Bristol, Warren's Most Popular Library Books Of 2020

Rachel Nunes
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BRISTOL-WARREN, RI — Thousands of books were checked out of the libraries in Bristol and Warren over the past year. Some titles were more popular than others.

At Rogers Free Library in Bristol, large-print book editions were very popular over the past year. Below, Patch has listed the top 11 titles checked out from the library. Electronic materials, which "make up a significant amount of circulation," are not included.

  1. The River Murders by James Patterson (Large Print)

  2. Robert B Parker's Angel Eyes by Ace Atkins

  3. The Dark Side by Danielle Steel (Large Print)

  4. Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connolly (Large Print)

  5. The River Murders by James Patterson

  6. Blindside by James Patterson

  7. Longshot by C.J. Box

  8. The Black Swan of Paris by Karen Robards

  9. The Guardians by John Grisham (Large Print)

  10. Blue Moon by Lee Child

  11. Moral Compass by Danielle Steel

Carol Shedd, the reference librarian at Warren's George Hail Free Library, electronic materials such as Ebooks and Eaudiobooks surged in popularity over the past year. Popular community events such as book group meetings and author talks were moved online, to allow patrons to continue to take part from home.

Ten of Warren's most popular titles from June 2019 to June 2020 are listed below.

  • Where the crawdads sing, Delia Owens.

  • Summer of '69, Elin Hilderbrand.

  • The Dutch house : a novel, Ann Patchett.

  • The silent patient, Alex Michaelides.

  • One good deed, David Baldacci.

  • A better man, Louise Penny.

  • The inn, James Patterson and Candice Fox.

  • The turn of the key, Ruth Ware.

  • Mrs. Everything : a novel, Jennifer Weiner.

  • The new girl : a novel, Daniel Silva.

This article originally appeared on the Bristol-Warren Patch