Most Popular Books of 2025

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The results are in! We've tallied up the checkouts and identified the most borrowed books at the library in 2025. Explore our top ten lists spanning everything from Young Adult Fiction to Adult Non-Fiction to Easy Readers.

Each list reflects checkout data for physical books at the Pulaski County Public Library over the course of 2025, ranked by popularity.

To learn more about any title or place a hold, visit our online catalog: https://catalog.pulaskicounty.lib.in.us/webopac/

Adult Fiction

  1. “Hidden Nature” by Nora Roberts
  2. “The Writer” by James Patterson and J.D. Barker
  3. “25 Alive” by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
  4. “Paranoia” by James Patterson and James O. Born
  5. “The Boyfriend” by Freida McFadden
  6. “Broken Country” by Clare Leslie Hall
  7. “Blood Moon” by Sandra Brown
  8. “Say You’ll Remember Me” by Abby Jimenez
  9. “Counting Miracles” by Nicholas Sparks
  10. “For Richer for Poorer” by Danielle Steel

Adult Non-Fiction

  1. “The Let Them Theory” by Mel Robbins
  2. “Melania” by Melania Trump
  3. “Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions” by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey
  4. “Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations” by Alton Brown
  5. “Practical Candle Magic” by Rachel Patterson
  6. “Cast-Iron Cooking: Fresh and Timeless Comfort Food for Sharing” by Julia Rutland
  7. “The Hope of Heaven: How the Promise of Eternity Changes Everything” by Sheila Walsh
  8. “1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History – and How It Shattered a Nation” by Andrew Ross Sorkin
  9. “Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice” by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
  10. “I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen: And Other Lies I Think Will Make Me Happy” by Kate Strickler

Young Adult Fiction

  1. “Sunrise on the Reaping” by Suzanne Collins
  2. “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas
  3. “Nothing Like the Movies” by Lynn Painter
  4. “Throne of Glass” by Sarah J. Maas
  5. “We’ll Always Have Summer” by Jenny Han
  6. “A Thousand Boy Kisses” by Tillie Cole
  7. “It’s Not Summer Without You” by Jenny Han
  8. “The Outsiders” by S. E. Hinton
  9. “Binding 13” by Chloe Walsh
  10. “A Court of Mist and Fury” by Sarah J. Maas

Juvenile Fiction

  1. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer” by Jeff Kinney
  2. “Batman's missions” by Beth Davies
  3. “Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets” by Dav Pilkey
  4. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal” by Jeff Kinney
  5. “Monster High” by Lisi Harrison
  6. “Power Up” by Julia March
  7. “A Crazy Day with Cobras” by Mary Pope Osborne
  8. “Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower” by Peggy Parish
  9. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot” by Jeff Kinney
  10. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules” by Jeff Kinney

Juvenile Non-Fiction

  1. “Predator Face-Off” by Melissa Stewart
  2. “Animal Superpowers” by Andrea Silen
  3. “Prehistoric Sea Monsters” by Stephanie Warren Drimmer
  4. “Spider-Man Bugs Out!” by Daka Hermon
  5. “T. rex” by Andrea Silen
  6. “Trains” by Amy Shields
  7. “Night Sky” by Stephanie Warren Drimmer
  8. “Red Pandas” by Laura Marsh
  9. “Weird but True! 1: 350 Outrageous Facts” by National Geographic Society
  10. “Weird but True! Gross: 300 Slimy, Sticky, and Smelly facts” by National Geographic Kids

Easy Juvenile

  1. “Bluey: Swim School” by Penguin Young Readers
  2. “Meet Fiona the Hippo” by Richard Cowdrey with Donald Wu
  3. “Curious George: Roller Coaster” by Monica Perez
  4. “PAW Patrol: Rubble to the Rescue!” by Kristen Depken
  5. “Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes” by James Dean and Eric Litwin
  6. “Peppa Pig: New Glasses” by Reika Chan
  7. “Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues” by Kimberly and James Dean
  8. “Pinkalicious: Kittens! Kittens! Kittens!” by Victoria Kann
  9. “Safety First!” by Courtney Carbone
  10. “Princess Charity's Golden Heart” by Jeanna Young & Jacqueline Johnson

Easy Readers & Board Books

  1. “Bluey: At Home with the Heelers” by Penguin Young Readers
  2. “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss
  3. “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” by Dr. Seuss
  4. “All About Bingo” by Penguin Young Readers
  5. “Blippi: One Happy Dog” by Thea Feldman and Adam Devaney
  6. “Fox in Socks” by Dr. Seuss
  7. “Nothing Scares a Dinosaur” by Jonathan Fenske
  8. “Bluey and Bingo's Book of Singy Things” by Penguin Young Readers
  9. “Bluey and Bingo's Book of Bugs” by Penguin Young Readers
  10. “Dog Can Hide” by Laura Gehl and Fred Blunt

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