Female authors, Canadian titles dominate Toronto Public Library’s top 10 books of 2019
Torontonians’ reading habits were very different from previous years, librarian says
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“Here are the top 10 books of 2019:
- Becoming by Michelle Obama.
- Washington Black by Esi Edugyan.
- Educated by Tara Westover.
- Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny.
- The Reckoning by John Grisham.
- The Testaments by Margaret Atwood.
- Women Talking by Miriam Toews.
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.
- Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly.
- Normal People by Sally Rooney.”
6 millionth e-book borrowed
“Electronic books also made a significant advance in popularity this year, Banks says.
Near the beginning of December, the library marked its six millionth e-book borrowed of 2019, meaning it already surpassed last year’s total of just over five million digital books borrowed.
“It was a big deal for me personally,” Banks said. “I thought it was really exciting.”
Here are the top five e-books of 2019
- Educated by Tara Westover.
- Washington Black by Esi Edugyan.
- Becoming by Michelle Obama.
- The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton.
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. “
“Children’s fiction is dominated by a handful of popular series, which are ranked in order here:
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney.
- Peppa Pig based on the TV series by Neville Astley and Mark Baker.
- Elephant and Piggy by Mo Willems.
- Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey.
- Dog Man by Dav Pilkey.
- Geronimo Stilton by “Geronimo Stilton.”
Apart from series, the library says standalone books by Dr. Seuss and Eric Carle are perennial favourites.”