These were the most-borrowed books from Vancouver libraries in 2024

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What have Vancouverites been reading in 2024? The Vancouver Public Library has released its lineup of the books that kept flying off the shelf this year, which can serve as inspiration for bookworms’ 2025 reading lists.

For adults, non-fiction books took the top three places. The number one most-borrowed book for the second year in a row was self help collection 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think by Brianna West. In second was Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass—2022’s most popular book—and Britney Spears’ memoir the Woman in Me took the third place spot.

Among teenagers, YA fantasy novels dominated the list, with four books from wildly popular author Sarah J. Mass making the cut.

Graphic novels were the go-to reads for kids in 2024, with all top 10 titles being comics. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Baby-Sitters Club series proved to be the biggest hits.

The full list of top 10 most-borrowed books in 2024 for adults, teenagers and children follows below.

For Adults

1. 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think by Brianna Wiest

2. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

3. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

4. Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

5. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

6. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

7. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

8. None of This is True by Lisa Jewell*

8. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy*

9. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

10. The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman

For Young Adults and Teens

1. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

2. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

3. Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

4. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

5. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

6. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

7. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

8. Powerless by Lauren Roberts

9. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

10. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas**

10. Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross**

For Kids

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer by Jeff Kinney

2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde by Jeff Kinney

3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot by Jeff Kinney

4. Baby-Sitters Little Sister 7: Karen's Haircut by Katy Farina

5. The Baby-Sitters Club: Stacey's Mistake by Ellen T. Crenshaw

6. Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea by Dav Pilkey

7. Baby-Sitters Little Sister 6: Karen's Birthday by Katy Farina

8. The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the Bad Joke by Arley Nopra

9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End by Jeff Kinney

10. Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations by Dav Pilkey