These were the Ottawa Public Library’s most sought-after books of the year

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The Ottawa Public Library revealed which books were most sought after by readers of all different ages, interests and languages this year.

In 2025, the Ottawa Public Library’s list of most requested books shows adult readers of English fiction and non-fiction were after self improvement, romance, history and thrills.

Adult fiction and non-fiction (English)

1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins  
2. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry  
3. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid  
4. One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune  
5. My Friends by Fredrik Backman  
6. The Women by Kristin Hannah  
7. Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall  
8. The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown  
9. The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue  
10. Nightshade by Michael Connelly  

Teen fiction (English)

1. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
2. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
3. Powerless by Lauren Roberts
4. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
5. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Teen graphic novels (English)

1. One Piece (series) by Eiichiro Oda
2. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (series) by Koyoharu Gotoge
3. Naruto (series) by Masashi Kishimoto
4. My Hero Academia (series) by Kōhei Horikoshi
5. Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate

Children’s fiction and non-fiction (English)

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series) by Jeff Kinney
2. Minecraft books
3. Bob Books by various authors
4. Harry Potter (series) by J.K. Rowling
5. Wild Robot (series) by Peter Brown

Children’s graphic novels (English)

1. Dog Man (series) by Dav Pilkey
2. The Baby-Sitters Club (series) by various authors
3. Baby-Sitters Little Sisters (series) by various authors
4. Wings of Fire (series) by Tui T. Sutherland
5. InvestiGators (series) by John Patrick Green

Adult fiction and non-fiction (French)

1. Plage Laval by Rafaële Germain
2. La maison vide by Laurent Mauvignier
3. L’heure des prédateurs by Giuliano da Empoli
4. Ma bête by Michèle Ouimet
5. Kolkhoze by Emmanuel Carrère
6. Baignades by Andrée A. Michaud
7. Je m’appelle Léo by Louise Tremblay-D’Essiambre
8. Tout le bleu du ciel by Mélissa Da Costa
9. Tant mieux by Amélie Nothomb
10. Nos 100 recettes (les meilleures) by Ricardo Larrivée

Teen fiction (French)

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. La pire année de ma vie by Catherine Girard-Audet
3. Le premier trio by Nadia Lakhdari
4. Lever le soleil sur la moisson by Suzanne Collins
5. La plus grosse poutine du monde by Andrée Poulin

Teen graphic novels (French)

1. Naruto (series) by Masashi Kishimoto
2. La rose écarlate by Patricia Lyfoung
3. Louca by Bruno Dequier
4. La vie compliquée de Léa Olivier by Catherine Girard-Audet
5. Lou! By Julien Neel

Children’s fiction (French)

1. Facile à Lire (series)
2. Les méchants (series) by Aaron Blabey
3. Le club des baby-sitters (series) by Ann M. Martin
4. Harry Potter à l’école des sorciers by J.K. Rowling
5. Mini-Elise: bienvenue dans ma tête by Elise Gravel

Children’s graphic novels (French)

1. Le club des baby-sitters (various authors)
2. Les mythics (series) by Philippe Ogaki
3. Les légendaires (series) by Patrick Sobral
4. L’agent Jean (series) by Alex A.
5. Super Chien by Dav Pilkey

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