PLDL Most Popular Adult Titles August 2025

Portage Lake District Library Most Popular Adult Titles August 2025

Updated August 28, 2025
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1

Funny story
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ A shimmering, joyful novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2024 Named a Must-Read Book of 2024 by...

2

The first gentleman : a thriller
Clinton, Bill
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller! "Bill Clinton reveals key White House details in murderous new political thriller... It's a twisty thriller with plenty of inside jobs, political sabotage and many, many deaths." -USA Today ...

3

The women
Hannah, Kristin
Paper Book
A #1 bestseller on The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times! From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women--at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a...

4

All the colors of the dark : a novel
Whitaker, Chris
Ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD * From the author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that "hits like a sledgehammer . . . an absolutely must-read novel" (Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl). Read...

5

Great big beautiful life
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK ∙ AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping novel from Emily Henry. As...

6

How to win at travel
Kelly, Brian
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Turn your wanderlust into reality with expert strategies from Brian Kelly, the founder of The Points Guy--the leading voice in travel and loyalty programs--with this ultimate resource for everything from leveraging airline and...

7

Immaculate conception : a novel
Huang, Ling Ling
Paper Book
"A superb work of fiction."--New York Times Book Review What if you could enter the mind of the person you love the most? Enka meets Mathilde in art school and is instantly drawn to her. Mathilde makes art that feels truly original, and Enka--trying hard to...

8

It's a love story
Monaghan, Annabel
Paper Book
The Instant New York Times bestseller "Poignant, funny, and bingeable, Annabel Monaghan writes five star reads." --Abby Jimenez From the USA Today bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script, a novel about a former adolescent TV actress-turned...

9

Lloyd McNeil's last ride : a novel
Leitch, Will
Paper Book
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE "Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride broke my heart. And then it somehow mended that shattered heart, made it beat more buoyantly than before. We need books like this and writers like Will Leitch now more than ever."--Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls...

10

Long Time Gone
Donlea, Charlie
Paper Book
When DNA results reveal a disturbing connection to the mysterious disappearance of a famous baby nearly three decades ago, a woman's search for answers draws her to an ominous small town in Nevada and a dangerous web of corruption, power, and lies in this engrossing, propulsive new novel from the...

11

My friends : a novel
Backman, Fredrik
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A Most Anticipated Book of 2025: Goodreads * USA TODAY * Marie Claire * BookPage * Literary Lifestyle * Book Riot * ...

12

Rot : an imperial history of the Irish famine
Scanlan, Padraic X.
Paper Book
A "vigorous and engaging" (Fintan O'Toole, New Yorker) new history of the Irish Great Famine, showing how the British Empire caused Ireland's most infamous disaster In 1845, European potato fields from Spain to Scandinavia were attacked by a novel pathogen....

13

Snafu : the definitive guide to history's greatest screwups
Helms, Ed
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller  From actor, comedian, writer, and host of the hit history podcast SNAFU, Ed Helms brings you an absurdly entertaining look at history's biggest blunders, complete with lively illustrations.       ...

14

The berry pickers : a novel
Peters, Amanda
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER 2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Winner Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction A four-year-old Mi'kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family,...

15

The girls of good fortune : a novel
McMorris, Kristina
Paper Book
First Edition with Golden Edges! Declared a must-read by The Washington Post, USA Today, New York Post, She Reads, BookBub, and Book Riot The New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday and The Ways We Hide shines a light on shocking events surrounding Portland's dark...

16

The last great dream : how bohemians became hippies and created the sixties
McNally, Dennis
Paper Book
"McNally masterfully combines many disparate lineages of political, social, art, and pop history into one singular, sweeping portrait. The result is a stunning vision of a broad and powerful idealism that gripped the world for more than two decades."--Publishers Weekly (starred review...

17

The orphanage by the lake
Miller, Daniel G
Paper Book
A MISSING GIRL AN ORPHANAGE FILLED WITH SECRETS Order the new psychological crime thriller from bestselling author Daniel G. Miller Hazel wants a new life. She's thirty years old...

18

0101817904077
M OSM THURS V.01
Paper Book
Now a Netflix Film The first installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, also author of We Solve Murders Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves A female cop with her first...

19

Unfit parent : a disabled mother challenges an inaccessible world
Slice, Jessica
"Beautiful and razor-sharp...cannot recommend highly enough." -Ann Helen Petersen, Culture Study "Cuts boldly and beautifully through that silence, inviting readers to imagine what our world might look like if we met every family where they are." -Vogue

20

Ambush
Coble, Colleen
Paper Book
"Ambush is electric--the perfect blend of romance, suspense, and characters you swear are real . . . just one more proof of Coble at the top of her game." --Tosca Lee, New York Times bestselling author The first book in the riveting new series from USA TODAY bestselling...

21

Among friends
Ebbott, Hal
Paper Book
NAMED ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S "BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR SO FAR" "Stylish and assured....Ebbott's prose is honed and aphoristic, recalling the work of James Salter and John Cheever...The sentences go down easy...but there is substance beneath the gleaming surfaces." -...

22

0101817614700
M CHR
Paper Book
"If you're one of the few who haven't experienced the genius of Agatha Christie, this novel is a stellar starting point." -- DAVID BALDACCI, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author An exclusive authorized edition of the most famous and beloved stories from the Queen of Mystery. ...

23

Atmosphere : a love story
Reid, Taylor Jenkins
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * From the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go...

24

Bad publicity
Gillam, Bianca
Paper Book
"Like all the very best romance, Bad Publicity is about two people falling in love and also so much more: grief, personal growth, and forgiveness. . . A poignant, utterly compelling story about battling demons and coming out the other side stronger and better able to love." --Ashley...

25

Beach read
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FUNNY STORY! A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters. As...

26

Becoming Nicole : the transformation of an American family
Nutt, Amy Ellis
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PEOPLE AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MEN'S JOURNAL * A STONEWALL HONOR BOOK IN NONFICTION * FINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR TRANSGENDER...

27

Broken country : a novel
Hall, Clare Leslie
Paper Book
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK | A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall is an unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives...but it's also a masterfully crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page....

28

Building a non-anxious life
Delony, John
Paper Book
#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Why are my anxiety alarms going off all the time?" "Why do I feel like I'm in an endless cycle of blame and anger and impatience?" "Why are the people I love most melting down around me?" No one needs...

29

Cat's people : a novel
Guerrero, Tanya
Paper Book
"An uplifting tale of friendship, kindness, and connection . . . This joyful story of the unlikely friendship between five strangers and one remarkable cat is a must-read for cat lovers."-Marianne Cronin, author of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot Noria, a single-by-choice...

30

Death of a racehorse : an American story
Lillis, Katie Bo
The inside story of the crisis within the country's most classic sport--horseracing--and why money is killing thoroughbreds at the top of their game. Every year, hundreds of horses die on the racetrack. Why? In this deeply reported and propulsive narrative, CNN...

31

0101820410682
BKM MAC VACAT V.01
Ebook
A USA Today Bestseller #1 Toronto Star Bestseller in Canadian FictionA Globe and Mail Bestseller in Canadian Fiction A Vancouver Sun Bestseller in New Releases An Indie Next List Pick (May 2024) An...

32

Far from home : a novel
Steel, Danielle
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Danielle Steel delivers an exciting and moving historical novel about a courageous wife and mother hiding in occupied France. In July 1944, Arielle von Auspeck arrives at the glamorous Hotel Ritz in occupied Paris. Half French, half German, she...

33

Fever Beach: A Novel
Hiaasen, Carl
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the bestselling author of Squeeze Me comes a wildly entertaining Florida caper--a razor-sharp send-up of modern American life, packed with misfits and mayhem. "No satirist arrived at our dystopian moment better prepared than Carl Hiaasen...

34

Field guide to church of the wild
Loorz, Victoria
Paper Book
From Victoria Loorz, author of Church of the Wild, and Valerie Luna Serrels, spiritual guide and wild-church leader, comes a guide for all who long to reconnect their spirituality with the rest of the living world. Field Guide to Church of the Wildserves as a companion...

35

Fourth wing
Yarros, Rebecca
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times bestseller * TV series in development at MGM Amazon Studios with Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society * Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 * Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 * Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 * NPR "Books We Love" 2023 * Audible Best Books of...

36

Get a hobby : 365 things to do for fun (not work!)
Cho, Jasmine
Paper Book
Get your mind off work, make friends, and de-stress with this fascinating collection of potential hobbies! Picking up a hobby is one of the best ways to eliminate stress, improve any mood, and make a network of new friends. Whether it's a physical activity like...

37

Ghost town : a novel in 45 chapters
Chen, Kevin
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF FALL 2022 FROM THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR & WINNER OF THE TAIWAN LITERATURE AWARD Keith Chen, the second son of a traditional Taiwanese family of seven, runs away from the oppression of his village to Berlin in the hope of finding acceptance as...

38

Ginseng roots : a memoir
Thompson, Craig
Paper Book
From the celebrated author of Blankets and Habibi comes a new graphic memoir exploring the class divide, childhood labor, family, and our globalized world--all centered on Wisconsin's ginseng farming industry "Ginseng Roots is Thompson's most visually arresting...

39

Good dirt : a novel
Wilkerson, Charmaine
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick "Engrossing . . . Wilkerson...

40

Her first mistake
Elliot, Kendra
When a very personal cold case murder is reopened, a detective's secrets come to light in a novel of shocking twists and suspense by a Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Thirteen years ago, Assemblyman Derrick Bell was murdered in his home by an intruder. His wife,...

41

Hidden nature
Roberts, Nora
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times-bestselling author presents a novel about an injured cop who must fight to bring down a pair of twisted killers... Natural Resources police officer, Sloan Cooper, and her partner had just taken down three men preying on hikers in the Western...

42

I hope this finds you well : a novel
Sue, Natalie
Paper Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * Recommended by the New York Times Book Review, Today show, People, NPR, Elle, Good Housekeeping, Parade, Harper's Bazaar, and more! "Hilarity ensues."-- TAYLOR JENKINS REID * "Fans of The Office will delight." -- SHELBY VAN PELT * "Wickedly funny."...

43

I was Anastasia
Lawhon, Ariel
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the author of The Frozen River, this enthralling feat of historical suspense unravels the extraordinary twists and turns in Anna Anderson's claim to be Anastasia Romanov. Is she the Russian Grand Duchess or the thief of another woman's legacy? ...

44

It happened on the lake
Jackson, Lisa
In an intense, twisty, Hitchcockian standalone spin on Rear Window from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, a woman returns to the Oregon town where a nightmare unfolded 20 years ago--and is waiting to engulf her again. For fans of J.T. Ellison, Paula Hawkins, Karin...

45

It takes a psychic
Castle, Jayne
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Two unlikely allies search for the secrets of their pasts while on the run within the Alien world of Harmony in the thrilling new novel by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Castle. Leona Griffin is at the...

46

John Hancock : first to sign, first to invest in America's independence
Randall, Willard Sterne
Paper Book
A compelling, intimate portrait of John Hancock, going beyond the flamboyant signature to reveal the pivotal role that he had in the American Revolution A contemporary of Samuel Adams, John Adams, George Washington, and the Marquis de Lafayette, Hancock had a list of contacts...

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