Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Most popular books in 2008

Once again, "A thousand splendid suns" is Galway's most lent title. According to our lending records the most popular book issues in Galway Public Libraries for 2008 were as follows:

Most Popular Adult Books in 2008

  • A thousand splendid suns -Hosseini, Khaled
  • The memory keeper's daughter -­Edwards, Kim
  • Half of a yellow sun -Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  • Out stealing horses -Per Petterson ; translated by Anne Born
  • The mistress's daughter :­a memoir - A.M. Homes
  • ­Under the Tuscan sun - Frances Mayes
  • The olive farm :­a love story -Carol Drinkwater
  • You've been warned -James Patterson with Howard Roughan
  • 7th heaven -James Patterson
  • ­The gathering‑Anne Enright
  • This year it will be different :a Christmas treasury-Maeve Binchy
  • ­The book thief /­Markus Zusak

Most Popular Juvenile Books in 2008

  • ­The Spiderwick Chronicles:The field guide /­Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
  • Harry Potter and the deathly hallows /­J.K. Rowling
  • The seeing stone : the Spiderwick Chronicles /­Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
  • Captain Underpants and the big, bad battle of the Bionic Booger Boy /­Dav Pilkey Pt.1, The night of the nasty nostril nuggets
  • Skulduggery Pleasant / ­Landy, Derek
  • ­Captain Underpants :­three more wedgie-powered adventures in one /­Dav Pikley
  • The Ironwood tree :the Spiderwick Chronicles /­Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
  • Captain Underpants and the preposterous plight of the purple potty people /­Dav Pilkey
  • Best friends /­Jacqueline Wilson ; illustrated by Nick Sharratt
  • Lucinda's secret: the Spiderwick Chronicles /­Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
  • Captain Underpants and the invasion of the incredible naughty cafeteria ladies from outer space ... :­the third epic novel /­cby Dav Pilkey

Compare these with last years results here

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good site, will be visiting you next week.

Anonymous said...

I like to read books!! Those are really interesting books!!