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- U.S.A. (trilogy)Series of novels written by John Dos Passos
- Ugaritic textsCorpus of ancient cuneiform texts discovered in Syria
- Ultraman (character)Japanese superhero
- Ulysses (novel)1922 novel by James Joyce
- Unauthorized biographyAn unauthorized biography sometimes called a kiss-and-tell, or a tell-all, is a biography
- Uncle TomTitle character of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Uncle Tom's Cabin1852 novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Undercover BrothersThe Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers is a detective fiction series of books published by Al
- Universal access to educationAbility of all people to have equal opportunity in education
- Unreliable narratorNarrator whose credibility is compromised
- Up from Slavery1901 autobiography by Booker T. Washington
- Urashima TarōProtagonist of a Japanese fairy tale
- Urashima Tarō (otogi-zōshi)Urashima Tarō (浦島太郎) is a Japanese otogi-zōshi in one volume.
- Urban fantasyGenre of fiction, subgenre of fantasy
- Urban legendForm of modern folklore
- UtopiaImaginary community with desirable qualities
- Utopia (book)1516 book by Thomas More