PLDL Most Popular Titles September 2025

Portage Lake District Library Most Popular Titles September 2025

Updated September 30, 2025
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A marriage at sea : a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck
Elmhirst, Sophie
Paper Book
**WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION AWARD 2024** **A Guardian, Observer, Economist & Waterstones Best Book of 2024** ** A Financial Times BEST SUMMER READ** 'One of those very special books that makes you put everything on hold so...

2

The Wrong Sister
Douglas, Claire
Paper Book
**THE BRAND-NEW SUSPENSE-FILLED THRILLER FROM NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER CLAIRE DOUGLAS** *RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK* 'Outstanding. A terrific family drama' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Claire Douglas at her masterful best...

3

The anxious generation : how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
Haidt, Jonathan
Paper Book
THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Jonathan Haidt is a modern-day prophet, disguised as a psychologist . . . He points the way forward to a brighter, stronger future for us all' Susan Cain 'Compelling, readable - and incredibly chilling . . . remarkably...

4

The break-in : a novel
Faulkner, Katherine
'DELICIOUS' STYLIST 'BINGEWORTHY' NITA PROSE 'RAZOR-SHARP' ABIGAIL DEAN Alice only meant to stop the intruder. She didn't mean to hit him so hard. She didn't mean to kill him. The police conclude that she acted in self...

5

The women
Hannah, Kristin
Paper Book
The instant Number One Sunday Times bestselling novel, soon to be a major motion picture. The Women is the essential story of the women who answered the call of the Vietnam War and paid a price that was heartbreakingly unique. This is a novel of epic...

6

Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity
Woodward, M. P.
Pre-order the next, nail-biting Jack Ryan thriller, TOM CLANCY EXECUTIVE POWER, now! __________ Jack Ryan, Jr. battles terrorists in the disputed mountains of Kashmir to save a comrade in the latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series ...

7

An enemy in the village
Walker, Martin
France's favourite country policeman investigates a suicide and gets involved in a tricky local issue in the latest adventure in this ever popular and bestselling mystery series. 'FRENCH TOURISM SHOULD RAISE A GLASS TO WALKER'S DORDOGNE MYSTERIES' Daily Mail

8

Atmosphere : a love story
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 breathtaking...

9

Badlands
Preston, Douglas J.
The #1 New York Times bestselling authors return with a scintillating supernatural-themed thriller. Nora Kelly and Corrie Swanson investigate bizarre deaths in the New Mexico desert, but awaken an ancient evil. In the New Mexico desert badlands, a woman's skeleton is found...

10

Buckeye
Ryan, Patrick
A Read With Jenna Book Club Pick September 2025 One town. Two families. A secret that changes everything. 'Poignant, powerful' Independent 'Omniscient, sweeping, almost defiantly sentimental' New York Times 'It's not...

11

Catch-22
Heller, Joseph.
Paper Book
Explosive, subversive, wild and funny, 50 years on the novel's strength is undiminished. Reading Joseph Heller's classic satire is nothing less than a rite of passage. Set in the closing months of World War II, this is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian who is frantic and furious...

12

Death at the White Hart
Chibnall, Chris
Paper Book
THE MUST-READ CRIME DEBUT OF 2025 FROM THE MIND BEHIND BROADCHURCH AND DOCTOR WHO Small-town secrets, a detective running out of time, and the killer hiding in plain sight. 'A masterclass whodunnit' Gillian McAllister 'A...

13

Demon Copperhead : a novel
Kingsolver, Barbara
Paper Book
A masterpiece in storytelling from the global bestselling author of Unsheltered and Flight Behaviour.

14

Dragon teeth : a novel
Crichton, Michael
Paper Book
From Michael Crichton, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park, comes a thrilling adventure set in the Wild West that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last! The year is 1876. Warring Indian tribes still populate America's western...

15

End Game
Archer, Jeffrey.
Paper Book
*Special Collector's Edition available to the first UK print run only! Featuring a gold foil on board design beneath the dust jacket. Available while stocks last. All pre-orders will receive this edition.* William Warwick and Ross Hogan will return, for one last time, in a gripping and...

16

Famous
Crouch, Blake
Famous is the darkly funny, slow-burn psychological thriller from Blake Crouch, the bestselling author of Dark Matter, for fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Meet Lance. 38-years-old. Works a meaningless job. Still lives above his parents' garage. By all...

17

Far from home : a novel
Steel, Danielle
Paper Book
Far From Home is a gripping and heartbreaking wartime tale about the love between a mother and daughter, from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel. In July 1944, at the height of the German occupation, Arielle von Auspeck arrives at the glamorous Ritz hotel in...

18

Fight : inside the wildest battle for the White House
Allen, Jonathan
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER "Brutal." --Huffington Post "Scathing." --New York Post "[D]epicts Biden's decline in vivid detail." --Politico "So many revelations." --Joe Scarborough, co-host of MSNBC's Morning Joe ...

19

Girl with a pearl earring
Chevalier, Tracy.
Paper Book
OVER FIVE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE 'A phenomenon' Jessie Burton 'Dazzling' Daily Mail 'Truly magical' Guardian Those eyes are fixed on someone. But who? What is she thinking as she stares out from one of the world's best-loved paintings? ...

20

Her many faces : a novel
Cloke, Nicci
'Unique, punchy and super-smart, Her Many Faces is itself so multifaceted, so rich - a courtroom drama, a character study, a social commentary - but it wears each guise with real heart and style' ABIGAIL DEAN 'Beautifully written, experimental, and fast-paced. I'm addicted...

21

Hidden nature
Roberts, Nora
From multi-million copy bestselling author Nora Roberts - a brand new thriller about an injured cop fighting to bring down a pair of twisted killers. 'If you're after the perfect pick-me-up, take-me-away-from-the-world read, then she's your woman' The...

22

Ink ribbon red : a novel
Pavesi, Alex
Paper Book
A group of friends gather in a country house for a birthday party. At their host's request, they each write a short mystery. They draw names from a hat- in each story, one of the group is the killer, and another the victim. Of course, when given such a task, it's only...

23

Kiss her goodbye
Gardner, Lisa
Frankie Elkin usually prefers her cases cold. Until she finds herself in the broiling streets of Tucson, Arizona, where an Afghan refugee has been missing for three weeks. 'Tense, timely and totally gripping. Lisa Gardner at her very best' Ruth Ware ...

24

Lessons in chemistry
Garmus, Bonnie
Paper Book
THE FUNNY AND INSPIRING, MULTI-AWARD-WINNING BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD, now a major Apple TV+ series starring Brie Larson A Book of the Year for- Guardian, Times, Sunday Times, New York Times, Good House Keeping, Woman & Home, Stylist, TLS Oprah...

25

Tom Clancy line of demarcation
Woodward, M. P.
The pulse-racing new Jack Ryan, Jr. thriller ________________ The discovery of an oil field off the coast of Guyana plunges Jack Ryan, Jr. into a cauldron of lies in the latest entry in this internationally bestselling series. It...

26

Maid for each other
Painter, Lynn
Abi is a professional cleaner, so it's ironic when she's forced to move out because of an infestation in her building. Thanks, Apartment 2B! Declan is a busy man, working his way up at Hathaway Holdings. Which is why he's never met the woman who cleans his penthouse every week. ...

27

Murder at Gulls Nest
Kidd, Jess
The first in a sparkling new 1950s seaside mystery series, featuring sharp-eyed former nun Nora Breen.

28

My friends : a novel
Backman, Fredrik
Paper Book
The beautiful new novel that will make you laugh and cry, from the global bestselling author of Anxious People and A Man Called Ove. Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond...

29

Nora goes off script
Monaghan, Annabel
Paper Book
'Smart, fresh and romantic . . . I loved this book with my whole heart' BETH O'LEARY 'Absolutely irresistible - funny, addictive and deliciously romantic' ROSIE WALSH ***** Nora's life is about to get a rewrite . . .<...

30

So far gone : a novel
Walter, Jess
Paper Book
"As talented a natural storyteller as is working in American fiction."--Washington Post From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins--and in the wild, propulsive spirit of Charles Portis' True Grit--comes a hilarious and brilliantly provocative adventure...

31

Steel Girls Book 5
Rawlins, Michelle.
Paper Book
With their city under fire, can they find hope in each other? 'Rich, evocative and spellbinding' KATE THOMPSON 'A heartwarming tale of courage, friendship and hope' MILLY JOHNSON *** In December 1940, the Blitz has reached Sheffield, but Steel Girl...

32

Still life
Winman, Sarah
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Over 500,000 copies sold internationally A BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick A BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime Winner of Dymocks Book of the Year 'Sheer joy' GRAHAM NORTON 'Utterly beautiful ... filled...

33

Strangers in time
Baldacci, David
Paper Book
'A masterpiece' - Lisa ScottolineDuring one of the fiercest conflicts the world has ever known, three strangers' lives collide as they confront the raining bombs of their present and the explosive secrets of their past. Journey back to wartime London in this historical drama from the number one...

34

The echo wife
Gailey, Sarah
Paper Book

35

The emperor of gladness : a novel
Vuong, Ocean
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Ocean Vuong returns with an achingly beautiful novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive One summer evening in the town of East Gladness, Connecticut,...

36

The favorites : a novel
Fargo, Layne
Paper Book
Everyone thinks Heath Rocha was my first love. He wasn't. My first love was figure skating. She might not have a famous name, funding, or her family's support, but Katarina Shaw has always known that she was destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely...

37

The frozen people
Griffiths, Elly
Paper Book
The instant Sunday Times bestseller SOME MURDERS CAN'T BE SOLVED IN JUST ONE LIFETIME. 'A five-star start to a dazzling new series . . . Smart, original and utterly masterful' Janice Hallett 'A pleasure from finish to...

38

The ghostwriter : a novel
Clark, Julie
A woman reckons with her own family's dark past as her father, famous for his novels but also as prime suspect for the murder of his siblings, prepares to reveal long-held secrets in his tell-all memoir she is ghostwriting. But is he telling the truth?

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