Most Popular Summer Reads

This is a list of the most popular titles logged in the 2025 Adult Summer Reading Program.

Updated July 25, 2025
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1

Atmosphere :
Reid, Taylor Jenkins.
Paper Book
***THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER*** 'Tipped to be this summer's biggest read' SUNDAY TIMES 'A richly drawn page-turner' OBSERVER 'Quite possibly our favourite TJR novel yet' COSMOPOLITAN 'I absolutely adored this' BRYONY GORDON 'A...

2

Fourth wing /
Yarros, Rebecca.
Paper Book
DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT: 'Pure escapism - think Hunger Games meets Fifty Shades' The Sun 'We weren't expecting to become obsessed . . . but we very much are...

3

Great big beautiful life /
Henry, Emily.
Paper Book
The dazzling new love story and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick from the TikTok sensation and Sunday Times bestselling author of Beach Read and Funny Story. AN INSTANT NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! 'Emily knows how...

4

Listen for the lie /
Tintera, Amy.
Paper Book
**RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK** **INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** **THE SUNDAY TIMES 'PICK OF THE MONTH'** **PRIMA 'BOOK OF THE YEAR'** **WOMAN & HOME 'BOOK OF THE YEAR'** **WOMAN & HOME 'BOOK OF THE MONTH'**...

5

Society of Lies
Brown, Lauren Ling
THE REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK 'Dark academia, secret societies, and murder - what's not to love?' Jessica Payne 'Takes you on a wild ride. It's a must-read!' Courteney Cox ------------ How far would you go to...

6

The invisible life of Addie LaRue /
Schwab, Victoria.
Paper Book
When Addie La Rue makes a pact with the devil, she trades her soul for immortality. But there's always a priceĀ -- the devil takes away her place in the world, cursing her to be forgotten by everyone. Addie flees her tiny hometown in 18th-Century France, beginning a journey that takes...

7

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

8

The women /
Hannah, Kristin.
Paper Book
Soon to be a major motion picture!'Astonishing. Compelling. Powerful' - Delia Owens, bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing'Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism' - Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in ChemistryFrom the worldwide bestselling author of The Four Winds, The...

9

The Favorites
Fargo, Layne.
Paper Book
To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession. 'Part Wuthering Heights and part Daisy Jones and the Six . . . As brilliantly choreographed as a gold-medal performance' JODI PICOULT BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick

10

The reading list /
Adams, Sara Nisha.
Paper Book
*Discover the magic of The Twilight Garden, the brand new novel from Sara Nisha Adams - available to buy now* *A finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards for Fiction, discover this year's most uplifting and heart-warming debut* 'Absolutely gorgeous' RUTH WARE ...

11

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
Schwab, V. E.
Paper Book
From V. E. Schwab, the instant No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller and Radio 2 Book Club pick: a genre-defying, unforgettable novel to sink your teeth into . . . This is a story about hunger. 1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl...

12

Beautiful ugly /
Feeney, Alice.
Paper Book
'I was consumed by this book, it's her best ever, a work of genius' - Lisa Jewell, author of None of This is True 'Her best book yet' - Harlan Coben, author of Fool Me Once The million-copy bestselling author of His and Hers, Alice Feeney, returns...

13

Local woman missing /
Kubica, Mary.
Paper Book
'DARK AND TWISTY' Riley Sager 'LOVED EVERY MINUTE' Joshilyn Jackson You'll never find her. Don't even try. When a local mother and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, suddenly vanish, their close-knit suburban community is rocked by fear and suspicion. How could such a...

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