Here you’ll find 30 Books that start with Y, organized alphabetically. They range from “Y: The Last Man” to “Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty”. This selection mixes literary fiction, memoirs, comics, and genre titles for broad discovery. Use it for reading lists, teaching, cataloging, and content ideas.
Books that start with Y are titles whose first word begins with the letter Y. They include influential works like “Y: The Last Man”, a landmark graphic novel that reshaped modern comics.
Below you’ll find the table with Title, Author, Year, Genre, and Notes.
Title: The full published title as readers see it, so you can quickly locate or reference the exact work.
Author: The credited author or creator, helping you find editions, follow an author’s bibliography, or sort by creator.
Year: The original publication or first edition year, which helps you judge historical context and edition relevance.
Genre: The primary category or style of the book, so you can match titles to reader interests or curricula.
Notes: Brief details such as awards, adaptations, or format that help you decide which titles suit your needs.
Books that start with Y
| Title | Author | Year | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y: The Last Man | Vaughan, Brian K. | 2002 | graphic novel |
| Year of Wonders | Brooks, Geraldine | 2001 | historical fiction |
| Yellow Birds | Powers, Kevin | 2012 | fiction |
| Yellowface | Kuang, R. F. | 2023 | fiction |
| Yes Please | Poehler, Amy | 2014 | memoir |
| Yes Man | Wallace, Danny | 2005 | memoir |
| Yes, Chef | Samuelsson, Marcus | 2012 | memoir |
| Yes | Bernhard, Thomas | 1978 | fiction |
| Yertle the Turtle | Seuss, Dr. | 1958 | children’s |
| Yoko | Wells, Rosemary | 1998 | children’s |
| Yotsuba&! | Azuma, Kiyohiko | 2003 | manga |
| Yiddish Policemen’s Union | Chabon, Michael | 2007 | fiction |
| Your Face Tomorrow | Marías, Javier | 2002 | fiction |
| Your Money or Your Life | Robin, Vicki; Dominguez, Joe | 1992 | non-fiction |
| Your Inner Fish | Shubin, Neil | 2008 | non-fiction |
| You Are a Badass | Sincero, Jen | 2013 | self-help |
| You Are Not a Gadget | Lanier, Jaron | 2010 | non-fiction |
| You Can’t Hurt Me | Goggins, David | 2018 | memoir |
| You Know When the Men Are Gone | Fallon, Siobhan | 2011 | fiction |
| Young Men and Fire | Maclean, Norman | 1992 | non-fiction |
| You Shall Know Our Velocity | Eggers, Dave | 2002 | fiction |
| You Don’t Know JS | Simpson, Kyle | 2014 | non-fiction |
| You Don’t Know Me | Klass, David | 1996 | YA |
| You Can Heal Your Life | Hay, Louise L. | 1984 | self-help |
| You Look Like a Thing and I Love You | Shane, Janelle | 2019 | non-fiction |
| Yoga Sutras of Patanjali | Patanjali | c. 400 | philosophy |
| Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty | Neri, G. | 2010 | graphic novel |
| You Will Know Me | Abbott, Megan | 2016 | fiction |
| You Can’t Go Home Again | Wolfe, Thomas | 1940 | fiction |
| You Cannot Be Serious | McEnroe, John | 2002 | memoir |
Descriptions
Y: The Last Man
Post-apocalyptic comic about the sole surviving man and his monkey; acclaimed for character-driven storytelling and social satire.
Year of Wonders
A woman documents a 17th-century English village’s moral and medical crisis during the plague; praised for research and emotional depth.
Yellow Birds
A lyrical Iraq War novel following a young soldier’s trauma and grief; noted for its spare, poetic prose.
Yellowface
Satirical, darkly comic novel about authorship, race, and fraud in contemporary publishing.
Yes Please
Humorous essays and life advice from the comedian and actor, blending memoir, sketches, and practical tips.
Yes Man
Comic account of a year-long experiment saying “yes” to everything, exploring spontaneity and personal change.
Yes, Chef
Chef Marcus Samuelsson’s memoir about food, identity, adoption, and rising through the culinary world.
Yes
Compact Austrian novel (translated) of obsession and illness, delivered in Bernhard’s intense, repetitive prose.
Yertle the Turtle
Classic Dr. Seuss picture book about a vain turtle king whose ambition topples him; an accessible fable about power.
Yoko
Picture book about a Japanese girl who brings sushi to school and learns about cultural acceptance.
Yotsuba&!
Charming slice-of-life manga following the wide-eyed child Yotsuba’s funny, innocent adventures.
Yiddish Policemen’s Union
Alternate-history detective novel set in a Jewish settlement in Alaska; blends noir, humor, and literary flair.
Your Face Tomorrow
Literary trilogy (English title) exploring memory, betrayal, and the ethics of interpretation in a deliberate prose style.
Your Money or Your Life
Popular personal-finance program that reframes spending, work, and values to pursue financial independence.
Your Inner Fish
Accessible evolutionary science tracing human anatomy back to ancient fish and other distant ancestors.
You Are a Badass
Brash, humorous self-help guide offering practical steps to boost confidence and change habits.
You Are Not a Gadget
Critique of digital culture arguing that tech design can erode individuality and creativity.
You Can’t Hurt Me
Hard-driving memoir of a Navy SEAL and ultra-athlete on mental toughness and overcoming trauma.
You Know When the Men Are Gone
Short-story collection portraying military families and the emotional costs of deployment on small-town life.
Young Men and Fire
Investigative literary account of the 1949 Mann Gulch wildfire and the crews who battled it.
You Shall Know Our Velocity
Road-novel comedy about two friends trying to do good with an inheritance; sharp, self-aware narration.
You Don’t Know JS
Influential technical series diving deep into JavaScript mechanics for programmers seeking mastery.
You Don’t Know Me
YA novel told in raw first-person as a teen grapples with family, identity, and love.
You Can Heal Your Life
Popular mind-body self-help book linking beliefs and emotions to health and recovery.
You Look Like a Thing and I Love You
Entertaining, accessible tour of AI behaviors and quirks for general readers, full of practical examples.
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Foundational yogic text of aphorisms on practice, meditation, and the nature of mind; central to yoga philosophy.
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
True-crime graphic novel about Robert “Yummy” Sandifer, examining poverty, youth violence, and systemic failure.
You Will Know Me
Psychological thriller about a competitive gymnast’s family, ambition, and a slice-of-life crisis that turns dark.
You Can’t Go Home Again
Posthumous novel exploring fame, change, and the impossibility of returning to one’s past life.
You Cannot Be Serious
Candid, heated memoir from the tennis star, blending match stories with personal reflection.