Most Popular in 2025: Books
Library staff have compiled reports to discover 2025's popular items at Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi. The books are listed in order of how many times they were borrowed this year.
- In too deep Lee Child
- We solve murders Richard Osman
- We all live here Jojo Moyes
- A different kind of power : a memoir Jacinda Ardern [NZ]
- Intermezzo Sally Rooney
- The Secret Lee Child and Andrew Child
- The last secret agent : my untold story of life as a spy behind Nazi enemy lines Pippa Latour with Jude Dobson [NZ]
- The hidden girl Lucinda Edmonds
- The waiting Michael Connelly
- Death at the sign of the Rook Kate Atkinson
- Dog Man. Vol 12: The Scarlet Shredder Dav Pilkey
- No words for this: a memoir Alison Mau [NZ]
- Frankie Graham Norton
- Midnight and blue Ian Rankin
- Camino ghosts John Grisham
- No Brainer Jeff Kinney
- The dark wives Ann Cleeves
- Diary of a wimpy kid: Hot mess Jeff Kinney
- I haven't been entirely honest with you Miranda Hart
- The blue hour Paula Hawkins
- Precipice Robert Harris
- The women Kristin Hannah
- Onyx storm Rebecca Yarros
- Leave the girls behind Jacqueline Bublitz [NZ]
- Nightshade Michael Connelly
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Paris's favourite fiction read in 2025, in no particular order. Mostly contemporary fiction.
Hong's Best Reads 2025
Books inform, entertain and inspire me Hong in 2025. Mostly non-fiction with some Chinese-language titles.
Jem's top fiction reads of 2025
Jem's absolute favourite books read in 2025. A mix of general fiction and romance titles, some YA, and some with LGBT characters.
Liam's 20 Best Graphic Novel Reads of 2025
Twenty of Liam's favourite manga and graphic novel books and series read this year.
Paris's Best of 2025
Paris's favourite fiction read in 2025, in no particular order. Mostly contemporary fiction.
Hong's Best Reads 2025
Books inform, entertain and inspire me Hong in 2025. Mostly non-fiction with some Chinese-language titles.
Jem's top fiction reads of 2025
Jem's absolute favourite books read in 2025. A mix of general fiction and romance titles, some YA, and some with LGBT characters.
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