Did you make much progress on your 2025 reading list?
The Cuyahoga County Public Library just named its most borrowed books of 2025. Fortunately, my terrific book club keeps me on track with interesting selections throughout the year, often forcing me outside of my comfort zone, book-wise. I’m halfway through our January pick, “The Mighty Red,” by Louise Erdrich (it’s terrific), and if anyone has suggestions for me to take to our February meeting, feel free to message me at [email protected]. ~Marie
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Without further ado, here’s the list:
Adult Fiction (print)
1. The Women by Kristin Hannah
2. The Wedding People by Alison Espach
3. James by Percival Everett
4. All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
5. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
6. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
7. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
8. Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
9. The Tenant by Freida McFadden
10. The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden
Adult Non-Fiction (print)
1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
2. The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
3. The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene
4. Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten
5. Little Detours and Spiritual Adventures by Regina Brett
6. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
7. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
8. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
9. Good Energy by Casey Means, MD
10. Cher, Part One: The Memoir by Cher
Most borrowed ebook titles, fiction
1. The Women: A Novel by Kristin Hannah
2. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
3. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
4. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
5. Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
6. The Wedding People: A Novel by Alison Espach
7. The God of the Woods: A Novel by Liz Moore
8. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
9. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
10. The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
Most borrowed ebook titles, nonfiction
1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
2. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb
3. Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten
4. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Johnathan Haidt
5. Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham
6. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
7. The House of My Mother: A Daughter’s Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke
8. When Breath Becomes Air: Pulitzer Prize Finalist by Paul Kalanithi
9. Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams
10. Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green
