What Charlotte library readers couldn't put down in 2025

The intrigue: Digital or e-books generated more checkouts than physical books, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library data shows.

• Here are Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's top 10 most checked-out books in 2025 for physical books and e-books:

E-books

• "The Women" by Kristin Hannah
• "The Wedding People" by Alison Espach
• "Great Big Beautiful Life" by Emily Henry
• "The Let Them Theory" by Mel Robbins
• "Onyx Storm" by Rebecca Yarros
• "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt
• "Just for the Summer" by Abby Jimenez
• "None of This Is True" by Lisa Jewell
• "The God of the Woods" by Liz Moore
• "Sunrise on the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins

Print

• "The Let Them Theory" by Mel Robbins
• "The Women" by Kristin Hannah
• "Sunrise on the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins
• "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess" by Jeff Kinney
• "The Wedding People" by Alison Espach
• "Great Big Beautiful Life" by Emily Henry
• "The God of the Woods" by Liz Moore
• "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" by Jeff Kinney
• "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball" by Jeff Kinney
• "James" by Percival Everett

Zoom out: Axios Charlotte readers also shared their favorite books of 2025. They include, listed alphabetically by title:

• "Happy Land" by Dolen Perkins-Valdez -Clay M.
• "The Life Impossible" by Matt Haig -Blakely S.
• "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen -Clay M.
• "The Correspondent" by Virginia Evans -Donna B.
• "The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post" by Allison Pataki
• "The Midnight Feast" by Lucy Foley -Jill J.
• "The Overstory" by Richard Powers -Donna B.
• "The Wedding People" by Alison Espach -Sally G.
• "The Women" by Kristin Hannah -Sally G.
• "Wild Dark Shore" by Charlotte McConaghy -Kelsey S.

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