31 Must Read Books That Start With X

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Have you ever heard of books that starts with X? Most likely not, and you probably haven’t read one either. It’s time to change that whether you want to tick it off your bucket list or if you want to complete the A-Z reading challenge.  

This detailed list of 31 amazing books that start with X is special. Usually, most booklists exclude words such as “The’ or “A” as being a part of the book title. This list only contains books that specifically begin with the letter X and none other. 

The publication dates and genres of the books are listed below to ensure that you know exactly what you’re getting into. Choose wisely as there are lots of great options, but the one that stands out the most.

31 Best Books That Start With X

1. X-It – Jane George

2. X – Sue Grafton

3. X Isle – Steve Augarde

4. Xanadu – Jane Yolen

5. Xone of Contention – Piers Anthony

6. Xorandor – Christine Brooke-Rose

7. Xtabentum: A Novel of Yucatan – Rosy Hugener

8. Xeni – Rebekah Weatherspoon

9. X’s For Eyes – Laird Barron

10. X in Flight – Karen Rivers

11. Xan – Patrick Tilley

12. XY: On Masculine Identity

13. Xena: Warrior Princess Official Guide To The Xenaverse

14. X-Factor

15. X-Men: Magneto Testament

16. X Y, Z

17. Xingu 1916

18. X-Men: X-Cutioner’s Song

19. XX

20. XOXO

21. Xenophobia

22. Xenocide

23. X Marks the Spot: An Anthology of Treasure and Theft

24. XOXO, Piper

25. X-treme Cuisine: An Adrenaline-Charged Cookbook for the Young at Heart

26. X’ed Out

27. XAIPE

28. Xs: An Allie Armington Mystery

29. X Returns: The Exorsistah 2

30. X-Ray Mabel and Her Magic Specs

31. Xenolith

X-It by Jane George

X-It      Paperback – 29 March 2012

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult

Published: 2012

X by Sue Grafton

X by Sue Grafton(2016-08-02)      Mass Market Paperback

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Crime, Audiobook, Mystery Thriller, Detective, Thriller

Published: 2015

X Isle by Steve Augarde

X-Isle      Paperback – 8 November 2011

Genres: Young Adult, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Post Apocalyptic, Fantasy, Adventure, Thriller

Published: 2009

Xanadu by Jane Yolen

Xanadu 2      Hardcover – 1 January 1994

Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories, Fiction, Anthologies, Science Fiction, Collections

Published: 1993

Xone of Contention by Piers Anthony

Xone of Contention (The Xanth Novels)      Kindle Edition

Published: 1999

Xorandor by Christine Brooke-Rose

Xorandor      Hardcover – 1 January 1995

Published: 1986

Xtabentum: A Novel of Yucatan by Rosy Hugener

Xtabentum: A Novel of Yucatan      Paperback – 25 January 2011

Published: 2010

Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon

XENI: A Marriage of Inconvenience (Loose Ends Book 2)      Kindle Edition

Published: 2019

X’s For Eyes by Laird Barron

X's For Eyes      Paperback – 11 December 2015

Published: 2015

X in Flight by Karen Rivers

X in Flight (XYZ Trilogy Book 1)      Kindle Edition

Published: 2007

Xan by Patrick Tilley

Xan      Paperback – 24 April 1986

Published: 1986

XY: On Masculine Identity by Élisabeth Badinter

XY: On Masculine Identity      Paperback – 11 March 1997

Published: 1992

Xena: Warrior Princess Official Guide To The Xenaverse by Robert Weisbrot

Xena Warrior Princess: The Official Guide to the Xenaverse      Paperback – 5 March 1998

Published: 1998

X-Factor by Sean Michael

X-Factor      Kindle Edition

Published: 2010

X-Men: Magneto Testament by Greg Pak

X-Men: Magneto - Testament      Kindle & comiXology

Published: 2009

X Y, Z by Jess Molyneux

X Y, Z      Paperback – 11 June 2017

Published: 2017

Xingu 1916 by Edith Wharton

Xingu      Paperback – 14 September 2017

Novella

Published: 1916

X-Men: X-Cutioner’s Song by Scott Lobdell

X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song: X-cutioners Song      Kindle & comiXology

Published: 1994

XX by Angela Chadwick

XX: The must-read feminist dystopian thriller      Paperback – 11 June 2019

Published: 2018

XOXO by Deborah Bladon

XOXO (The Calvettis of New York Book 4)      Kindle Edition

Published: 2021

Xenocide by Larry Kollar

Xenocide      Kindle Edition

Published: 2011

X Marks the Spot: An Anthology of Treasure and Theft by Lisa Mangum

X Marks the Spot: An Anthology of Treasure and Theft      Hardcover – 17 January 2020

Published: 2020

XOXO, Piper by Ginger Li

XOXO, Piper: A Sweet YA Romance      Paperback – 25 September 2022

Published: 2021

X-treme Cuisine: An Adrenaline-Charged Cookbook for the Young at Heart by Robert Earl

Xtreme Cuisine      Hardcover – 1 October 2002

Published: 2002

X’ed Out by Charles Burns

X'ed Out      Hardcover – 19 October 2010

Published: 2010

XAIPE by E.E. Cummings

Xaipe      Paperback – 8 January 2010

Published: 1950

Xs: An Allie Armington Mystery by Louise Gaylord

Xs, An Allie Armington Mystery      Kindle Edition

Published: 2005

X Returns: The Exorsistah 2 by Claudia Mair Burney

X Returns: The Exorsistah 2      Mass Market Paperback – 28 October 2010

Published: 2010

X-Ray Mabel and Her Magic Specs by Claire Fletcher

X-Ray Mabel And Her Magic Specs      Hardcover – 2 September 1999

Published: 1999

Xenolith by A. Sparrow 

Xenolith (The Convergence Book 1)      Kindle Edition

Published: 2009

Xenophobia by Peter Cawdron – Highly Recommended

Xenophobia      Paperback – 22 June 2013

Published: 2013

The Bottom Line 

This booklist is updated regularly and new additions are added for the newest releases. If you don’t find the perfect book beginning with X, then make sure to come back later to decide on more options. Happy readings and enjoy some books that start with X.

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