Hennepin County Library users checked out more than 11.3 million physical and digital items across the system this year.
Readers were most excited about the “romantasy” category, a blend of romance and fantasy, as well as new voices from indie publishers, Kay Yang Cha, the library’s adult fiction selector, said in a news release.
New mystery and science fiction titles from new authors also graced bookshelves this year, she said.
Here are the books that were most in demand from library cardholders in 2024.
Adult – print
- “The River We Remember: A Novel,” by William Kent Krueger
- “The Women,” by Kristin Hannah
- “Tom Lake: A Novel,” by Ann Patchett
- “Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel,” by Bonnie Garmus
- “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store,” by James McBride
- “The Covenant of Water,” by Abraham Verghese
- “Demon Copperhead: A Novel,” by Barbara Kingsolver
- “The Exchange: After the Firm,” by John Grisham
- “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A Novel,” by Gabrielle Zevin
- “Fourth Wing,” by Rebecca Yarros
Adult – eBook
- “The Women: A Novel,” by Kristin Hannah
- “Don’t Believe It,” by Charlie Donlea
- “Tom Lake: A Novel,” by Ann Patchett
- “It Starts With Us: A Novel,” by Colleen Hoover
- “The River We Remember: A Novel,” by William Kent Krueger
- “Fourth Wing,” by Rebecca Yarros
- “Funny Story,” by Emily Henry
- “Just for the Summer,” by Abby Jimenez
- “Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel,” by Bonnie Garmus
- “The Exchange: After the Firm,” by John Grisham
Juvenile – print
- Various titles from the “Dog Man” and “Cat Kid Comic Club” series, both by Dav Pilkey, took up all 10 spots for juvenile print books.
Juvenile – eBook
