Prince Harry, Dog Man, and A World of Curiosities: Here’s Lambton County Library’s top books of 2023

Lambton County Libraries announced some Year in Review rankings this week, including the most-borrowed book titles of 2023. Some 551,500 books were checked out across 25 library branches in Lambton […]

Lambton County Libraries announced some Year in Review rankings this week, including the most-borrowed book titles of 2023.

Some 551,500 books were checked out across 25 library branches in Lambton County this past year, in addition to more than 60,000 songs streamed on Freegal Music + (the library’s free music service), and nearly 26,000 kids participating in early literacy programs.

Here’s what residents in Sarnia-Lambton were checking out: 

Most-read title of 2023

Spare – by Prince Harry

Top non-fiction titles:

1. Spare – by Prince Harry
2. Atomic Habits – by James Clear
3. The Myth of Normal – by Gabor Mate
4. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing – by Matthew Perry
5. I’m Glad my Mom Died – by Jeanette McCurdy

Top Fiction Titles:

1. A World of Curiosities – by Louise Penny
2. The Boys from Biloxi – by John Grisham
3. Verity – by Colleen Hoover
4. Desert Star – by Michael Connelly
5. Lessons in Chemistry – By Bonnie Garmus

Top Children’s Titles:

1. Dog Man: Fetch 22 – by Dav Pilkey
2. Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations – by Dav Pilkey
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid – by Jeff Kinney
4. The Adventures of Captain Underpants – by Dav Pilkey
5. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site – by Sherry Duskey Rinker

Top Young Adult Titles:

1. Confess – by Colleen Hoover
2. The Summer I Turned Pretty – by Janny Han
3. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – by Suzanne Collins
4. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder – by Holly Jackson
5. Maybe Not – by Colleen Hoover