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Published January 6, 2025

2024’s Most Popular Titles at BPL!

Collage of the top books circulated books of 2024
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!