Which stories most captivated Denver library patrons in 2025?
From dragon tales to wedding bells to mental health advice, these are the most checked-out books of the year at the Denver Public Library.
Most checked-out print fiction of 2025
- “James” by Percival Everett
- “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore
- “The Women” by Kristin Hannah
- “The Wedding People” by Alison Espoch
- “All Fours” by Miranda July
- “All the Colors of the Dark” by Chris Whitaker
- “The Frozen River” by Ariel Lawhon
- “Intermezzo” by Sally Rooney
- “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride
- “Small Things Like These” by Claire Keegan
Most checked-out audiobook fiction of 2025
- “Onyx Storm” by Rebecca Yarros
- “The Women” by Kristin Hannah
- “The Housemaid” by Freida McFadden
- “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros
- “Pretty Girls” by Karin Slaughter
- “The Wedding People” by Alison Espoch
- “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros
- “Quicksilver” by Callie Hart
- “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver
- “The Tenant” by Freida McFadden
Most checked-out ebook fiction of 2025
- “The Women” by Kristin Hannah
- “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt
- “Onyx Storm” by Rebecca Yarros
- “The Wedding People” by Alison Espoch
- “Great Big Beautiful Life” by Emily Henry
- “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros
- “Atmosphere” by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore
- “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver
- “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros
Most checked-out print nonfiction of 2025
- “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About” by Mel Robbins
- “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by Jonathan Haidt
- “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams
- “Abundance” by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
- “Stay True” by Hua Hsu
- “The Demon of Unrest” by Erik Larson
- “Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity” by Peter Attia
- “The Serviceberry” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- “A Walk in the Park” by Kevin Fedarko
- “I’m Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy
Most checked-out audiobook nonfiction of 2025
- “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- “101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think” by Brianna Wiest
- “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting or Self-Involved Parents” by Lindsay C. Gibson
- “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life” by Mark Manson
- “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by Jonathan Haidt
- “Everything is Tuberculosis” by John Green
- “Educated” by Tara Westover
- “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams
- “Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders and the Rise of Social Engineering” by Malcolm Gladwell
- “Stay True” by Hua Hsu
Most checked-out ebook nonfiction of 2025
- “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About” by Mel Robbins
- “Stay True” by Hua Hsu
- “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist and Our Lives Revealed” by Lori Gottlieb
- “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams
- “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi
- “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari
- “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- “I Will Teach You to Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. Just a 6-Week Program That Works” by Ramit Sethi
- “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by Jonathan Haidt
- “Educated” by Tara Westover
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