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Most Requested June

What are people reading across the city? This list is updated at the beginning of each month by tallying up holds placed over the past 30 days.

June 2024

*Updated July 1, 2024

#1 The Women

The Women, by Kristin Hannah

 

  • This month: #1
  • Last month: #1
  • Months in top 10: 7
  • Peak: #1 (5 months)

From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women--at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.

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#2 Funny Story

Funny Story, by Emily Henry

 

  • This month: #2
  • Last month: #2
  • Months in top 10: 5
  • Peak: #2

A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.

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The Cover for Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson

Eruption, by Michael Crichton and James Patterson

 

  • This month: #3
  • Last month: N/A
  • Months in top 10: 1
  • Peak: #3

A history-making volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the military is more terrifying than the volcano.

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The Cover for Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

Just for the Summer, by Abby Jimenez

 

  • This month: #4
  • Last month: #3
  • Months in top 10: 3
  • Peak: #2

A sharp and scintillating summer novel that will make readers laugh out loud and cry happy tears from the New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly.

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The Cover for Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand

Swan Song, by Elin Hilderbrand

 

  • This month: #5
  • Last month: N/A 
  • Months in top 10: 1
  • Peak: #5

The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author brings her Nantucket novels to a brilliant finish: when rich strangers move to the island, social mayhem--and a possible murder follow. Can Nantucket's best locals save the day, and their way of life

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The Cover for All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

All the Colors of the Dark, by Chris Whitaker

 

  • This month: #6
  • Last month: N/A
  • Months in top 10: 1
  • Peak: #6

From the New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that hits like a sledgehammer... an absolutely must-read novel.

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The Cover for The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

 

The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt

 

  • This month: #7
  • Last month: #6
  • Months in top 10: 3
  • Peak: #6

From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health--and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.

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Cover for The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

The Paradise Problem, by Christina Lauren

 

  • This month: #8
  • Last month: #10
  • Months in top 10: 2
  • Peak: #8

Christina Lauren, the instant New York Times bestselling and reigning romance queens, returns with a delicious new romance between the buttoned-up heir of a grocery chain and his free-spirited artist ex as they fake their relationship in order to receive a massive inheritance.

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Cover for Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

Somewhere Beyond the Sea, by TJ Klune

 

  • This month: #9
  • Last month: N/A
  • Months in top 10: 1
  • Peak: #9

Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and best-selling fantasy novels of the past decade.

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#10 The Midnight Feast

The Midnight Feast, by Lucy Foley

 

  • This month: #10
  • Last month: N/A
  • Months in top 10: 1
  • Peak: #10

Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin... 

  • THE GIRLBOSS
  • THE HUSBAND
  • THE KITCHEN HELP
  • THE MYSTERY GUEST

Everyone's got a secret. Everyone's got an agenda. But not everyone will survive...The Midnight Feast.

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