What We Read, According to the Cuyahoga County Public Library

What are you reading?

You can learn a lot about someone based on that simple question. Their answer can be a springboard to an interesting conversation, or it can fall flat if they’re not a reader. Don’t let yourself fall into the latter category. Here are the most borrowed books in 2024 from the Cuyahoga County Public Library. It’s a good list to use if you’re having a tough time coming up with interesting books to read.

Top 10 Adult Fiction

1. The Women: A Novel by Kristen Hannah
2. The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
3. Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel by Bonnie Garmus
4. Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel by Shelby Van Pelt
5. First Lie Wins: A Novel by Ashley Elston
6. Tom Lake: A Novel by Ann Patchett
7. Hello Beautiful: A Novel by Ann Napolitano
8. Funny Story by Emily Henry
9. Happy Place by Emily Henry
10. The Covenant of Water: A Novel by Abraham Verghese

Top 10 Adult Nonfiction

1. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
2. Tell Me Everything: A Memoir by Minka Kelly
3. Table for Two: Recipes for the Ones You Love by Bre Graham
4. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
5. Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning by Liz Cheney
6. Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden by Bill O’Reilly
7. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
8. Being Henry: The Fonz … and Beyond by Henry Winkler
9. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and a Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
10. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann