Open Books Challenge 2025: Books with more than 600 pages

Updated December 31, 2024
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The winners
Backman, Fredrik
Paper Book
City of heavenly fire
Clare, Cassandra.
Paper Book
Shadowhunters and demons square off for the final showdown in the spellbinding, seductive conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series--now with a gorgeous new cover, a map, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content! City of Heavenly Fire is a...
Shogun : a novel of Japan
Clavell, James.
Paper Book
The classic epic novel of feudal Japan that captured the heart of a culture and the imagination of the world, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few...
World Without End The Pillars of the Earth Series, Book 2
Follett, Ken.
Ebook
#1 New York Times Bestseller In 1989, Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected.
Outlander Outlander Series, Book 1
Gabaldon, Diana.
Paper Book
Claire Randall is leading a double life. She has a husband in one century, and a lover in another... In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon--when she innocently touches a boulder in one of the...
The dawn of everything : a new history of humanity
Graeber, David
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   Renowned activist and public intellectual David Graeber teams up with professor of comparative archaeology David Wengrow to deliver a trailblazing account of human history, challenging our most fundamental...
Wellness : a novel
Hill, Nathan
Paper Book
OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nix, a witty and poignant new novel about modern marriage, the often baffling pursuit of health and happiness, and the stories that bind us together "A hilarious and moving...
Tricks
Hopkins, Ellen.
Paper Book
Five troubled teenagers fall into prostitution as they search for freedom, safety, community, family, and love in this #1 New York Times bestselling novel from Ellen Hopkins. "When all choice is taken from you, life becomes a game of survival." Five teenagers...
The last chairlift : a novel
Irving, John
Paper Book
" John Irving, one of the world's greatest novelists, returns with his first novel in seven years--a ghost story, a love story, and a lifetime of sexual politics. In Aspen, Colorado, in 1941, Rachel Brewster is a slalom skier at the National Downhill and...
A Brief History of Seven Killings A Novel
James, Marlon.
Ebook
Winner of the Booker Prize One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century One of Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Books of the Decade One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years ...
Killing season : a thriller
Kellerman, Faye
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman delivers an electrifying novel of suspense as a young man s investigation into his sister s death draws him into the path of a sadistic serial killer. He went searching for the truth. Now a killer has found him. The more you know, the more...
Nightmares & dreamscapes
King, Stephen
Paper Book
Includes the story "It Grows on You"--set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine The classic short story collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King. A wrong turn on a lonely road lands a wayward couple in Rock and Roll Heaven...
House of earth and blood
Maas, Sarah J.
Paper Book
The first book in Sarah J. Maas's #1 bestselling Crescent City series. Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life-working hard all day and partying all night-until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the...
The mirror & the light
Mantel, Hilary
Paper Book
"If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?" England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Thomas Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith's...
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
McCullough, David
Paper Book
This monumental book tells the enthralling story of one of the greatest accomplishments in our nation's history, the building of what was then the longest suspension bridge in the world. The Brooklyn Bridge rose out of the expansive era following the Civil War, when Americans believed all things...
Alaska A Novel
Michener, James A.
CD
In a novel that ranges from the near-forgotten past to the highly technological present, from self-defense to self-determination, James Michener reveals Alaska's emotional and at times violent history. It is a stirring portrait of a community living on the edge of the world, claiming a bold...
A promised land
Obama, Barack
Paper Book
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making--from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE * NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK...
Eldest
Paolini, Christopher.
Paper Book
Don't miss the eagerly anticipated epic new fantasy from Christopher Paolini--Murtagh! New magic and new threats take flight in Book Two of the Inheritance Cycle, perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings! This New York Times bestselling series has sold over 40 million...
The wise man's fear
Rothfuss, Patrick
Ebook
Discover book two of Patrick Rothfuss' #1 New York Times-bestselling epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle. "I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss." --Lin-Manuel Miranda DAY TWO: THE WISE MAN'S FEAR   "There are three things...
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter Series, Book 4
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those...
Paris : the novel
Rutherfurd, Edward.
Paper Book
From the grand master of the historical novel comes a dazzling epic portrait of Paris that leaps through centuries as it weaves the tales of families whose fates are forever entwined with the City of Lights.     This breathtaking multigenerational saga takes readers...
The rise and fall of D.O.D.O. : a novel
Stephenson, Neal
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Goodreads Choice Awards Semifinalist! B&N Editor's Pick - Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2017  From bestselling author Neal Stephenson and critically acclaimed novelist Nicole Galland comes a captivating and complex near-future...
Termination shock : a novel
Stephenson, Neal
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller From Neal Stephenson--who coined the term "metaverse" in his 1992 novel Snow Crash--comes a sweeping, prescient new thriller that transports readers to a near-future world in which the greenhouse effect has inexorably resulted in a whirling-dervish...
My name is Barbra
Streisand, Barbra
Paper Book
The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television Barbra Streisand is by any account a living legend, a woman who in a career spanning six decades has excelled in every area of entertainment. She is among the handful of EGOT winners (Emmy,...
Anna Karenina a novel in eight parts
Tolstoy, Leo, graf
Paper Book
Love... it means too much to me, far more than you can understand.At its simplest, Anna Karenina is a love story. It is a portrait of a beautiful and intelligent woman whose passionate love for a handsome officer sweeps aside all other ties - to her marriage and to the network of relationships and...
The covenant of water : a novel
Verghese, Abraham
Paper Book
The Covenant of Water is the long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, the author of the major word-of-mouth bestseller Cutting for Stone, which has sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States alone and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for over two years...
A. Lincoln a biography
White, Ronald C.
Paper Book
"If you read one book about Lincoln, make it A. Lincoln."--USA Today NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post * The Philadelphia Inquirer * The Christian Science Monitor * St. Louis Post-Dispatch.  ...
The Warmth of Other Suns The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Wilkerson, Isabel.
Ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER * TIME'S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE * ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S FIVE BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY   "A brilliant and stirring epic . . . Ms. Wilkerson does for the...
Familiaris
Wroblewski, David
Paper Book
OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK FOR SUMMER 2024 The follow-up to the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, Familiaris is the stirring origin story of the Sawtelle family and the remarkable dogs that carry the Sawtelle name....

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