The 10 Most-Read Newton Public Library Books Of 2020

Newton MA

11 January, 2021

10:34 AM

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NEWTON, MA — Out of the thousands of books the Public Library loaned out last year, there are a few that seemed to get continued attention. The library gave Patch a list of its most-read books of 2020, broken down by category. And it just might shed a little light on what Newton readers were thinking about this year. Here's the list of the library's most checked out books of 2020: Overall Top Titles From 2020 How to Be and Anti-Racist by Ibram KendiThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettOlive, Again by Elizabeth StroutWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensEducated by Tara WestoverSo You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma OluoThe Giver of Stars by Jojo MoyesThe Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgTalking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell Adult Fiction The Dutch House by Ann PatchettOlive, Again by Elizabeth StroutWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThe Giver of Stars by Jojo MoyesThe Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadLIttle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgThe Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi CoatesAmerican Dirt by Jeanine CumminsSuch a Fun Age by Kiley ReidNormal People by Sally Rooney Adult Non-Fiction How to Be and Anti-Racist by Ibram KendiEducated by Tara WestoverSo You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma OluoTalking to Strangers by Malcolm GladwellBecoming by Michelle ObamaInheritance by Dani ShapiroCatch and Kill by Ronan FarrowMaybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori GottliebThe Splendid and the Vile by Erik LarsonToo Much is Never Enough by Mary Trump Teen Case Closed by Gosho AoyamaFullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu ArakawaOne-Punch Man by ONEDragon Ball Z by Akira ToriyamaThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasTokyo Ghoul by Sui IshidaStamped by Jason ReynoldsThe Hunger Games (Series) by Suzanne CollinsThe Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Born a Crime by Trevor NoahChildren'sMy Little Pony: Friendship is Magic by Katie CookDiary of a Wimpy Kid: the Getaway by Jeff KinneyDog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dav PilkeyBig Nate: Here Goes Nothing by Lincoln PierceListen to my Trumpet by Mo WillemsI Love My New Toy by Mo WillemsDog Man Unleashed by Dav PilkeyThe Tyrant's Tomb by Rick RiordanMercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig by Kate DiCamilloI am Going! by Mo WillemsMost Popular ProgramConfronting Race and Racism in Newton: A conversation with Ibram Kendi was attended by over 2,000 virtual attendees, according to the library. How many of these topped your list? Did you have a favorite? Comment below.