Top reads for 2023 among Washingtonians

WASHINGTON — The year is wrapping up, and the DC Public Library has released the top page turners for 2023. 

This year, more than seven million items were borrowed, streamed or downloaded through the District's public library system, with graphic novels and memoirs topping readers' lists. Washingtonians found themselves frequently picking up Dav Pilkey's “Dog Man” and “Cat Kid Comic Club," which occupied eight of the top 10 fiction spots. 

Many adults also favored Prince Harry's “Spare” and Jennette McCurdy's “I'm Glad My Mom Died." 

How do your 2023 reads match up with other Washingtonians? Here's the top 10 titles read across multiple categories:

Top 10 Fiction Books

1. "Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea" by Dav Pilkey
2. "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus
3. "Dog Man: Fetch 22" by Dav Pilkey
4. "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver
5. "Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives" by Dav Pilkey
6. "Dog Man: Mothering Heights" by Dav Pilkey
7. "Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls" by Dav Pilkey
8. "Dog Man: Grime and Punishment" by Dav Pilkey
9. "Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations" by Dav Pilkey
10. "Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose" by Dav Pilkey

Top 10 Nonfiction Books

1. "Crying in H Mart" by Michelle Zauner
2. "Spare" by Prince Harry
3. "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jenette McCurdy
4. "Stay True" by Hua Hsu
5. "The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times" by Michelle Obama
6. "The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma" by Bessel van der Kolk
7. "All About Love: New Visions" by bell hooks
8. "Cold War Correspondent" by Nathan Hale
9. "An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us" by Ed Yong
10. "Blades of Freedom" by Nathan Hale

Top 10 Adult Fiction Books

1. "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus
2. "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver
3. "Happy Place" by Emily Henry
4. "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin
5. "Pineapple Street" by Jenny Jackson
6. "Romantic Comedy" by Curtis Sittenfeld
7. "I Have Some Questions for You" by Rebecca Makkai
8. "Book Lovers" by Emily Henry
9. "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid
10. "Carrie Soto Is Back" by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Top 10 Adult Nonfiction Books

1. "Crying in H Mart" by Michelle Zauner
2. "Spare" by Prince Harry
3. "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jenette McCurdy
4. "Stay True" by Hua Hsu
5. "The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times" by Michelle Obama
6. "The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma" by Bessel van der Kolk
7. "All About Love: New Visions" by bell hooks
8. "An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us" by Ed Yong
9. "Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" by Patrick Radden Keefe
10. "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants" by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Top 10 Youth Fiction Books

1. "Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea" by Dav Pilkey
2. "Dog Man: Fetch 22" by Dav Pilkey
3. "Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives" by Dav Pilkey
4. "Dog Man: Mothering Heights" by Dav Pilkey
5. "Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls" by Dav Pilkey
6. "Dog Man: Grime and Punishment" by Dav Pilkey
7. "Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations" by Dav Pilkey
8. "Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose" by Dav Pilkey
9. "Cat Kid Comic Club" by Dav Pilkey
10. "How Fast Is the Flash?" by Victoria Armstrong

Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Books

1. "Cold War Correspondent" by Nathan Hale
2. "Blades of Freedom" by Nathan Hale
3. "Raid of No Return" by Nathan Hale
4. "Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War Tale" by Nathan Hale
5. "One Dead Spy" by Nathan Hale
6. "Whales: Diving into the Unknown" by Casey Zakroff
7. "Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas" by Jeanne Walker Harvey
8. "Sharks and Other Sea Monsters: Encyclopedia Prehistorica" by Robert Sabuda
9. "Birds of Prey: Terrifying Talons" by Joe Flood
10. "The Little Mermaid: A Pop-Up Adaptation of the Classic Fairy Tale" by Robert Sabuda

Top 10 Fiction eBooks

1. "Verity" by Colleen Hoover
2. "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus
3. "The Last Thing He Told Me" by Laura Dave
4. "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin
5. "It Starts with Us" by Colleen Hoover
6.  "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver
7. "Romantic Comedy" by Curtis Sittenfeld
8. "Pineapple Street" by Jenny Jackson
9. "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt
10. "One Italian Summer" by Rebecca Serle

Top 10 Nonfiction eBooks

1. "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jenette McCurdy
2. "Spare" by Prince Harry
3. "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone" by Lori Gottlieb
4. "Crying in H Mart" by Michelle Zauner
5. "Educated" by Tara Westover
6. "Born a Crime" by Trevor Noah
7. "Tastes Like War" by Grace M. Cho
8. "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
9. "How to Do Nothing" by Jenny Odell
10. "Atomic Habits" by James Clear

Top 10 Nonfiction eAudiobooks

1. "101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think" by Brianna West
2. "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer
3. "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy
4. "American Prometheus" by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
5. "Spare" by Prince Harry
6. "The Light We Carry" by Michelle Obama
7. "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents" by Lindsay C. Gibson
8. "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
9. "Educated" by Tara Westover
10. "Atomic Habits" by James Clear

Click here for more details about the top books and resources from the library in 2023.

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