{"id":9755,"date":"2018-12-26T08:21:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T13:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=9755"},"modified":"2018-12-26T08:39:24","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T13:39:24","slug":"2018-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2018\/12\/26\/2018-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Reads Of 2018, According To Boston Public Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of each year, the Boston Public Library releases its list of the year&#8217;s most borrowed books, offering a window into the year&#8217;s favorite reads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most borrowed adult books:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10. &#8220;A Gentleman in Moscow&#8221; by Amor Towles, 2016<br \/>\n9. &#8220;Small Great Things: A Novel&#8221; by Jodi Picoult, 2016<br \/>\n8. &#8220;Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of A Family and Culture in Crisis&#8221; by J.D. Vance, 2016<br \/>\n7. &#8220;Truly Madly Guilty&#8221; by Liane Moriarty, 2016<br \/>\n6. &#8220;Origin: A Novel&#8221; by Dan Brown, 2017<br \/>\n5. &#8220;The Underground Railroad: A Novel&#8221; by Colson Whitehead, 2016<br \/>\n4. &#8220;Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House&#8221; by Michael Wolff, 2018<br \/>\n3. &#8220;The Woman in the Window&#8221; by A.J. Finn, 2018<br \/>\n2. &#8220;Into the Water: A Novel&#8221; by Paula Hawkins, 2017<br \/>\n1. &#8220;Little Fires Everywhere&#8221; by Celeste Ng, 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most borrowed teen books:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10. &#8220;The Hunger Games&#8221; by Suzanne Collins, 2008<br \/>\n9. &#8220;The Giver&#8221; by Lois Lowry, 1993\\<br \/>\n8. &#8220;The Sun Is Also A Star&#8221; by Nicola Yoon, 2016<br \/>\n7. &#8220;Eleanor &#038; Park&#8221; by Rainbow Rowell, 2013<br \/>\n6. &#8220;The Maze Runner&#8221; by James Dashner, 2009<br \/>\n5. &#8220;Miss Peregrine&#8217;s Home for Peculiar Children&#8221; by Ransom Riggs, 2011<br \/>\n4. &#8220;Th1rteen R3asons Why: A Novel&#8221; by Jay Asher, 2007<br \/>\n3. &#8220;We Were Liars&#8221; by E. Lockhart, 2014<br \/>\n2. &#8220;Turtles All the Way Down&#8221; by John Green, 2017<br \/>\n1. &#8220;The Hate U Give&#8221; by Angie Thomas, 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most borrowed children&#8217;s books:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10: &#8220;Smile&#8221; by Raina Telgemeier, 2010<br \/>\n9. &#8220;Green Eggs and Ham&#8221; by Dr. Seuss, 1960<br \/>\n8. &#8220;Dawn and the Impossible Three&#8221; by Gale Galligan, 2017<br \/>\n7. &#8220;The Sea of Monsters&#8221; by Rick Riordan, 2008<br \/>\n6. &#8220;Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever&#8221; by Jeff Kinney, 2011<br \/>\n5. &#8220;A Wrinkle in Time&#8221; by Madeleine L&#8217;Engle, 1962<br \/>\n4. &#8220;Sisters&#8221; by Raina Telgemeier, 2014<br \/>\n3. &#8220;My New Friend Is So Fun!&#8221; by Mo Willems, 2014<br \/>\n2. &#8220;Wonder&#8221; by R.J. Palacio, 2012<br \/>\n1. &#8220;Harry Potter and the Sorcerer&#8217;s Stone&#8221; by J.K. Rowling, 1998<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If this is the kind of coverage of arts, cultures and activisms you appreciate, please support Wonderland by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wonderlandlandfanclub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contributing to Wonderland on Patreon<\/a>. And <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up for our free, weekly newsletter<\/a> so that you don&#8217;t miss any of our reporting.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of each year, the Boston Public Library releases its list of the year&#8217;s most borrowed books, offering a window into the year&#8217;s favorite reads. 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