Start with high-confidence islam general books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
The Qur'an
Jane McAuliffe
Shi'ism
Heinz Halm, Janet Watson
The Shia Revival
Vali Nasr
In the Shade of the Qur'an Vol. 18 (fi Zilal Al-qur'an)
Sayyid Qutb, Adil Salahi
Letters to a Young Muslim
Omar Saif Ghobash
Dear Moon
Zayneb Haleem
A Concise Guide to the Quran
Ayman S. Ibrahim
Shariah Law
Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Mohammad Kamali
Speaking in God's Name
Khaled Abou El Fadl
Faith and Reason in Islam
Averroes, Ibrahim Najjar
The Road to Mecca
Muhammad Asad
