What’s Nashville Reading? Hottest Books at Nashville Public Library
Posted by Jim Ridley on Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 7:00 AM
Nashville Scene
Ever tried to place a reserve, or “hold,” on a current best seller at the library, only to join a longer line than the one outside Pancake Pantry on Saturdays? We called Renuka Christoph at the Nashville Public Libraryand asked, “Which books have the most holds on them?”
She sent over a spreadsheet that breaks down by circulation, circulation rate, etc. — but for our practical purposes we’ll rank them strictly by number of holds. Want to guess as to whether local readers opt more for mystery or romance? Fiction or nonfiction? Literature or beach reading? Men or women authors? Check the stats below — if nothing else, you might get a rough estimate when you’ll lay your hands on that new Clive Cussler.
(Special thanks to Melissa Myers for her help compiling the data.)
1. Janet Evanovich, Smokin’ Seventeen: A Stephanie Plum Novel 104
2. James Patterson, Now You See Her 95
3. Ann Patchett, State of Wonder 85
4. David Baldacci, The Sixth Man 80
5. James Patterson, 10th Anniversary 72
6. Tina Fey, Bossypants 68
7. Iris Johansen, Quinn 54
8. Mary Higgins Clark, I’ll Walk Alone 53
9. Jeffery Deaver, Carte Blanche: 007 49
10. John Sandford, Buried Prey 48
11. Charlaine Harris, Dead Reckoning 47
12. Catherine Coulter, Split Second 46
13. Barbara Delinsky, Escape 46
14. Julie Garwood, The Ideal Man 45
15. Jodi Picoult, Sing You Home 44
16. Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire 44
17. Jaycee Lee Dugard, A Stolen Life: A Memoir 43
18. Judith A. Jance, Betrayal of Trust 42
19. Lisa Scottoline, Save Me 41
20. Danielle Steel, Happy Birthday 41
21. Lisa Gardner, Love You More 40
22. Debbie Macomber, A Turn in the Road 37
23. Stuart Woods, Bel-Air Dead: A Stone Barrington Novel 35
24. Erik Larson, In the Garden of Beasts 34
25. Clive Cussler, The Kingdom 34
Tags: Nashville Public Library, most reserved books, Janet Evanovich, James Patterson, Clive Cussler, Ann Patchett, David Baldacci, Tina Fey, Iris Johansen, Mary Higgins Clark, Jeffery Deaver, John Sandford, Jodi Picoult, Rick Riordan, Julie Garwood, Stuart Woods, Erik Larson, Lisa Scottoline
Themocracy