Tri-City libraries have shared their 10 most popular fiction and nonfiction titles checked out in 2021 – in print and audiobook formats.

The top 10 lists from Mid-Columbia Libraries and Richland Public Library feature an eclectic collection of popular New York Times bestsellers, biographies, romance, self-help and thrillers.

Popular business magazines can be found at bit.ly/MCLbizmags.

Top 10 books: Adult fiction

1. THE FOUR WINDS, by Kristin Hannah

2. BRIDGERTON COLLECTION, VOLUME 1, by Julia Quinn

3. A TIME FOR MERCY, by John Grisham

4. DAYLIGHT: ATLEE PINE SERIES, BOOK 3, by David Baldacci

5. THE SENTINEL: A JACK REACHER NOVEL, by Lee Child and Andrew Child

6. THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY, by Matt Haig

7. THE QUIET GIRL, by S.F. Kosa

8. LOVE LETTERING: A WITTY AND HEARTFELT LOVE STORY, by Kate Clayborn

9. THE RETURN, by Nicholas Sparks

10. FORTUNE AND GLORY: STEPHANIE PLUM SERIES, BOOK 27, by Janet Evanovich

Top 10 books: Adult nonfiction

1. NOMADLAND: SURVIVING AMERICA IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, by Jessica Bruder

2. MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE: A THERAPIST, HER THERAPIST, AND OUR LIVES REVEALED, by Lori Gottlieb

3. EDUCATED: A MEMOIR, by Tara Westover

4. GREENLIGHTS, by Matthew McConaughey

5. A PROMISED LAND, by Barack Obama

6. UNTAMED, by Glennon Doyle

7. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE: BRAIN, MIND, AND BODY IN THE HEALING OF TRAUMA, by Bessel van der Kolk

8. BORN A CRIME: STORIES FROM A SOUTH AFRICAN CHILDHOOD, by Trevor Noah

9. THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES: THE SECRET TO LOVE THAT LASTS, by Gary Chapman

10. ATOMIC HABITS, by James Clear
    
    

Top 10 audiobooks: Adult fiction

1. THE DUKE AND I: BRIDGERTON SERIES, BOOK 1, by Julia Quinn

2. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, by Delia Owens

3. THE FOUR WINDS, by Kristin Hannah

4. THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME: BRIDGERTON SERIES, BOOK 2, by Julia Quinn

5. COLD MOURNING: STONECHILD AND ROULEAU MYSTERY SERIES, BOOK 1, by Brenda Chapman

6. THE SILENT PATIENT, by Alex Michaelides

7. OUTLANDER: OUTLANDER SERIES, BOOK 1, by Diana Gabaldon

8. READY PLAYER TWO: READY PLAYER ONE SERIES, BOOK 2, by Ernest Cline

9. THE GUEST LIST, by Lucy Foley

10. THE GREAT ALONE, by Kristin Hannah
    
    

Top 10 audiobooks: Adult nonfiction

1. GREENLIGHTS, by Matthew McConaughey

2. ATOMIC HABITS, by James Clear

3. THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F*CK: A COUNTERINTUITIVE APPROACH TO LIVING A GOOD LIFE, by Mark Manson

4. UNTAMED, by Glennon Doyle
   
   
5. TALKING TO STRANGERS: WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE PEOPLE WE DON’T KNOW, by Malcolm Gladwell

6. A PROMISED LAND, by Barack Obama

7. EDUCATED: A MEMOIR, by Tara Westover

8. THE POWER OF HABIT: WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO IN LIFE AND BUSINESS, by Charles Duhigg
   
   
9. DARE TO LEAD, by Brené Brown

10. THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE, by Stephen Covey

Top 10 books: Adult fiction

1. MISSING AND ENDANGERED, by J.A. Jance

2. THE FOUR WINDS, by Kristin Hannah

3. DARK SKY: A JOE PICKETT NOVEL, by C.J. Box

4. A GAMBLING MAN, by David Baldacci

5. STARGAZER: A LEAPHORN, CHEE & MANUELITO NOVEL, by Anne Hillerman

6. THE PARIS LIBRARY, by Janet Skeslien Charles

7. THE SENTINEL, by Lee Child

8. MEXICAN GOTHIC, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

9. MOONFLOWER MURDERS, by Anthony Horowitz

10. THE EXILES, by Christina Baker Kline (tie)
    PROJECT HAIL, by Mary Andy Weir (tie)

   Top 10 books: Adult nonfiction

1. CASTE: THE ORIGINS OF OUR DISCONTENTS, by Isabel Wilkerson

2. MARTHA STEWART’S ORGANIZING, by Martha Stewart

3. KEEP SHARP: BUILD A BETTER BRAIN AT ANY AGE, by Sanjay Gupta
4. THE LAST DAYS OF JOHN LENNON, by James Patterson

5. THE BRAVE LEARNER, by Julie Bogart

6. THE HOME EDIT LIFE, by Clea Shearer

7. THE BOMBER MAFIA, by Malcolm Gladwell

8. AWESOME LEGO CREATIONS WITH BRICKS YOU ALREADY HAVE, by Sarah Dees

9. TOKYO GHOUL, by Sui Ishida

10. KILLING THE MOB, by Bill O’Reilly

Top 10 audiobooks: Adult fiction

1. LAST DETECTIVE, by Peter Lovesey

2. CAMINO ISLAND, by John Grisham

3. A GAMBLING MAN, by David Baldacci

4. THE BOOK WOMEN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK, by Kim Michele Richardson

5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS, by J.A. Jance

6. THE HOBBIT, OR THERE AND BACK AGAIN, by J.R.R. Tolkien

7. THE BOUNTY, by Janet Evanovich

8. MISSING AND ENDANGERED, by J.A. Jane

9. THE FOUR WINDS, by Kristin Hannah

10. FAST ICE, by Clive Cussler
    
    

Top 10 audiobooks: Adult nonfiction

1. KILLING CRAZY HORSE, by Bill O’Reilly

2. DARE TO LEAD, by Brene Brown

3. THE PIONEERS: THE HEROIC STORY OF THE SETTLERS WHO BROUGHT THE AMERICAN IDEAL WEST, by David G. McCullough

4. TALKING TO STRANGERS, by Malcolm Gladwell

5. ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA, by Edwin Barnhart

6. THE SOUL OF AMERICA: THE BATTLE FOR OUR BETTER ANGELS, by Jon Meacham

7. THE CODE BREAKER: JENNIFER DOUDNA, GENE EDITING, AND THE FUTURE OF THE HUMAN RACE, by Walter Isaacson

8. THE BOYS IN THE BOAT, by Daniel Brown

9. HOW TO DESTROY AMERICA IN THREE EASY STEPS, by Ben Shapiro

10. SPANISH: COMPLETE EDITION, by Living Language