What did Denver read this year? Here are the library’s most checked-out books of 2025

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

1. “James” by Percival Everett
2. “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore
3. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah
4. “The Wedding People” by Alison Espoch
5. “All Fours” by Miranda July
6. “All the Colors of the Dark” by Chris Whitaker
7. “The Frozen River” by Ariel Lawhon
8. “Intermezzo” by Sally Rooney
9. “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride
10. “Small Things Like These” by Claire Keegan

Most checked-out audiobook fiction of 2025

1. “Onyx Storm” by Rebecca Yarros
2. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah
3. “The Housemaid” by Freida McFadden
4. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros
5. “Pretty Girls” by Karin Slaughter
6. “The Wedding People” by Alison Espoch
7. “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros
8. “Quicksilver” by Callie Hart
9. “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver
10. “The Tenant” by Freida McFadden

Most checked-out ebook fiction of 2025

1. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah
2. “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt
3. “Onyx Storm” by Rebecca Yarros
4. “The Wedding People” by Alison Espoch
5. “Great Big Beautiful Life” by Emily Henry
6. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros
7. “Atmosphere” by Taylor Jenkins Reid
8. “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore
9. “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver
10. “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros

Most checked-out print nonfiction of 2025

1. “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About” by Mel Robbins
2. “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by Jonathan Haidt
3. “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams
4. “Abundance” by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
5. “Stay True” by Hua Hsu
6. “The Demon of Unrest” by Erik Larson
7. “Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity” by Peter Attia
8. “The Serviceberry” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
9. “A Walk in the Park” by Kevin Fedarko
10. “I’m Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy

Most checked-out audiobook nonfiction of 2025

1. “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
2. “101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think” by Brianna Wiest
3. “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting or Self-Involved Parents” by Lindsay C. Gibson
4. “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life” by Mark Manson
5. “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by Jonathan Haidt
6. “Everything is Tuberculosis” by John Green
7. “Educated” by Tara Westover
8. “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams
9. “Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders and the Rise of Social Engineering” by Malcolm Gladwell
10. “Stay True” by Hua Hsu

Most checked-out ebook nonfiction of 2025

1. “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About” by Mel Robbins
2. “Stay True” by Hua Hsu
3. “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist and Our Lives Revealed” by Lori Gottlieb
4. “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams
5. “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi
6. “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari
7. “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
8. “I Will Teach You to Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. Just a 6-Week Program That Works” by Ramit Sethi
9. “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by Jonathan Haidt
10. “Educated” by Tara Westover

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