These were the most popular books in Greenville in 2024

According to the Greenville County Library system, you couldn’t get enough of these titles last year.

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Calling all bookworms. The Greenville County Library System 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:

Fiction

  • “The Women” by Kristin Hannah
  • “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt
  • “First Lie Wins” by Ashley Elston
  • “The Housemaid” by Freida McFadden
  • “None Of This Is True” by Lisa Jewell

Nonfiction

  • “The Demon of Unrest” by Erik Larson
  • “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder” by David Grann
  • “Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear” by Jinger Vuolo
  • “Atomic Habits” by James Clear
  • “The Galveston Diet” by Mary Claire Haver

If you’re looking for more titles, explore our City Guide featuring books by Greenville authors or join GVLtoday’s book club.

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