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NYPL’s Top Checkouts of 2023

As we say goodbye to 2023, we are excited to reveal the books New Yorkers checked out the most this year at The New York Public Library. Find out what adults, kids, and teens have been reading. Plus, if you can’t immediately get hold of one of the most popular titles, discover other books you might enjoy in the meantime!

Top 10 Checkouts of 2023

Here are the 10 most-borrowed books from our branches in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island!

Whatever you’re interested in reading or finding out, you can find millions of books, e-books, and audiobooks in our collections, titles in a wide array of world languages, and a large number of books in accessible formats, including large print, talking books (DB), braille (BR), and through Bookshare (BK). There are lots of ways to discover new reads for the new year at NYPL! Check out our Best Books of 2023, download our free e-reader app, or simply search the catalog to get started.

1. Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

2. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

by Gabrielle Zevin

3. Spare

by Prince Harry

4. Book Lovers

by Emily Henry

5. Verity

by Colleen Hoover

6. Yellowface

by R. F. Kuang

7. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

by James McBride

8. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

9. It Ends with Us

by Colleen Hoover

10. Daisy Jones & the Six

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Of course, our list only covers The New York Public Library’s branches in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. Our friends at Brooklyn Public Library and Queens Public Library are also releasing their top 10 checkouts of 2023—find out now what else your fellow New Yorkers have been reading!