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
2. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
3. Spare
4. Book Lovers
5. Verity
6. Yellowface
7. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
8. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
9. It Ends with Us
10. Daisy Jones & the Six
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!
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