 6EKLC, June 26
Found: Children's book where alien friend of boy is thawed out after being frozen by enemy3 unread / 3EKLC, June 26
Help with title2 unread / 2amanda4242, June 26
Found: Adult Fiction Book About a Woman With Long Eyelashes3 unread / 3fungrljo, June 26
horror book - girl wearing purple with a mirror on the cover17 unread / 17prmills21, June 25
Mom in the title something about shouting or yelling.3 unread / 3Nooiniin, June 24
Children’s book about a talking blue dog3 unread / 3foggidawn, June 24
Mystery novel about woman who buys a book and discovers it is about her.4 unread / 4amysisson, June 24
Young adult novel about a summer with a sailboat5 unread / 5printlessfeet, June 24
Vampire lady and dinosaur vines comic1 unread / 1FarmerDan66, June 23
80's Picture Book about trading problems2 unread / 2saskia17, June 23
Find a Children's Racing Book, Possibly Wheels White?6 unread / 6keachachu, June 23
Astronauts with Neanderthal ancestry develop telepathy and are persecuted on their return to Earth1 unread / 1Robertgreaves, June 23
Fantasy Portal3 unread / 3WaffleKitten, June 22
Crime/thriller woman wrongly jailed for killing mother18 unread / 18grosvenorgirl, June 20
After accident, woman finds her mom and learns her past2 unread / 2geeky_g1010, June 19
Merchant navy visiting uncle who always says "money no object"2 unread / 2keachachu, June 18
Children’s book about tapestry of life1 unread / 1carogrinders, June 18
Found: Adopted feral child claims she's from another world. Aliens arrive; she's one of many "seeded" to prep Earth4 unread / 4MissSquish, June 17
Second Chance Romance11 unread / 11StrawberryCrumbs, June 16
spam1 unread / 1GracielaABC, June 15
SFF 1980's male teen goes on canoe trip and ends up in dystopian world8 unread / 8bluebutterflygrl, June 15
SciFi: Omnipotent Being Creates Universes, Stories of People Within32 unread / 32fuzzi, June 14
Finance Book, Title forgotten.1 unread / 1alex72016, June 14
Found: YA Summer Book Fantasy at Lake House4 unread / 4nessiebeliever10, June 13
Found: Portugese novel set 1930s Spanish Civil War4 unread / 4Cardboard_killer, June 13
Murder? Or suicide? - in Greece1 unread / 1MADNAV, June 12
A novel by Australian author about a grieving mother1 unread / 1Miss_Apples, June 12
Book about a missing teacher2 unread / 2vorkosigan, June 11
Trying to find a British children’s picture book about a dog1 unread / 1anniepot, June 11
Older book of short stories for children5 unread / 5Timelapse, June 11
Written Humor. A Kind of Man's Guide to Life, Not the one from the 2000s. Came out in the 80s26 unread / 26Bargle5, June 11
Looking for an old book about a house with blue shutters that burns down4 unread / 4MissSquish, June 11
Found: Novel about daughter reading mother’s diaries after an accident puts mother in a coma5 unread / 5nnedinma, June 10
Looking for standalone YA fantasy, girl/portal/leaves cover4 unread / 4KavitaChoudhary, June 9
Found: Meta Mystery from 80s/90s5 unread / 5MissSquish, June 9
Found: Looking for an adult fiction romance book from 20084 unread / 4rarm, June 8
Looking for 1980s HR2 unread / 2amanda4242, June 7
Looking for 1980s HR set in Caribbean2 unread / 2amanda4242, June 7
Crime/thriller book - people have to choose between either themselves or someone else who dies.6 unread / 6weretig, June 7
SF Short Story Sentient Alien Machines 50s-70s7 unread / 7Bargle5, June 7
YA Ghost Story3 unread / 3MissSquish, June 6
YA novel / short story (?): Boy trips rival who gets seriously injured3 unread / 3Nooiniin, June 6
Historical Romance book from the 80s4 unread / 4cryss827, June 5
Children's/teen fantasy chapter book about giants and a boy on a journey6 unread / 6RosetheReader, June 5
Help! Woman in 30-40's, plastic surgery to look in 20's. Has to learn lingo, bands, etc of new age group.1 unread / 1Books4Sonya, June 5
kids bedtime book1 unread / 1ashv, June 4
Three kidnapped children raised by a man called Father – reunite after his death?1 unread / 1stephanievogt13379, June 4
Found: Portal Fantasy series adult late 90s4 unread / 4slimikin, June 4
YA - magic, female magic, village in the woods5 unread / 5agirlreadsalot, June 3
Irish famine2 unread / 2Laurie309, June 1
Looking for an old children's story about a gosling left behind during migration who learns to survive and reunites with3 unread / 3Nooiniin, June 1
Scholastic Book fair collection of stories book with "The Bracelet" by Yoshiko Ushida2 unread / 2Timelapse, June 1
Edwardian novel about reluctant aristocrat5 unread / 5Mara_Wornan, June 1
A book like 'Harvest Home'2 unread / 2agirlreadsalot, June 1
Found: Set in Peoria, IL about father with pancreatic cancer3 unread / 3sillyCoelophysis, May 31
1980s YA @2 teen girls, 1 w/baby blue car1 unread / 1abner-mcghee, May 31
“Spinster” gardener moves in with new family3 unread / 3agirlreadsalot, May 31
YA/Romance Book, help me find it. I've searched everywhere can't find its name1 unread / 1riyafath1ma, May 30
Little girl pretends to be a cat2 unread / 2RosetheReader, May 30
Found: Young Reader 90's Vengeful Ghost3 unread / 3MissSquish, May 29
Midcentury dating manners3 unread / 3boomerman, May 29
Children's Racing book, possibly Wheels White?3 unread / 3dht125, May 29
YA Unconventional Mother1 unread / 1pottedplante816155, May 28
Ghost book2 unread / 2rhondak101book, May 27
Halloween Haunted House kids book1 unread / 1AngieHerzberg, May 27
Trying to find 1980s YA novel — NYC scavenger hunt, blonde boy, “Serendipity” necklace3 unread / 3welt-kids, May 27
Found: Book of stories in apartment building from mid-20004 unread / 4vorkosigan, May 25
YA ghost story involving a doll12 unread / 12MissSquish, May 24
British literary novel, probably published 1965–1980. Read in paperback around 1979–80.1 unread / 1TimesFlowStemmed, May 24
1980-2000 medieval romance, dead husband’s brother returns3 unread / 3pamcasey7, May 22
YA Ghost Story with Possession1 unread / 1PekaPi, May 22
Pop-up book, early 2000s, haunted mansion/castle, CGI graphics1 unread / 1charliejfg, May 22
Found: Illustrated mythology encyclopedia from 1970s/1980s, probably UK publisher9 unread / 9DuncanHill, May 21
realistic fiction/ya novel set in london1 unread / 1zohra246, May 21
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