Denver Public Library’s most checked out books of 2025
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
- “James: A Novel” by Percival Everett
- “The Women” by Kristin Hannah
- “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore
- “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride
- “Intermezzo” by Sally Rooney
Top adult nonfiction
- “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About” by Mel Robbins
- “The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War” by Erik Larson
- “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by Jonathan Haidt
- “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams
- “Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity” by Peter Attia
Top teen fiction
- “Sunrise on the Reaping” by Suzanne Collins
- “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
- “A Court of Frost and Starlight” by Sarah J. Maas
- “The Grandest Game” by Jennifer Barnes
- “Six of Crows” by Leigh Bardugo
Top mystery
- “All the Colors of the Dark” by Chris Whitaker
- “The Grey Wolf” by Louise Penny
- “We Solve Murders” by Richard Osman
Top romance
- “Great Big Beautiful Life” by Emily Henry
- “The Paradise Problem” by Christina Lauren
- “Say You’ll Remember Me” by Abby Jimenez
Top science fiction
- “Orbital: A Novel” by Samantha Harvey
- “When the Moon Hits Your Eye” by John Scalzi
- “Luminous” by Silvia Park
Top biography/memoir
- “I’m Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy
- “Stay True: A Memoir” by Hua Hsu
- “Mark Twain” by Ron Chernow
Top self-help/personal development
- “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About” by Mel Robbins
- “Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity” by Peter Attia
- “We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life’s 20 Questions” by Glennon Doyle
Top cookbook
- “What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking” by Caroline Chambers
- “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking” by Samin Nosrat
- “Go-To Dinners” by Ina Garten