Powell River Public Library (PRPL) has released its Most-Borrowed List (below) for 2021.
“It was another weird and wild year for the library, juggling health order restrictions and an unexpected flood, but the team persevered and the people got their books,” stated assistant chief librarian Natalie Porter.
PRPL continues to see strong circulation from the digital collection as well, with eBooks and eAudiobooks available for free with users’ library cards through Overdrive via the Libby app, she added.
“It was encouraging to see Indigenous authors like Michelle Good, Robin Wall Kimmerer and Jesse Thistle on the lists, and for the kids, Kazu Kibuishi’s graphic novel series Amulet dominated,” stated Porter. “We wish qathet region residents happy reading in 2022.”
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Top Adult Books & DVDs
Top Fiction: Adult (in print)
1. All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
2. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
3. The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
4. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
5. The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves
6. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
7. A Better Man by Louise Penny
8. Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
9. The Midnight Library by Matt Hait
10. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Top Fiction: Adult (Digital)
1. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
2. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
3. Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
4. Fortune and Glory by Janet Evanovich
5. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
6. Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
7. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
8. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
9. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
10. Bridgerton Collection by Julia Quinn
Top Non-Fiction: Adult (in print)
1. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
2. A Good War by Seth Klein
3. Too Much and Never Enough by Mary Trump
4. From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle
5. Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard
6. Breath by James Nestor
7. Through the Garden by Lorna Crozier
8. Oh She Glows for Dinner by Angela Liddon
9. Educated by Tara Westover
10. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
Top Non-Fiction: Adult (Digital)
1. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k by Mark Manson
2. Breath by James Nestor
3. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk
4. Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty
5. Homo Deus by Yuval Harari
6. The Best of Me by David Sedaris
7. Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard
8. Keep Sharp by Sanjay Gupta
9. Two Trees Make a Forest by Jessica Lee
10. The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell
Top DVDs
1. Vera, set 10
2. Emma
3. The Vicar of Dibley
4. Outlander, season 5
5. Game of Thrones, season 7
6. Ford v. Ferrari
7. Bang, series 2
8. Endeavour, season 7
9. The Crown, season 3
10. Robert the Bruce and Parasite (tie)
--Top Teen and Kids’ Books
Top Fiction: Young Adult (in print)
1. The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
3. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
4. The Wild by Owen Laukkanen
5. The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
6. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
7. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
8. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
9. Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer
10. Divergent by Veronica Roth
Top Fiction: Young Adult (eBook)
1. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
2. Five Total Strangers by Natalie Richards
3. Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
4. These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan
5. A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
6. The Cousins by Karen McManus
7. Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
8. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
9. Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
10. Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
Top Fiction/ Graphics: Juvenile (in print)
1. Act by Kayla Miller
2. The Stonekeeper’s Curse by Kazu Kibuishi
3. Logan likes Mary Anne! by Gale Galligan
4. Guts by Raina Telgemeier
5. Big Nate: Blow the roof off! by Lincoln Peirce
6. Prince of the Elves by Kazu Kibuishi
7. Dog Man: Mothering Heights by Dav Pilkey
8. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dav Pilkey
9. Big Nate: What’s a Little Noogie Between Friends? by Lincoln Peirce
10. Big Nate: Silent But Deadly by Lincoln Peirce
Top Fiction: Juvenile (Digital)
1. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
2. The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi
3. The Cloud Searchers by Kazu Kibuishi
4. The Last Council by Kazu Kibuishi
5. Prince of the Elves by Kazu Kibuishi
6. The Stonekeeper’s Curse by Kazu Kibuishi
7. Escape from Lucien by Kazu Kibuishi
8. Claudia and the New Girl by Ann Martin
9. Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey
10. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
Top Picture Books (in print)
1. The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems
2. Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems
3. The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen
4. We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen
5. The Bear’s Sea Escape by Benjamin Chaud
6. Olivia and the Fairy Princesses by Ian Falconer
7. Bunnies on the Bus by Philip Ardagh
8. Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great by Bob Shea
9. The Pigeon finds a Hot Dog! by Mo Willems
10. I Want My Hat Back! by Jon Klassen
