Hennepin County Library Top 25 Adult Book Titles of 2011

What are you reading? 

Chances are, if you’re an adult and check out books from Hennepin County Library, you love to read fiction – lots of it. Twenty-four of the top 25 adult titles checked out so far in 2011 are fiction. The one non-fiction title: “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption,” a biography of Lt. Louis Zamperini.

The top circulating (checked out) adult book so far this year?  The novel, “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett. Crime and mystery fiction are the clear favorites among Hennepin County adult readers. Stieg Larsson’s trilogy (“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” “The Girl Who Played With Fire,” and “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest”) make up three of the top 25 adult circulating titles. 

The top 25 circulating adult titles at Hennepin County Library so far in 2011:

1.      The Help by Kathryn Stockett

2.      Buried Prey by John Sandford

3.      The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

4.      Freedom by Jonathan Franzen

5.      The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson

6.      Bad Blood by John Sandford

7.      American Assassin by Vince Flynn

8.      The Confession by John Grisham

9.      The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson

10.     Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult

11.     Tick Tock by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

12.     Smokin’ Seventeen by Janet Evanovich

13.     Don’t Blink by James Patterson and Howard Roughan

14.     Toys by James Patterson and Neil McMahon

15.     Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich

16.     Room by Emma Donoghue

17.     Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

18.     Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

19.     Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

20.     Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell

21.     Hell’s Corner by David Baldacci

22.     Vermilion Drift by William Kent Krueger

23.     10^th Anniversary by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

24.     Cross Fire by James Patterson

25.     Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks

Most of these titles are available in more than one format (regular print, large print, audio, and some eBook) through the Hennepin County Library. To reserve one or more of the titles:  go online to www.hclib.org  and click on Library Catalog. 

Find more recommended reading by clicking on BookSpace or connect with Hennepin County Library staff through Ask Us: www.hclib.org/askus

Editor's note: The preceding information was provided by the Hennepin County Library system.