What book lovers in Charlotte read in 2024
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"The Women" by Kristin Hannah dominated our bookshelves this year, according to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's most checked-out books in 2024.
Why it matters: Reading is cool. Tell a friend.
State of play: Here are Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's top 10 most checked-out books in 2024, in order of popularity:
- "The Women" by Kristin Hannah
- "First Lie Wins" by Ashley Elston
- "The Heaven Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride
- "Funny Story" by Emily Henry
- "None of This Is True" by Lisa Jewell
- "Tom Lake" by Ann Patchett
- "The Exchange: After The Firm" by John Grisham
- "A Covenant of Water" by Abraham Verghese
- "The Housemaid" by Freida McFadden
- "The Edge" by David Baldacci
What they're saying: "I started reading to get off social media at night. I've read more books [in 2024] than I've ever read in my life and I won't be turning back," Axios Charlotte reader Sinead P. tells us.
Axios Charlotte readers also shared some of their favorite books of 2024. They include, listed alphabetically:
"A Woman is No Man" by Etaf Rum. -Jaime L.
"All Fours" by Miranda July. -Alleen B.
"All the Beauty in the World" by Patrick Bringley. -Linda B.
"All the Broken Places" by John Boyne. -Mary C.
"All the Colors of the Dark" by Chris Whitaker. -Jill P.
"An Unfinished Love Story" by Doris Kearns Goodwin. -Barbara W.
"Blood on their Hands" by Mandy Matney. -Mark C.
"Conclave" by Robert Harris. -Joanie M.
"Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver. -Jack M., Stephanie F.
"Dogland" by Tommy Tomlinson. -Jill P.
"Funny Story" by Emily Henry. -Gwen T.
"Hell of a Book" by Jason Mott. -Christine A.
"Home Fire" by Kamila Shamsie. -Mary-Catherine B.
"Intermezzo" by Sally Rooney. -Joanie M.
"James" by Percival Everett. -Bill T., Jenny J., Meg. G. and Candelaria S.
"Jane: A Murder" by Maggie Nelson. -Mary-Catherine B.
"Lady Tan's Circle of Women" by Lisa See. -Susan H.
"Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books" by Kirsten Miller. -Cara E.
"Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt. -Julie B., Karen G., Becky W.
"Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin. -Crystal M.
"The Fraud" by Zadie Smith. -Linda B.
"The Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon. -Ellen R.
"The God of the Woods" by Liz Moore. -Ann H.
"The Guest List" by Lucy Foley. -Gwen T.
"The Match: The day golf changed forever" by Mark Frost. -Mike M.
"The New Menopause" by Mary Claire Haver, MD. -Ang N.
"The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah. -Gwen T.
"The Little French Bistro" by Nina George. -Adrian M.
"The Stranger in the Lifeboat" by Mitch Albom. -Mark C.
"The Women" by Kristin Hannah. -Sinead P., Diana M., Mary C., Martha H., Donna R., Jennifer F., Diane C., Meg. G.
"Verity" by Colleen Hoover. -Christinia L.
"Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide" by Tahir Hamut Izgil. -Seth L.
"West with Giraffes" by Lynda Rutledge. -Karen G.
"What you are Looking for is in the Library" by Michiko Aoyama. -Debra A.
"White Rabbit" by Gregory Randall. -Mark C.
"Wounded Tiger" by T. Martin Bennett. -Kathy Austin
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