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See 2024's Most Borrowed Books From The Library In Little Compton

Have you read any of these books? What are your Little Compton neighbors missing?

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LITTLE COMPTON, RI — With 2024 over, it's time to reflect on the year. You've probably already seen some lists for the top books of the year. Patch however is offering its own local twist on the end of the year tradition because honestly, who knows you better than your neighbors?

We reached out to the Brownell Library in Little Compton and found out what people were borrowing to read in 2024. Check out the lists for the top books below:

Top Physical Books

  1. "The Women" by Kristin Hannah
  2. "The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride
  3. "Women Rowing North" by Mary Bray Pipher
  4. "The Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon
  5. "The Dressmakers of Auschwitz" by Lucy Adlington
  6. "The Berry Pickers" by Amanda Peters
  7. "Sandwich" by Catherine Newman
  8. "The Providence & Rhode Island Cookbook" by Linda Beaulieu
  9. "Stamped" by Jason Reynolds
  10. "No Cats in the Library" by Lauren Emmons.

Top E-Books and Audio Books

  1. "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver
  2. "One Italian Summer" by Rebecca Serle
  3. "The Women" by Kristin Hannah
  4. "Assistant to the Villain" by Hannah Maehrer
  5. "The Idea of You" by Robinne Lee
  6. "Don't Believe It" by Charlie Donlea
  7. "Final Approach" by John Nance
  8. "The Searcher" by Tana French
  9. "A Better Man" by Louise Penny
  10. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese.

And here are the top 10 most borrowed books from all Rhode Island libraries and how many times they were checked out, according to Ocean State Libraries:

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  1. "The Women" by Kristin Hannah, 2,597
  2. "The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride, 1,327
  3. "Swan Song" by Elin Hilderbrand, 1,037
  4. "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus, 1,003
  5. "The Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon, 995
  6. "Tom Lake" by Ann Patchett, 984
  7. "First Lie Wins" by Ashley Elston, 946
  8. "The Teacher" by Frieda McFadden, 912
  9. "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt, 909
  10. "Funny Story" by Emily Henry, 887.

Also read: See The Top 25 Most Borrowed Books In Rhode Island.

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