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Posted on: February 17, 2020

What's Hot! Top Titles of January

Top Books January 2020

What’s hot at your library? See what your community is reading and watching! At the end of each month, our staff compiles a list of the most popular fiction books, non-fiction books, and DVDs in the library’s collection. The list includes a number of thrillers, but overall we have a pretty interesting spread! Below are the top fifteen most borrowed items last month in each category. Did your favorite book make the list? Check out the top DVDs that were checked out this past month and maybe find something new to watch!


Top Titles in Fiction

Covers for top 5 titles of January in Fiction

  1. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
  2. One Good Deed by David Baldacci
  3. The Guardians by John Grisham
  4. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
  5. The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg
  6. Redemption by David Baldacci
  7. Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child
  8. The Institute by Stephen King
  9. The Night Fire by Michael Connelly
  10. Quantum by Patricia Daniels
  11. Criss Cross by James Patterson
  12. Robert B. Parker’s Angel Eyes by Ace Atkins
  13. Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci
  14. Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich
  15. The Reckoning by John Grisham

Top Titles in Non-Fiction

Top NF Titles of Jan 2020

  1. Hymns of the Republic by S.C. Gwynne
  2. Women and C.S. Lewis by Mary Pomroy Key
  3. Inside Out: A Memoir by Demi Moore
  4. Little Weirds by Jenny Slate
  5. The Pioneer Woman Cooks:  A Year of Holidays by Ree Drummond
  6. Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
  7. Becoming by Michelle Obama
  8. Outer Order, Inner Calm by Gretchin Rubin
  9. Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
  10. A Warning by Anonymous
  11. The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
  12. Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
  13. Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers by Brian Kilmeade
  14. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
  15. Treating People Well by Lea Berman

Top Titles in DVD/Blu-Ray

Top AV Titles of Jan 2020

  1. Rocketman
  2. Captain Marvel
  3. Yesterday
  4. Crazy Rich Asians
  5. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum 
  6. Aladdin
  7. Avengers: Endgame
  8. Aquaman
  9. The Great Gatsby
  10. Hobbs & Shaw
  11. The Art of Racing in the Rain
  12. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
  13. Toy Story 4
  14. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
  15. Crawl

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