2024’s Most Popular Titles at BPL!
As the year comes to a close, we’re excited to share the most popular books that captured our community’s imagination in 2024. From captivating fiction and children’s graphic novels to thought-provoking nonfiction, these are the top ten titles in each print category, as well as the most-read digital picks on OverDrive and Libby.
Dive into these lists to see which books made the biggest impact this year—maybe you’ll even find your next great read!
- The Women by Kristin Hannah
- James by Percival Everett
- Funny Story by Emily Henry
- Table for Two by Amor Towles
- The Hunter by Tana French
- The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
- Three-inch Teeth by C. J. Box
- Lost Birds: A Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito novel by Anne Hillerman
- Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson
- Sandwich by Catherine Newman
- An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
- Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning by Liz Cheney
- The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
- A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko
- The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an age of Extremism by Tim Alberta
- The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
- How to Know a Person: The art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks
- The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides
- Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg
- Winter Turning: The Graphic Novel by Tui T. Sutherland
- The Scarlet Shedder by Dav Pilkey as George Beard and Harold Hutchins
- Big Nate: This Means War! by Lincoln Peirce
- Influencers by Dav Pilkey
- Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-sitters Club #15) by Arley Nopra
- Legend of the Star Dragon by Tracey West
- Construction Site: Taking Flight! by Sherri Duskey Rinker and AG Ford
- Waverider (Amulet #9) by Kazu Kibuishi
- Together Forever (Making Friends #4) by Kristen Gudsnuk
- The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
- James
- The Women
- Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel
- Tom Lake
- Heaven & Earth
- Funny Story
- Demon Copperhead
- Covenant of Water
- Fourth Wing
- I’m Glad My Mom Died
Looking for more recommendations? Explore our Staff Favorites and Best Covers lists!
Here’s to a joyful year filled with amazing reads!