What were you reading last year? What books got checked out again and again? We took a look at our records and tallied the books that were most often checked out in 2022. When we went to photograph the stack, we found that four were checked out, proving the popularity lingers into 2023. Here’s the list of the top 10 most popular books from last year:

Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

https://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=558145

Foster by Claire Keegan

https://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=559430

Give Unto Others by Donna Leon

https://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=561517

The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

https://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=556843

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

https://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=558091

Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout

https://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=558847

Adventures of Tintin by Herge

https://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=561889

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

https://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=560539

Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner

https://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=556812

A Dream Life by Claire Messud

https://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=560093