2025's most popular library books in Raleigh

It's the perfect time of year to curl up with a good book, so we asked the Wake County Public Libraries to share their most checked-out books of 2025 with us.

1. "The Women" by Kristin Hannah, a historical fiction about nurses in the Vietnam War
2. "The Crash," a thriller by Freida McFadden
3. "Here One Moment" by Liane Moriarty, a novel about the lives (and deaths) of people on a plane together
4. "Counting Miracles," the latest from North Carolina's own Nicholas Sparks
5. "To Die For" by David Baldacci, a thriller about a complicated crime

We also got the data for some other categories:

🏹 Young adult: Suzanne Collins claimed the top two spots with installments in the "Hunger Games" series.

• And "The Summer I Turned Pretty," written by UNC alum Jenny Han and filmed in North Carolina, placed third.

😸 Picture books: Eric Litwin's "Pete the Cat" series topped the list.

🖤 Audio: "Onyx Storm" by Rebecca Yarros, a romantic fantasy, was No. 1.

🫒 Cookbooks: America's Test Kitchen's "Complete Mediterranean Cookbook" got checked out the most.