Jan 11, 2025
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- With 2025 now underway, some readers may be putting together their book lists for the new year. The San Diego County Library is offering up some suggestions based on 2024's top reads. Whether it be hardback or audio, here's a breakdown of last year's top books: Adult books The Women: A Novel by Kristin Hannah Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros None of This is True: A Novel by Lisa Jewell Tom Lake: A Novel by Ann Patchett Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas The Covenant of Water: A Novel by Abraham Verghese First Lie Wins: A Novel by Ashley Elston New UCSD study reveals shifting trends of ketamine use among US adults Audio books The Women: A Novel by Kristin Hannah Tom Lake: A Novel by Ann Patchett The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel by Bonnie Garmus First Lie Wins: A Novel by Ashely Elston None of This is True by Lisa Jewell Happy Place: A Novel by Emily Henry The Teacher by Freida McFadden Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas Teen fiction Smile by Raina Telgemeier Drama by Raina Telgemeier Sisters by Raina Telgemeier The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan The Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick Riordan The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan San Diego FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ in 2025 Children's books Diary of a Wimpy Kid No Brainer by Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diper Overlode by Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid Big Shot by Jeff Kinney Cat Kid Comic Club Influencers by Dav Pilkey Dog Man The Scarlet Shedder by Dav Pilkey Dog Man 20,000 Fleas Under the Sea by Dav Pilkey Big Nate Move It or Lose It by Lincoln Peirce Dog Man Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pilkey Cat Kid Comic Club Collaborations by Dav Pilkey The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the Bad Joke by Arley Nopra For those who prefer watching stories unfold instead of reading, here's the library's top movies of 2024: Oppenheimer Barbie The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Indiana Jones & The Dial of Destiny Dune Part Two Mission: Impossible, Dead Reckoning Part 1 The Marvels Sound of Freedom Avatar, the Way of Water Ghostbusters, Frozen Empire San Diego County Library reported11,610,909 checkouts in 2024, which is 9% increase from the year prior.
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