PG POST: Largo, Md. (Dec. 22, 2022)—Every holiday season the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System shares local booklovers’ top reads for the year. The 2022 reading lists include a wide range of recent releases and beloved classics. The titles reflect the community’s love of reading, eagerness to learn and grow, an interest in history and the range of challenges facing contemporary society, plus dedicated following of Mo Willems, the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series, and books about Minecraft.
Usage of physical materials is on the rise, growing from 1,170,654 in calendar year 2021 to 1,704,966 in 2022 (through November), a 45.6% increase. Digital resource usage has grown 58% since 2016 and 2022 digital resource usage is on track to exceed 2021 usage. EBook/eAudiobook usage has grown by 455% between 2016 and 2022.
Over the holidays, Prince Georgians are encouraged to stock up on reading at their local neighborhood branch library and enjoy the wealth of eBooks, eAudiobooks, streaming media, and online resources available at no cost. The Library’s full catalog of books is available at pgcmls.info and the PGCMLS App. Staff picks for adult readers (English and Spanish) are shared each month at pgcmls.info. Customers of all ages can log reading and library activities to earn badges and entries for Wizards tickets and prize packs through the Wizards Winter Reading Challenge. The free challenge can be joined online at pgcmls.info/Wizards. Customers of neighboring library systems can register through their local library at this LINK or by visiting a participating library’s website: DCPL, Alexandria Library, Fairfax County Library, and MCPL.
Top 10 Adult Fiction
“Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens
“The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett
“The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig
“The Judge’s List” by John Grisham
“People We Meet on Vacation” by Emily Henry
“It’s Not all Downhill From Here” by Terry McMillan
“Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman
“Life After Death” by Sister Souljah”
“The Other Black Girl” by Zakiya Dalila Harris
“While Justice Sleeps” by Stacey Abrams
Top 10 Adult Non-Fiction
“Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson
“Algebra the Easy Way” by Douglas Downing
“Python All-in-One” by John C. Shovic
“Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know” by Malcolm Gladwell
“Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot” by Mikki Kendall
“Call Us What We Carry: Poems” by Amanda Gorman
“How to Be Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi
“Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking” by Samin Nosrat
“Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know” by Adam M. Grant
“The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story” edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Top 10 Adult Audiobooks
“Becoming” by Michelle Obama
“The Bible Experience: Old Testament” by Zondervan
“Rich Dad Poor Dad: What Rich Kids Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not” by Robert T. Kiyosaki
“Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” by Trevor Noah
“Spanish 1 B: The Complete Course” by Simon and Schuster Audio
“It’s Not All Downhill from Here” by Terry McMillan
“Spanish III B: The Complete Course” by Simon and Schuster Audio
“Spanish III A: The Complete Course” by Simon and Schuster Audio
“The Guardians” by John Grisham
“Spanish: The Short Course” by Simon and Schuster Audio
Top 10 eBooks (Spanish)
“Violeta” – Isabel Allende
“Hopeless: Tocando el cielo” – Colleen Hoover
“Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada” – Pablo Neruda
“Amor en verso” – Colleen Hoover
“Conversaciones entre amigos” – Sally Rooney
“Y a ti, ¿cómo te gusta el café? Contigo” – Elsa Delgado
“Velorio” – Xavier Navarro Aquino
“Verity: La sombra de un engaño” – Colleen Hoover
“Cantoras” – Carolina de Robertis
“Nunca, nunca (1)” – Colleen Hoover
Top 10 Audiobooks (Libby)
“Finding Me” by Viola Davis
“The Paris Apartment” by Lucy Foley
“The Maid” by Nita Prose
“Black Cake” by Carmaine Wilkerson
“Book Lovers” by Emily Henry
“Run Rose Run” by Dolly Parton and James Patterson
“Cold Mourning” by Brenda Chapman
“The Recovery Agent” by Janet Evanovich
“Atlas of the Heart” by Brené Brown
“Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus
Top 10 Teen Fiction
“Shadow and Bone” by Leigh Bardugo
“Children of Blood and Bone” by Tomi Adeyemi
“The Summer I Turned Pretty” by Jenny Hour
“They Both Die at the End” by Adam Silvera
“One of us is Next” by Karen M. McManus
“The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas
“Ace of Spades” by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
“A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas
“The Outsiders” by S. E. Hinton
“The Ballad of Songbrids and Snakes” by Suzanne Collins
Top 10 Teen Graphic Novel
“Heartstopper Volume 1” by Alice Oseman
“Dragon Ball Super 14, Son Goju, Galactic Patrol Officer” by Akira Toriyama
“Dragon Ball Super 8, Sign of Son Goku’s Awakening” by Akira Toriyama
“Heartstopper Volume 4” by Alice Oseman
“Heartstopper Volume 2” by Alice Oseman
“Fruits Basket Volume 1” by Natsuki Takaya
“Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 1” by Naoko Takeuchi
“Heartstopper Volume 3” by Alice Oseman
“Dragon Ball Super Volume 15, Moro, Consumer of Worlds” by Akira Toriyama
“Miles Morales Volume 5, The Clone Saga” by Saladin Ahmed
Top 10 Juvenile Fiction
“Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure” by Jeff Kinney
“Big Shot” by Jeff Kinney
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball” by Jeff Kinney
“Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-so-Best Friend Forever” by Rachel Renée Russell
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End” by Jeff Kinney
“Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal” by Jeff Kinney
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown” by Jeff Kinney
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw” by Jeff Kinney
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel” by Jeff Kinney
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck” by Jeff Kinney
Top 10 Juvenile Nonfiction
“Minecraft for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide” by Stephanie Milton
“Minecraft. Guide to: Creative” by Thomas McBrien
“Minecraft. Guide to: Ocean Survival” by Stephanie Milton
“Minecraft. Guide to: Farming” by Alex Wiltshire
“Minecraft. Guide to Combat” by Craig Jelley
“Guinness Book of World Records 2022”
“Minecraft Blockopedia” by Craig Jelley
“Minecraft Let’s Build! Theme Park Adventure” by Stephanie Milton
“Minecraft Maps: An Explorer’s Guide to Minecraft” by Mojang AB
“Minecraft. Guide to: PVP Minigames” by Stephanie MIlton
Top 10 Easy Fiction
“Should I Share My Ice Cream?” by Mo Willems
“I Love My New Toy!” by Mo Willems
“Pete the Cat’s Family Road Trip” by Dean Kim
“There is a Bird on Your Head!” by Mo Willems
“My New Friend is So Fun!” by Mo Willems
“Cece Loves Science: Push and Pull” by Kimberly Derting
“Mirabel’s Discovery” by Vicky Weber
“Let’s Go for a Drive!” by Mo Willems
“Pete the Kitty Goes to the Doctor” by Kim Dean
“I Will Surprise My Friend!” by Mo Willems
Top 10 Magazines on Libby
The Economist
The New Yorker
New Scientist
Woman’s World
Prevention
Us Weekly
Cook’s Illustrated
HGTV Magazine
National Geographic Magazine
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
Holiday Closures
The Library will be closed for the holidays on the following dates:
Saturday, December 31–Monday,
January 2
Customers are encouraged to verify daily operating status at pgcmls.info prior to traveling to the Library over the holidays, in case of inclement weather closures.
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