New York’s Most Checked Out Books of 2023

If you have been wondering what New Yorkers have been reading, then you can finally find out. The New York Public Library has released the most checked out books of 2023. Keep reading to find out which books were read the most!

The New York Public Library system caters multiple boroughs including Manhattan, and Staten Island and The Bronx. The Brooklyn Public Library covers all of Brooklyn and the Queens library only covers Queens.

The most checked out book at the Brooklyn Public Library was I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy. Coming in second was Spare by Prince Harry which was released in January of 2023. And in third place was one of the most popular novels of 2022, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin.

You can check out the full list for New York City below!

TOP 10 ADULT TITLES

Brooklyn Public Library

• I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
• Spare by Prince Harry
• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• Book Lovers by Emily Henry
• Happy Place by Emily Henry
• The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
• Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
• It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

New York Public Library Systemwide:

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
• Spare by Prince Harry
• Book Lovers by Emily Henry
• Verity by Colleen Hoover
• Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
• The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
• Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Bronx

• Spare by Prince Harry
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover
• I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
• Without a Trace by Danielle Steel
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
• TIE Triple Cross by James Patterson
• TIE 3 Days to Live by James Patterson

Manhattan

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
• I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
• Spare by Prince Harry
• Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
• Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
• Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Staten Island

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
• Spare by Prince Harry
• The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham
• Simply Lies by David Baldacci
• Without a Trace by Danielle Steel
• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
• The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
• Worthy Opponents by Danielle Steel
• Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline

Queens Public Library

• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• Spare by Prince Harry
• Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
• I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
• It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover
• It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
• The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• Verity by Colleen Hoover

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