Top 10 Borrowed Books of 2023

The Top 10 Borrowed Books of 2023 is one of our most popular booklists of the year. Get inspired by this snapshot of what Vancouver has been reading, and get a head start on your 2024 reading list by checking them out!

For Adults

1. 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think by Brianna Wiest
2. Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
3. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
4. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
5. The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté
6. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
7. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
8. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
9. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
10. It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover

For Teens

1. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
2. Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
3. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
4. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
5. The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
6. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
7. Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
8. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
9. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
10. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

For Kids

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde by Jeff Kinney
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot by Jeff Kinney
3. Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye: A Graphic Novel by Gabriela Epstein
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End by Jeff Kinney
5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
6. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown by Jeff Kinney
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney