PLDL Most Popular Titles June 2026

Portage Lake District Library Most Popular Titles June 2026

Updated June 30, 2026
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1

The correspondent : a novel
Evans, Virginia
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD * Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as "A cause for celebration"--an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written word and the beauty of slowing down to reconnect with the people we love.

2

Ironwood
Connelly, Michael.
Paper Book
Sworn to protect a scenic island that's meant to be far from mainland evils, Detective Sergeant Stilwell feels danger closing in.

3

Murder at the Hotel Orient
Ranelli, Alessandra
Paper Book
**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 🛎'A writer of exceptional promise' Daily Mail 🛎'A clever and satisfying thriller in a wonderfully decadent setting' Elly Griffiths 🛎 ...

4

The final target
Roberts, Nora
Paper Book
A young author becomes the object of a fan's desire-and rage-in the gripping new thriller by the Sunday Times bestselling author. He showed up at Arden Bowie's debut author appearance with a copy of her novel and an eager smile. He showered her with compliments and got her...

5

Broken dove
Francis, Dani
Paper Book
In the heart-pounding sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling dystopian romance Silver Elite, lines will be crossed, loyalties will be tested, and the fight for the Continent is only just beginning as Wren Darlington finds herself caught in the middle of two wars: one for the fate...

6

Caller unknown
McAllister, Gillian
Paper Book
They Took Her Daughter. Now She'll Break Every Rule to Get Her Back. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Famous Last Words and Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an unmissable new thriller! A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK

7

Chasing the clouds away
Macomber, Debbie
Paper Book
One unexpected act of kindness can change everything... Maisy Gallagher always dreamed of becoming a nurse, but when her father died, she gave it all up to support her family. Now, years later, she's built a quiet, steady life - safe, predictable, and entirely focused on...

8

Convenience store woman
Murata, Sayaka
Paper Book
The surprise smash hit - Japan's answer to Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.

9

Family Drama
Fallon, Rebecca
Paper Book
An irresistible, poignant story about love, ambition and the secrets one woman left behind... 'A beautiful portrait of a woman living a double life' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Sharp, emotionally astute' VOICE MAGAZINE 'These pages are filled with love' OBSERVER 'Beautifully...

10

The calamity club
Stockett, Kathryn
Paper Book
'Smart, funny, and driven by unforgettable characters ... a must-read' Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry 'A rip-roaring adventure of found family, complex sisterhood and tested moral compasses' Sunday Times 'Pure hell-raising...

11

The Ending Writes Itself
Clarke, Evelyn.
Paper Book
The instant Sunday Times bestseller! 'My favourite book I've read this year' Reader review ***** 'Definitely a book that lives up to the hype' Reader review ***** 'An absolute cracker of a book. Perfectly plotted' Reader review ***** 'Absolutely worth...

12

The rose code : a novel
Quinn, Kate
Paper Book
Don't miss the thrilling new novel from Kate Quinn, The Briar Club "The reigning queen of historical fiction" -- Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue   The New York Times<...

13

The Things We Never Say
Strout, Elizabeth.
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE PULITZER-WINNING, BOOKER-SHORTLISTED ELIZABETH STROUT COMES A STUNNING STANDALONE NOVEL OF LOVE, LONELINESS AND NEW BEGINNINGS ' Strout is brilliant at uncovering what goes on beneath the surface of ordinary life' ...

14

The wedding people
Espach, Alison
Paper Book
The smash-hit international bestseller A Read With Jenna book club pick Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction 'Best read of the year' THE TIMES 'Books as fun as this one are few and far between' GUARDIAN

15

26 Beauties
Patterson, James.
Paper Book
FROM THE WORLD'S BESTSELLING THRILLER WRITER Discover the brand new gripping novel in the globally bestselling Women's Murder Club series and Sunday Times bestseller. 'A sophisticated, pulse-driven thriller' - 5-star reader review '...

16

A deadly episode
Horowitz, Anthony.
Paper Book
From the globally bestselling author of Moonflower Murders and Close to Death comes an unputdownable new mystery in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series. 'Easily the greatest of our crime writers' Sunday Times 'Nobody does this crime...

17

A good person
King, Kirsten
Paper Book

18

Act of defiance
Andrews, Brian
Paper Book
FOR JACK RYAN, THE GREATEST THREAT LURKS BENEATH THE WAVES . . . AGAIN When a Russian superweapon is let loose under the waves, it's up to President Jack Ryan to find a countermove in the latest entry in this #1 New York Times bestselling series.US intelligence is...

19

Apostle's Cove a novel
Krueger, William Kent
Paper Book
TRN

20

Bad feminist : essays
Gay, Roxane
Paper Book
"Roxane Gay is so great at weaving the intimate and personal with what is most bewildering and upsetting at this moment in culture. She is always looking, always thinking, always passionate, always careful, always right there."  -- Sheila Heti, author of How Should a Person Be...

21

Beginner's step-by-step coding course (new & updated ed)
Dk
Paper Book
Learning to code has never been easier than with this innovative visual guide to computer programming for beginners. In our digital world, coding skills are in high demand and the need for programmers is still growing. Taking the first steps in learning to code may seem daunting...

22

Big little lies
Moriarty, Liane
Paper Book
From the author of Here One Moment and The Husband's Secret comes the #1 New York Times bestselling novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive. THE INSPIRATION FOR THE AWARD-WINNING HBO® SERIES STARRING REESE...

23

Bloodlust
Brown, Sandra
Paper Book
A detective seeks justice for his murdered wife with the help of a psychotherapist--while fighting an undeniable attraction to her--in this sexy suspense novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Sandra Brown. ? "Brown is at the top of her game with...

24

Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age
Kendi, Ibram X
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The acclaimed author of How to Be an Antiracist and the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning charts how "great replacement theory" has become a dominant political idea of our time and ushered in an antidemocratic age. ...

25

Clete
Burke, James Lee
Paper Book
Clete Purcel is Dave Robicheaux's longtime friend and partner in detective work. When Clete finds his beloved Caddy ransacked by a group of thugs tied to the drug trade, it feels personal. Just as Clete starts to trail the culprits, Clara Bow, a woman with a dark past, hires Clete to investigate her...

26

Cold zero : a thriller
Thor, Brad
Paper Book
From #1New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor and USA TODAY bestselling author Ward Larsen, comes a heart-pounding thriller of survival, espionage, and global brinkmanship, where the frozen Arctic becomes the deadliest battlefield on Earth. A vanished...

27

Cross and Sampson
Patterson, James
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller! In latest thriller from the world's most popular storyteller, detective partners Alex Cross and John Sampson are called to separate locations to investigate a pair of serious crimes.

28

Dungeon Crawler Carl, Vol. 1 (Graphic Novel)
Dinniman, Matt
Paper Book
The LitRPG fantasy smash hit phenomenon and New York Times bestseller, DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, is now a graphic novel for the very first time! The Apocalypse WILL be televised! You know what''s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend?...

29

First sign of danger
Armstrong, Kelley
Paper Book

30

Hope Rises
Baldacci, David.
Paper Book
Walter Nash began a journey down a dark path of seemingly no return, and now he  finds himself questioning everything that got him there in this thrilling sequel to Nash Falls from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci. ...

31

I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything
Stern, Joanna
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER What happens when intelligent machines aren't just in our pockets but are also driving our cars, making our decisions, folding our laundry, and educating our kids You've heard the hype: AI will make us healthier...

32

I'm not the only murderer in my retirement home
Craig, Fergus.
Paper Book

33

Japanese gothic
Baker, Kylie Lee
Paper Book
Kylie Lee Baker returns with another addictive, gory, horror PHENOMENON 'A blood-soaked, masterful blend of horror and mystery' GUARDIAN 'Blood-slicked, unsettling and immersive' DAILY MAIL'A lush, unnerving ghost story' NEW YORK...

34

John of John
Stuart, Douglas
Paper Book
AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TIME, Oprah Daily, and Vogue "Douglas Stuart brilliantly weaved a layered, compelling and yet so intimate a story...

35

Joyful, anyway : finding delight in impossible times.
Bowler, Kate
Paper Book
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author and Duke University professor Kate Bowler offers a profound, funny and deeply human case for joy that doesn't depend on everything getting better. 'Bowler interrogates the idea...

36

Judge Stone
Patterson, James.
Paper Book
Viola Davis and James Patterson have written an incredible courtroom drama and created the most unforgettable character in years. All rise...for Judge Stone. The most respected citizen in Union Springs, Alabama (population 3,314), is Judge Mary...

37

Just for the summer
Jimenez, Abby
Paper Book
'No one does funny, emotional, life-affirming love stories quite like Abby Jimenez. She just keeps outdoing herself' EMILY HENRY 'Funny and poignant, relatable and aspirational, heart-tugging and satisfying. It is, in a word, perfect' CHRISTINA LAUREN 'Abby...

38

Keeper of lost children
Johnson, Sadeqa
Paper Book
'A powerful and beautifully told novel about hidden secrets and the hunger to belong. I loved it' Clare Leslie Hall, author of BROKEN COUNTRY 'Has future classic written all over it' Red Magazine 'I loved everything about this book' Julia Quinn,...

39

Last one out
Harper, Jane
Paper Book
THE NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN BESTSELLER FROM THE MASTER OF CRIME He had been here, that was clear from the marks in the dust. And he had been alone. In a dying town, Ro Crowley waits for her son on the evening of his 21st birthday. But Sam never comes home. His footprints in the dust of three...

40

Laws of love and logic
Curtis, Debra
Paper Book
'Those looking for the next Lessons in Chemistry - a story of ferociously bright, feisty women holding their own in a man's world - may have found it ... this is a rich read, heartbreaking, engrossing and intellectually stimulating' New Zealand Listener ...

41

Lord of the flies
Golding, William
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR ILLUSTRATION 'Aimée de Jongh's stunning reimagining has a visceral impact all its own' The Times'Beautifully imagined . . . so poignant and relevant' CHRIS MOULD 'Just as compelling and evocative as Golding's world-shaking...

42

Meet the Newmans : a novel
Niven, Jennifer
Paper Book
From #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Jennifer Niven, a novel about America's favorite TV family, whose perfect façade starts to crack, for fans of Lessons in Chemistry and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.* * *For two decades, Del and Dinah Newman and their sons, Guy...

43

Memorial
Washington, Bryan
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, O, the Oprah Magazine...

44

Mistakes were made: your favourite small-town romance series is back: spicy, hilarious and romantic, from the author of things we never got over
Score, Lucy.
Paper Book
City girl jaded with love + small-town, true romantic handyman = a reluctant love story that will turn this town upside down! As literary agent to a romance novelist, Zoey Moody''s life currently revolves around love - which is ironic, as she is practically allergic to the L...

45

My friends a novel
Backman, Fredrik
Paper Book

46

Once and again
Serle, Rebecca
Paper Book
'Rebecca Serle is a maestro of love in all its forms' GABRIELLE ZEVIN The women of the Novak family were each born with a gift: they can, just once, turn back time. Lauren has known since she was fifteen that her mother Marcella saved Lauren's father from a...

47

Paradox
Preston, Douglas.
Paper Book
The new powerhouse team of Douglas Preston & Aletheia Preston are joining together to "enter the world" of the New York Times bestselling Extinction. One of the holiest relics in Christendom, inexplicably defaced... A paranoid old...

48

The physics book
Al-Khalili, Jim
Paper Book
How do magnets generate electricity? What is antimatter? Is time travel possible? Discover the answers to these and over 90 other big questions that explore the most important laws, theories, and breakthrough moments in our understanding of physics - from the earliest...

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