As we enter a new year, there are all sorts of data to check out from 2022. As Seattle is known as a literary town, it only makes sense to take a look at the most checked out books from Seattle Public Library in 2022. If anything, it’s a great idea to see what’s worth reading!

The lists were compiled from anonymous checkout data collected from January 1st, 2022 through November 30th, 2022. We’ve included the top ten data for adult fiction e-books, adult nonfiction physical books, adult nonfiction ebooks, and e-audiobooks.

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THE LIBRARY’S 10 MOST POPULAR ADULT FICTION E-BOOKS

  1. The House of Broken Angels, by Luis Alberto Urrea
  2. Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr
  3. The Last Thing He Told Me, by Laura Dave
  4. Apples Never Fall, by Liane Moriarty
  5. The Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles
  6. Anxious People, by Fredrik Bachman
  7. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by Victoria Schwab
  8. The Four Winds, by Kristin Hannah
  9. The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig
  10. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

THE LIBRARY’S 10 MOST POPULAR ADULT NONFICTION PHYSICAL BOOKS

  1. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience, by Brené Brown
  2. The Weekday Vegetarians, by Jenny Rosenstrach
  3. From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life, by Arthur C. Brooks
  4. Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention–and How to Think Deeply Again, by Johann Hari
  5. Happy-Go-Lucky, by David Sedaris
  6. Secret Seattle: An Illustrated Guide to the City’s Offbeat and Overlooked History, by Susanna Ryan
  7. Korean American: Food that Tastes Like Home, by Eric Kim
  8. Crying in H Mart: a Memoir, by Michelle Zauner
  9. Grains for every Season: Rethinking our Way with Grains, by Joshua McFadden, with Martha Holmberg
  10. Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk, by Sasha LaPointe

THE LIBRARY’S 10 MOST POPULAR ADULT NONFICTION E- BOOKS

  1. Crying in H Mart: a Memoir, by Michelle Zauner
  2. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed, by Lori Gottlieb
  3. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience, by Brené Brown
  4. Educated: A Memoir, by Tara Westover
  5. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, by Trevor Noah
  6. Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, by James Clear
  7. I’m Glad My Mom Died, by Jeanette McCurdy
  8. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, by Mary Roach
  9. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessell A. Van Der Kolk
  10. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story, by Michael Lewis

THE LIBRARY’S MOST POPULAR E-AUDIOBOOKS

  1. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer (read by the author)
  2. 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think, by Brianna Wiest (read by Abby Craden)
  3. Dune: Dune Series, Book 1, by Frank Herbert (read by Scott Brick)
  4. Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens (read by Cassandra Campbell)
  5. Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr (read by Marin Ireland and Simon Jones)
  6. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life, by Mark Manson (read by Roger Wayne)
  7. The Last Thing He Told Me, by Laura Dave (read by Rebecca Lowen)
  8. The Guest List, by Lucy Foley (read by Jot Davies and others)
  9. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, by James Clear (read by the author)
  10. Anxious People, by Fredrik Bachman (read by Marin Ireland)

There you have it! Hopefully that provides a little inspiration to get started on your 2023 reading.

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