A Look Back on 2025

Among the thousands of checkouts, these titles stood out as the ones you couldn’t put down. Here are the most popular books and DVDs of 2025. This selection includes a variety of genres, from fiction and nonfiction to children’s favorites, teen hits and the most-watched movies of the year.

Adult Fiction

1. The Women by Kristin Hannah

2. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

3. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

4. The Wedding People by Alison Espach

5. The Inmate by Freida McFadden

Adult Nonfiction

1. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

2. Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

3. Atomic Habits by James Clear

4. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

5.  The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins

Adult Mystery

1. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

2. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

3. All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

4. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

5. Fair Warning by Michael Connelly

Adult Fantasy

1. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

2. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

3. The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Mass

4. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Mass

5. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Adult Christian

1. Bridge to Haven by Francine Rivers

2. To Win Her Favor by Tamera Alexander

3. Always Watching by Lynette Eason

4. Her Secret by Shelley Shepard Gray

5. The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers

Adult Romance

1. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

2. It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover

3. Home Again by Kristin Hannah

4. Funny Story by Emily Henry

5. Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

Adult DVDs

1. Diagnosis Murder Season 7

2. Law & Order Season 4

3. Dr. Quinn Medicine Women Season 4

4. Diagnosis Murder Season 5

5. Jurassic World Dominion

YA Fiction

1. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

2. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

3. Powerless by Lauren Roberts

4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

5. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

YA Nonfiction

1. Everything You Need to Ace Math in One Big Fat Notebook

2. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anna Frank

3. Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook

4. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne

5. Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook

Picture Books

1. There’s a Dragon in Your Book by Tom Fletcher

2. I Am Stuck by Julia Mills

3. Yetis are the Worst! by Alex Willan

4. Dozens of Doughnuts by Carrie Finison

5. The Three Little Guinea Pigs by Erica S. Perl

Easy Readers

1. Elephants Cannot Dance! by Mo Willems

2. Battle Royale: 5 Books in 1! by Jerry Pallotta

3. Waiting is Not Easy! by Mo Willems

4. Pete the Cat Goes Camping by James Dean

5. Fancy Nancy: Bubbles, Bubbles and More Bubbles! by Jane O’Connor

Junior DVDs

1.  Big Hero 6

2. Zootopia

3. Toy Story 4

4. Paw Patrol Mighty Pups Charged Up

5. Paw Patrol Sea Patrol