What Seattle Read in the First Three Months of 2025

Are you curious what books Seattle readers have turned to in a year that’s already been very eventful? See for yourself in our list of top Library checkouts for the first three months of 2025.

As usual, the most popular print book checkouts are from the Library’s very popular no-holds, no-wait Peak Picks collection (which added 11 terrific titles in April). Several of the most popular digital titles are part of our Always Available e-book collection, which is worth checking out when you want to check something out right away!

What has been your favorite book of 2025 so far? Share in the comments!

Adult fiction – print books

1. James, by Percival Everett
2. All Fours, by Miranda July
3. Orbital, by Samantha Harvey
4. The Life Impossible, by Matt Haig
5. We Solve Murders, by Richard Osman

Adult fiction – e-books

1. Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros
2. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver
3. Onyx Storm, by Rebecca Yarros
4. The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore
5. The Covenant of Water, by Abraham Verghese

Adult fiction – e-audiobooks

1. Onyx Storm, by Rebecca Yarros
2. Pretty Girls, by Karin Slaughter
3. Tom Lake, by Ann Patchett
4. Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros
5. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire

Adult nonfiction – print books

1. The Serviceberry, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
2. The Message, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
3. The Let Them Theory, by Mel Robbins
4. Cabin: Off-the-Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman, by Patrick Hutchison
5. Be Ready When the Luck Happens, by Ina Garten

Adult nonfiction – e-books

1. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, by Lori Gottlieb
2. The Let Them Theory, by Mel Robbins
3. Educated, by Tara Westover
4. Want: Sexual Fantasies, by Anonymous
5. When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi

Adult nonfiction – e-audiobooks

1. Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
2. 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think, by Brianna Wiest
3. The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt
4. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, by Mark Manson
5. Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, by Lindsay C. Gibson

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