Civica Libraries Index has revealed the most popular library books from May 2016 to April 2017.
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Lee Child’s Make Me tops the list ahead of Paula Hawkins’ novel, The Girl on the Train.
Child has a second entry at number 3 (Personal) with The Crossing by Michael Connolly and Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham rounding out the top five.
James Patterson has two entries in the top 10 with 15th Affair (6) and Private Paris (8).
David Baldacci also has two entries in the top 10. His 2017 book The Last Mile is ranked 7 and his 2015 book Memory Man is at 10.
Nora Roberts’ book The Obsession came in at number 9.
From a local point of view, Goldfields Libraries broke their statistics down int three categories – picture books, adult fiction and adult non-fiction.
Lee Child’s Make Me topped the adult fiction ahead of Rosalie Ham’s The Dressmaker.
Ham visited Goldfields Libraries last year to discuss her book as well as the successful film adaptation that starred Kate Winslet.
Go Set A Watchman, Harper Lee’s sequel to her iconic To Kill a Mockingbird, also featured in the adult fiction top 10 at number 8.
Lucy Cousin had three books inside the Goldfields Libraries 10 most popular picture books with Maisey’s Sports Day finishing first, Maisy Goes on Holiday in third and Maisy Goes to Preschool in tenth.
Former Bendigo children’s writer Aaron Blabey also had three entries in the picture books top 10 with Pig the Pug at fifth, I Need A Hug at seventh and Pig the Winner at ninth.
Blabey also had entries at 15 (Pig the Fibber) and 20 (Thelma the Unicorn).
Comic and actress Magda Szubanski’s memoir topped the adult non-fiction list.
The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape (number 5) and I Quit Sugar by Sarah Wilon (number 7) were other notable entries in that category.