E-BOOKS CHECKED OUT FROM AUCKLAND LIBRARIES
The top 10 electronic book and audiobook lists below are based on the total number of checkouts accrued for the reported period and therefore represent the most checked out books in that period. Two periods are reported: from January to end of June 2018, and from July to end of November 2018.
ADULT Jan-Jun
1 The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
2 Night School by Lee Child 3 After You by Jojo Moyes
4 The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
5 Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
6 Persuader by Lee Child
7 When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
8 Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 9 How to Stop Time: The Illustrated Edition by Matt Haig
10 The Visitor by Lee Child Jul-Nov 1 The Midnight Line by Lee Child
2 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
3 Into the Water by Paula Hawkins 4 The Handmaid’s Tale by
Margaret Atwood
5 Still Me by Jojo Moyes 6 Persuader by Lee Child
6 The Woman in the Window by
A.J. Finn
8 When Breath Becomes Air by
Paul Kalanithi
9 Killing Floor by Lee Child
10 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by
Mary Ann Shaffer
CHILDREN’S Jan-Jun
1 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two: The Official Script Book of the Original West End Production by J.K. Rowling
2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
3 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling 4 Harry Potter and the HalfBlood Prince by J.K. Rowling 5 Double Down by Jeff Kinney 6 Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
7 The 91-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
8 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
9 Bad Dad by David Walliams
9 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Jul-Nov
1 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two: The Official Script Book of the Original West End Production by J.K. Rowling
2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
3 The 104-Storey Treehouse by
Andy Griffiths
4 Bad Dad by David Walliams
5 Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey
5 A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’engle 7 The 91-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
8 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
9 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
10 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
AUDIO BOOKS
Jan-Jun This list includes both adult and children content. The audience and content type is indicated in italic after the title.
1 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey (adult non-fiction)
2 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson (adult non-fiction)
3 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (children’s fiction)
4 Holding up the Universe by Jennifer Niven (teen fiction)
5 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling children’s fiction)
6 The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (adult fiction)
7 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (children’s fiction)
8 Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (children’s fiction)
9 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (children’s fiction)
9 Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen (adult non-fiction)
Jul-Nov
1 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson (adult non-fiction)
2 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey (adult non-fiction)
3 Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven (teen fiction) 4 Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen (adult non-fiction) 5 The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (adult fiction)
6 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari (adult non-fiction)
7 A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’engle (children’s fiction) 8 Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (adult fiction) 9 The Readers of Broken Wheel
Recommend by Katarina Bivald (adult fiction)
10 Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson (adult non-fiction)