The titles below represent some of the top circulated books in 2016, our staff’s favorites for 2016 and recommendations for the beginning of 2017. Winter is a great time to catch up on your reading. Visit us in person or download an eBook online. Get on the list for newly published titles by placing a hold online, by phone or in person. Click on the links to go to the catalog.
Some of the most circulated items in 2016 include:
Fiction
Blue by Danielle Steel
Private Paris by James Patterson
The Last Mile by David Baldacci
The Nest by Cynthia Sweeney
The Widow by Fiona Barton
Nonfiction
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Fodor's Caribbean and Fodor’s Walt Disney World
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss by Anderson Cooper
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain by Bill Bryson
Kids
A Woodland Wedding by Rebecca Elliott
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-a-Lot by Dav Pilkey
Fancy Nancy: Saturday Night Sleepover by Jane O'Connor
Miss Brown is Upside Down by Dan Gutman
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
Prince Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
Sleeping Cinderella and Other Princess Mix-Ups by Stephanie Clarkson
The BFG by Roald Dahl
The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt
Chicago
Good Housekeeping
OK
Real Simple
Star
The Economist
PRPL staff picks 2016:
Reader Services favorites
The Trespasser by Tana French (Laura S.)
The Unseen World by Liz Moore (Rachel D.)
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (Teen) (Claire G.)
News of the World by Paulette Jiles (Sarah V.)
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater (Teen) (Zena Y.)
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue (Valerie R.)
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (Teen) (Meg G.)
Circulation
Empire of Storms by Sarah Maas (Jazmin B.)
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda (Trish C.)
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Rosanne C.)
The Island House by Nancy Thayer (Laura M.)
Reference
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by Ryan Stradal (Lauren B.)
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cõrdova (Brandee C.)
Doctor Strange by Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo (Amber E.)
Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware (Gretchen K.)
Children's Services
Panda Pants by Jacqueline Davies (Mary M. and Wendy K.)
Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo (Alyssa B.)
Pax by Sara Pennypacker (Staci G.)
Ghost by Jason Reynolds (Jennifer L.)
Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty (Lisa W.)
School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex (Leah R.)
Books we’re looking forward to in 2017:
The Dry by Jane Harper (Laura S.)
The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney (Rachel D.)
History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera (Teen) (Claire G.)
Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson (Sarah V.)
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman (Meg G.)