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Most Popular Books of 2023

Most Popular Books of 2023

Here are our most popular books of 2023 based on checkouts by our Mary Riley Styles Public Library patrons!

We've listed below the top circulating titles for several genres, including:

  • Fiction
  • Nonfiction
  • Mystery
  • Romance
  • Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Teen Fiction

CLICK HERE to view a complete list of all the titles, along with individual book descriptions and links to our catalog! 

 

Most Popular Fiction 2023

Most Popular Fiction of 2023

  1. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
  2. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
  3. Horse by Geraldine Brooks
  4. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zavin
  5. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
  6. Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
  7. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
  8. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
  9. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
  10. The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham

 

Most Popular NonFiction 2023

Most Popular Nonfiction of 2023

  1. Spare by Prince Harry
  2. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Terror by David Grann
  3. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
  4. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
  5. The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
  6. Falls Church: A Virginia Village Revisited by Bradley E. Gernand and Nan Netherton
  7. These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
  8. Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
  9. Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America by Maggie Haberman
  10. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Familiy from a Lifetime of Clutter by Margareta Magnusson

 

Most Popular Mysteries 2023

Most Popular Mystery of 2023

  1. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
  2. The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
  3. The Maid by Nita Prose
  4. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
  5. Exiles by Jane Harper
  6. The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear
  7. The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
  8. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murders by Jesse Q. Sutanto
  9. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
  10. Still Life by Louise Penny

 

Most Popular Romance 2023

Most Popular Romance of 2023

  1. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
  2. Things We Hide from the Light by Lucy Score
  3. Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score
  4. Beach Read by Emily Henry
  5. Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
  6. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
  7. The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas
  8. Exes & O's by Amy Lea
  9. When in Rome by Sarah Adams
  10. Twice in a Lifetime by Melissa Baron 

 

Most Popular Science Fiction and Fantasy

Most Popular Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2023

  1. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
  2. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
  3. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
  4. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
  5. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
  6. Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang
  7. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
  8. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
  9. The House of the Cerulean Sky by TJ Klune
  10. This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone

 

Most Popular Teen Fiction 2023

Most Popular Teen Fiction of 2023

  1. One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
  2. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
  3. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
  4. The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
  5. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
  6. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
  7. Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
  8. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  9. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
  10. Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

 

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