Five Most Popular Books in 2010

Are you looking for book suggestions? If you ask Fairfax County library-goers, they're likely to suggest "Sizzle" by Julie Garwood, which topped the library system's 2010 list of most borrowed adult fiction novels. David Baldacci, who lives in Oakton and established the Wish You Well Foundation in Reston with his wife, rounded out the top five with "Deliver Us From Evil."

1. "Sizzle" by Julie Garwood
2. "Worst Case" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
3. "House Rules" by Jodi Picoult
4. "Noah's Compass" by Anne Tyler
5. "Deliver Us From Evil" by David Baldacci

Showing which reads are in the most demand this holiday season, Fairfax County Public Library also released the books, by category, currently with the longest waiting lists:

1. "The Confession" by John Grisham
2. "Freedom" by Jonathan Franzen
3. "Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett
4. "Room: A Novel" by Emma Donoghue
5. "Worth Dying For: A Reacher Novel" by Lee Child

1. "Cleopatra: A Life" by Stacy Schiff
2. "Decision Points" by George W. Bush
3. "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand
4. "Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary" by David Sedaris; illustrations by Ian Falconer
5. "Life" by Keith Richards, with James Fox

1. "The Lost Hero" by Rick Riordan
2. "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
3. "The Ugly Truth" by Jeff Kinney
4. "Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex" by Eion Colfer
5. "Into the Gauntlet" by Margaret Peterson Haddix