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Alison Gowans
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What did Cedar Rapids library patrons read and watch this year? While we aren't going to send you a personal "Library Wrapped" list – we don't track your data that way – we did compile the top borrows across the library in 2022. Here are the top physical book and movie borrows – we'll have a second post with digital borrows.

Want to learn more or borrow one of these titles? Just scroll through the book covers and click on the titles below the covers to reserve them in our catalog!

Top Fiction

  1. "The Overnight Guest" by Heather Gudenkauf
  2. "Run, Rose, Run" by Dolly Parton and James Patterson
  3. "The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles
  4. "The Last Thing He Told Me" by Laura Dave
  5. "The Wish" by Nicholas Sparks
  6. "Verity" by Colleen Hoover
  7. "2 Sisters Detective Agency" by James Patterson and Candice Fox
  8. "Apples Never Fall" by Liane Moriarty
  9. "Shadows Reel" by C.J. Box
  10. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
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Top Authors (all books)

  1. Mo Williems
  2. Stan and Jan Berenstain
  3. Jeff Kinney
  4. Colleen Hoover
  5. James Patterson
  6. Dav Pilkey
  7. Laura Dave
  8. Taylor Jenkins Reid
  9. Kim Dean
  10. John Grisham
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Top Nonfiction

  1. "Educated: a Memoir" by Tara Westover
  2. "12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos" by Jordan B. Peterson
  3. "The Home Edit: A Guide to Organizing and Realizing Your House Goals" by Clea Shearer
  4. "Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results" by James Clear
  5. "The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America" by Erik Larson
  6. "Python for Data Analysis: Data Wrangling with Pandas, NumPy, and IPython" by Wes McKinney
  7. "These Precious Days: Essays" by Ann Patchett
  8. "Happy-Go-Lucky" by David Sedaris
  9. "Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster" by John Krakauer
  10. "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed" by Lori Gottlieb
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Top Young Adult Fiction

  1. "Shadow and Bone" by Leigh Bardugo
  2. "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas
  3. "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" by Suzanne Collins
  4. "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
  5. "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
  6. "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
  7. "Firekeeper's Daughter" by Angeline Boulley
  8. "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
  9. "A Court of Frost and Starlight" by Sarah J. Maas
  10. Tie: "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins & "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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Top Movies

  1. "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"
  2. "Uncharted"
  3. "The Northman"
  4. "Dune"
  5. "Venom: Let there be Carnage"
  6. "Encanto"
  7. "Dog"
  8. "Black Widow"
  9. "Blacklight"
  10. "House of Gucci"
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Top Mystery

  1. "Shadows Reel" by C.J. Box
  2. "The Match" by Harlan Coben
  3. "The Recovery Agent" by Janet Evanovich
  4. "One Step Too Far" by Lisa Gardner
  5. "The Maid " by Nita Prose
  6. "Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight" by Janet Evanovich
  7. "The Investigator" by John Sanford
  8. "Criminal Mischief" by Stuart Woods
  9. "The Madness of Crowds" by Louis Penny
  10. "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman
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Top Science Fiction & Fantasy

  1. "Dune" by Frank Herbert
  2. "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" by Victoria Schwab
  3. "The Fifth Season" by N.K. Jemisin
  4. "Fire & Blood" by George R.R. Martin
  5. "Gods of Jade and Shadow" by Silvia Morena-Garcia
  6. "The House in the Cerulean Sea" by TJ Klune
  7. "The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher" by Andrzej Sapkowski
  8. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card
  9. "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
  10. "Leviathan Wakes: Book One of the Expanse" by James S. A. Corey
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Top Romance

  1. "The Duke and I" by Julia Quinn
  2. "An Offer from a Gentleman" by Julia Quinn
  3. "The Hating Game" by Sally Thorne
  4. "In Bloom" by Fern Michaels, Carolyn Brown, and Lori Foster
  5. "To Sir Phillip, With Love" by Julia Quinn
  6. "The Best of Me" by Sharon Sala
  7. "Christmas in Silver Springs" by Brenda Novak
  8. "My Favorite Half-Night Stand" by Christina Lauren
  9. "Sand Dollar Lane" by Shelia Roberts
  10. "Texas Homecoming" by Carolyn Brown
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Top Western

  1. "Law of the Land: Stories of the Old West" by Elmer Kelton
  2. "Sons of Thunder" by William W. Johnstone
  3. "Slaughter of the Mountain Man" by William W. Johnstone
  4. "Preacher's Inferno" by William W. Johnstone
  5. "Texarkana" by William W. Johnstone
  6. "The Violent Storm" by William W. Johnstone
  7. "Forever Texas" by William W. Johnstone
  8. "When the Shooting Starts" by William W. Johnstone
  9. "Biscuits and Gravy" by William W. Johnstone
  10. "Prairie Fire" by William W. Johnstone
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Top Children’s Chapter Books

  1. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel" by Jeff Kinney
  2. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End" by Jeff Kinney
  3. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down" by Jeff Kinney
  4. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever" by Jeff Kinney
  5. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw" by Jeff Kinney
  6. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball" by Jeff Kinney
  7. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth" by Jeff Kinney
  8. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul" by Jeff Kinney
  9. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown" by Jeff Kinney
  10. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School" by Jeff Kinney
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Top Picture Books

  1. "The Pigeon Has to Go to School!" by Mo Willems
  2. "The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight" by Stan and Jan Berenstain
  3. "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" by Mo Willems
  4. "Curious George and the Ice Cream Surprise" by Monica Perez & Margaret and H.A. Rey
  5. "Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons" by Eric Litwin
  6. "Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet" by Jane O'Connor
  7. "Grumpy Monkey" by Suzanne Lang
  8. "The Mitten: a Ukrainian Folktale" by Jan Brett
  9. "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak
  10. "Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes" by Eric Litwin
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Top Children’s Graphic Novel Series

  1. "Pokémon Black and White" by Hidenori Kusaka
  2. "Sonic the Hedgehog Archives" by Michael I. Silberkleit
  3. "Baby-Sitters Little Sister" by Ann M. Martin
  4. "Yo-kai Watch" by Noriyuki Konishi
  5. "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Graphic Novel Series" by Robert Venditti and Rick Riordan
  6. "Pokémon X-Y" by Hidenori Kusaka
  7. "Splatoon" by Sankichi Hinodeya
  8. "Disney Fairies" by Lisa Papademetriou and Laura Driscoll
  9. "Stone Rabbit" by Erik Craddock
  10. "Adventure Time" by Pendleton Ward and others
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Top Manga Series

  1. "Naruto" by Masashi Kishimoto
  2. "Demon Slayer Kimetsu No Yaiba" by Koyoharu Gotoge
  3. "My Hero Academia" by Kōhei Horikoshi
  4. "One Piece" by Eiichiro Oda
  5. "Black Clover" by Yuki Tabata
  6. "Case Closed" by Gosho Aoyama
  7. "The Ancient Magus' Bride" by Kore Yamazaki
  8. "Fullmetal Alchemist" by Hiromu Arakawa
  9. "The Promised Neverland" by Kaiu Shirai
  10. "Tokyo Ghoul = Tky Gru" by Sui Ishida
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