LIST: San Diego County Library's top books in 2024
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
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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
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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.