Calling all bookworms. Nashville Public Library just dropped a list of its most-checked-out books of 2024. If you’re building your TBR (to be read) pile for 2025, consider these trending titles:
- “The Women” by Kristin Hannah
- “Funny Story” by Emily Henry
- “First Lie Wins” by Ashley Eliston
- “Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett
- “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros
- “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros
- “Camino Ghosts” by John Grisham
- “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt
- “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride
- “Just for the Summer” by Abby Jimenez
If you’re looking for more titles, explore our City Guide featuring books by Nashville authors. Pro tip: The East Branch library will be closed for ~two weeks for window repairs. Holds can be picked up at the Inglewood Branch beginning Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Take things a page further
We’ve welcomed 2025, which means The Bookshop’s sixth annual reading challenge is back. To participate, purchase a book from the store that falls within each of the monthly categories. (January’s theme is “cozy, cozy, cozy.”) The Bookshop will track your purchases on a challenge card, and participants with completed cards at the end of the year will receive “exclusive, bookish prizes.” Psst: Some of 2024’s top-shelf reads might satisfy monthly requirements.
