These were the most borrowed books in the Tri-Cities for 2023

The libraries in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody are out with their annual lists of the most-borrowed books of the previous year.

Readers in Coquitlam stuck with their favourite authors of fiction, with Colleen Hoover in the Top 10 three times and Emily Henry on the roster twice.

Rick Riordan’s and Suzanne Collins’ names also appear three times each in the Top Young Adult Novels category, while Jeff Kinney took the lead in the Young Readers Novels’ requests and Mo Willems dominated in kids picture books for 2023.

Here are the most-checked out titles of the year, based on circulation, according to each city:

Coquitlam

Top Adult Fiction Novels 2023

Colleen Hoover - It Starts With Us
Colleen Hoover - It Ends With Us
Matt Haig - The Midnight Library
Colleen Hoover And Tarryn Fisher - Never Never
Michael Connelly - Desert Star
Michelle Good - Five Little Indians
Emily Henry - Book Lovers
Emily Henry - Happy Place
David Baldacci - Simply Lies
Ruth Ware - Zero Days

Top Adult Non-Fiction Novels 2023

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex - Spare
Gabor Maté - The Myth Of Normal
Simu Liu - We Were Dreamers
Jennette McCurdy - I'm Glad My Mom Died
Scott Standard - Postage Stamp Catalogue
James Clear - Atomic Habits
Michelle Obama - The Light We Carry
Matthew Perry - Friends, Lovers, And The Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
Learn To Drive Smart: Your Guide To Driving Safely
Michelle Zauner - Crying In H Mart: A Memoir

Top Young Adult Novels 2023

Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games
Jenny Han - The Summer I Turned Pretty
Sarah J Maas - A Court Of Thorns And Roses
Rick Riordan - The Lightning Thief
Suzanne Collins - The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes
Leigh Bardugo - Six Of Crows
Rick Riordan - The Last Olympian
Alice Oseman – Heartstopper (Volume 1)
Rick Riordan - The Titan's Curse
Suzanne Collins - Catching Fire

Top Young Readers Novels 2023

Jeff Kinney - Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Getaway
Lincoln Peirce - Big Nate: The Gerbil Ate My Homework
Dave Pilkey - Dog Man: Grime And Punishment
Jeff Kinney - Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
Jeff Kinney - Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown
Jeff Kinney - Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Jeff Kinney - Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Jeff Kinney - Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Lincoln Peirce - Big Nate: Blow The Roof Off!
Jeff Kinney - Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Double Down

Top Children’s Picture Books Of 2023

Mo Willems - Don't Let The Pigeon Stay Up Late!
Mo Willems - Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus
Mo Willems - Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
Mo Willems - Time To Say Please!
Mo Willems - The Pigeon Has To Go To School!
Mo Willems - The Pigeon Needs A Bath!
Mo Willems - I Really Like Slop!
Mo Willems - Peppa Pig And The Vegetable Garden
Mo Willems - The Duckling Gets A Cookie!?
Mo Willems - Peppa Pig And The Camping Trip

Top Video Games Of 2023

Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Pokémon Violet
Pokémon Scarlet
Super Mario 3D World: Bowser's Fury
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Splatoon: 3
Kirby And The Forgotten Land
God Of War: Ragnarök
New Pokémon Snap

Top 10 Movies of 2023

Barbie
Puss in Boots. The last wish
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Fabelmans
A Man called Otto
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Whale
Babylon
Top Gun: Maverick

Most Borrowed Lendable Tech Item

Virtual Reality Goggles

Terry Fox Library (via Fraser Valley Regional Library)

Top Books of 2023

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex - Spare
Emily Henry - Happy Place
Lisa Jewell - None Of This Is True
Ann Patchett - Tom Lake
David Balducci - Simply Lies
Colleen Hoover - Never Never
Ruth Ware - Zero Days
Kate Morton - Homecoming
Colleen Hoover - Heart Bones
Jojo Moyes - Someone Else’s Shoes

Top Authors of 2023

James Patterson
Colleen Hoover
Jeff Kinney
Mo Willems
David Baldacci
Dave Pilkey
Nora Roberts
John Grisham
Lincoln Peirce
Danielle Steele

Top Music CDs of 2023

Taylor Swift - Midnights
Queen - Greatest Hits I & II
Guardians fo the Galaxy Volume 3: Awesome Mix
Taylor Swift - Evermore
- Ed Sheeran
Shania Twain - Queen of Me
U2 - Songs of Surrender
Pink - Trustfall
Taylor Swift - Speak Now: Taylor’s Version
30 Adele

Top Adult Videos of 2023

A Man Called Otto
Avatar: The Way of the Water
Barbie
Ticket to Paradise
John Wick Chapter 4
The Fabelmans
No Hard Feelings
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Whale
Black Adam

Top Kids Videos of 2023

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Little Mermaid
Elemental
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Strange World

Port Moody

Top Adult Fiction

It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
Desert Star by Michael Connelly
World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
No Plan B by Lee Child
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Verit by Colleen Hoover
Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

Top Adult Non-FIction

Myth of Normal: Trauma Illness Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Friends Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous wisdom scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be by Dr. Becky Kennedy
Whole Brain Child: 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child's developing mind by Daniel J. Siege
Outlive: The Science Art of Longevity by Peter Attia, MD
Body Keeps the Score: Brain mind and body in the healing of trauma by Bessel A. van der Kolk
Pageboy: A Memoir by Elliot Page
Love Pamela by Pamela Anderson