As we approach the halfway mark of this year, we thought you might have a look at your reading choices so far. We have run a report through our system on the most popular titles our Book Groups around Australia have borrowed in the last six months. Here is the top 20.
|
Code |
Name | Published | Author |
Frequency |
| B2371 | The Little Wartime Library | 2021 | Kate Thompson | 91 |
| B2343 | The Last Bookshop | 2021 | Emma Young | 79 |
| B2351 | A Room Made of Leaves | 2020 | Kate Grenville | 67 |
| B2338 | The Bass Rock | 2020 | Evie Wyld | 60 |
| B2317 | The Dictionary of Lost Words | 2020 | Pip Williams | 58 |
| B2332 | The Weekend | 2019 | Charlotte Wood | 58 |
| B2297 | Milkman | 2018 | Anna Burns | 55 |
| B2331 | There Was Still Love | 2019 | Favel Parrett | 55 |
| B2281 | The Trauma Cleaner | 2017 | Sarah Krasnostein | 53 |
| B2372 | Lucky’s | 2020 | Andrew Pippos | 53 |
| B2360 | Black and Blue | 2021 | Veronica Gorrie | 52 |
| B2315 | Death in the Ladies’ Goddess Club | 2020 | Julian Leatherdale | 50 |
| B2362 | The Countess from Kirribilli | 2021 | Joyce Morgan | 50 |
| B2359 | Believe in Me | 2021 | Lucy Neave | 49 |
| B2361 | The Christie Affair | 2022 | Nina da Gramont | 46 |
| B2266 | Reckoning: A Memoir | 2016 | Magda Szubanski | 45 |
| B2378 | Summerwater | 2020 | Sarah Moss | 45 |
| B2363 | The Dressmaker’s Secret | 2020 | Rosalie Ham | 43 |
| B2299 | A Month of Sundays | 2018 | Liz Byrski | 41 |
| B2316 | The Death of Noah Glass | 2018 | Gail Jones | 39 |
As you can see, there are some clear favourites among them. Not surprisingly, many of our most frequently borrowed titles are recent releases. One of them though, Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski [B2266], continues to be a firm favourite seven years after publication. Winner of multiple awards, this remarkable memoir describes Magda’s journey of self-discovery and the story of her remarkable family.
