The Most Checked Out Library Books
Libraries are amazing assets for their communities, bringing together an amazing array of resources, events that everyone can enjoy, and a treasure trove of books to explore! This past year, readers have been flocking to their local library to discover new reads. We looked to the New York Public Library to see what books were checked out the most in all five boroughs! Explore the most popular reads below!
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by Bonnie Garmus
Meet Elizabeth Zott: “A gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social convention” (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a beloved TV cooking show.
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin
Sam and Sadie — two college friends, often in love, but never lovers — become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. It is a love story, but not one you have read before.
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride
From James McBride, author of the bestselling Oprah’s Book Club pick Deacon King Kong and the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird comes a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them.
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Happy Place
by Emily Henry
A couple who broke up months ago pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.
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James (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
by Percival Everett
A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim’s point of view. Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a “literary icon” (Oprah Daily), and one of the most decorated writers of our lifetime, James is destined to be a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature.
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The Exchange
by John Grisham
John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a stunning legal thriller that marks the return of Mitch McDeere, the brilliant hero of The Firm — the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of America’s favorite storyteller.
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Hello Beautiful (Oprah’s Book Club)
by Ann Napolitano
From the author of Dear Edward comes a “powerfully affecting” (People) family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole? An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it.
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The Guest
by Emma Cline
A young woman pretends to be something she isn’t in this “spellbinding” (Vogue), “smoldering” (The Washington Post) novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls. Taut, propulsive, and impossible to look away from, Emma Cline’s The Guest is a spellbinding literary achievement.
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Pineapple Street: A GMA Book Club Pick
by Jenny Jackson
A deliciously funny, sharply observed debut of family, love, and class, this zeitgeisty novel follows three women in one wealthy Brooklyn clan. Rife with the indulgent pleasures of life among New York’s one-percenters, Pineapple Street is a smart, escapist novel that sparkles with wit.
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Good Material: A Read with Jenna Pick
by Dolly Alderton
From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love: A sharply funny and exquisitely relatable story of romantic disaster and friendship, Dolly Alderton offers up a love story with two endings, demonstrating once again why she is one of the most exciting writers today and the true voice of a generation.
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Crying in H Mart
by Michelle Zauner
From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American — “in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself” (NPR).
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Never Too Late
by Danielle Steel
From Danielle Steel, a stirring novel about a woman striking out on her own after loss as her adult daughters try to find their own independent paths in life. In this powerful and moving novel, Steel illuminates the importance of human connection and embracing brave change, proving it’s never too late for a brand-new start.
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