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Denver Public Library’s most checked out books of 2025 

By December 18, 2025 | updated 8 hours ago

Denver Public Library released its most checked out books of 2025 list Tuesday.

Let’s check in on Denver Public Library’s most checked out books of 2025.

A list revealed by DPL Tuesday breaks down Denverites’ reading habits into different genres including fiction, nonfiction, romance, mystery and more.

Topping the charts were a reimagining of the “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” a self-help book encouraging readers to let go of controlling others and a “Hunger Games” prequel.

Top adult fiction

  1. “James: A Novel” by Percival Everett
  2. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah
  3. “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore
  4. “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride
  5. “Intermezzo” by Sally Rooney

Top adult nonfiction

  1. “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About” by Mel Robbins
  2. “The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War” by Erik Larson
  3. “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by Jonathan Haidt
  4. “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams
  5. “Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity” by Peter Attia

Top teen fiction

  1. “Sunrise on the Reaping” by Suzanne Collins
  2. “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
  3. “A Court of Frost and Starlight” by Sarah J. Maas
  4. “The Grandest Game” by Jennifer Barnes
  5. “Six of Crows” by Leigh Bardugo

Top mystery

  1. “All the Colors of the Dark” by Chris Whitaker
  2. “The Grey Wolf” by Louise Penny
  3. “We Solve Murders” by Richard Osman

Top romance

  1. “Great Big Beautiful Life” by Emily Henry
  2. “The Paradise Problem” by Christina Lauren
  3. “Say You’ll Remember Me” by Abby Jimenez

Top science fiction

  1. “Orbital: A Novel” by Samantha Harvey
  2. “When the Moon Hits Your Eye” by John Scalzi
  3. “Luminous” by Silvia Park

Top biography/memoir

  1. “I’m Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy
  2. “Stay True: A Memoir” by Hua Hsu
  3. “Mark Twain” by Ron Chernow

Top self-help/personal development

  1. “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About” by Mel Robbins
  2. “Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity” by Peter Attia
  3. “We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life’s 20 Questions” by Glennon Doyle

Top cookbook

  1. “What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking” by Caroline Chambers
  2. “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking” by Samin Nosrat
  3. “Go-To Dinners” by Ina Garten

Stephen Barr

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