Curious What Books Got New Yorkers Through This Year?

by Christie Grimm · December 21, 2020

    Normally, one ride on the subway or stroll through the park is enough to tell you what the hottest books in town are. But during this crazy year? Not so much the case.

    The New York Public Library has just released their top checkouts of 2020. Curious what page turners you'll need to catch up on? Scroll below. 

    And don't forget - all the cool kids use the NYPL!

    1. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
    2. White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
    3. The Glass Hotel: A Novel by Emily St. John Mandel
    4. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
    5. The Dutch House: A Novel by Ann Patchett
    6. The Nickel Boys: A Novel by Colson Whitehead
    7. Educated by Tara Westover
    8. Becoming by Michelle Obama
    9. Normal People: A Novel by Sally Rooney
    10. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

    [Photo via The NY Public Library]