In a year marked by a global pandemic and with access to in-person library services necessarily limited, the popularity of eBooks and eAudiobooks soared!
Here are the most-read books in Marin County in 2020 for adults, teens, and kids:
Adult Fiction eBooks
- The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
- American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
- Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
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Adult Non-Fiction eBooks
- The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
- Becoming by Michelle Obama
- Untamed by Glennon Doyle
- Educated by Tara Westover
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
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Teen eBooks
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Funny, You Don't Look Autistic by Michael McCreary
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
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Kids eBooks
- Guts by Raina Telgemeier
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
- Wonder by R. J. Palacio
- Boy-Crazy Stacey: Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Series, Book 7 by Ann M. Martin
- Big Nate and Friends by Lincoln Peirce
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Adult Fiction Books
- The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
- Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
- The Night Fire by Michael Connelly
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
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Adult Non-Fiction Books
- Educated by Tara Westover
- Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow
- Blowout by Rachel Maddow
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
- Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
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Teen Books
- The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
- Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi
- Stamped by Ibram X. Kendi
- Scythe by Neal Shusterman
- The Toll by Neal Shusterman
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Kids Fiction
- Guts by Raina Telgemeier
- Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems
- Dog Man: Fetch-22 by Dav Pilkey
- Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dav Pilkey
- Hilo: 6, All the Pieces Fit by Judd Winick
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Kids Non-Fiction
- Guinness World Records: 2019, Gamer's Edition
- Frozen II: The Magical Guide by Julia March
- The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs
- Minecraft Construction Handbook by Matthew Needler
- Weird but True! 7
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Picture Books
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
- Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty
- The Pigeon Has to Go to School! by Mo Willems
- Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin
- Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
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Also eAudiobooks!
Books and eBooks weren't the only things checked out and downloaded from the library -- patrons also downloaded a lot of eAudiobooks!
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- Adult Nonfiction eAudiobooks, opens a new window
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