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Most Borrowed Library Books
Every year the Public Lending Right releases a list of the most borrowed library books from the previous year which gives us a fascinating insight into the nation’s reading habits. 2010-2011’s figures are out today and reveal that James Patterson is easily the most popular author in libraries with over one million loans to his name and 17 appearances in the top 100. Dan Brown and Stieg Larsson are almost as successful, suggesting our reading appetites are fairly grisly at the moment. However it was heart-warming to see Julia Donaldson’s childhood classic The Gruffalo putting in an appearance at number 28, while the novel that inspired this year’s big Oscars contender, The Help, is at number 38.
See which titles made the top 50 in our gallery below – click on any image to launch the gallery, and let us know what you think of the list on Twitter @stylistmagazine
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1. The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown
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2. 61 hours, Lee Child
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2. 61 hours, Lee Child
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3. Private, James Patterson
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3. Private, James Patterson
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4. 9th Judgement, James Pat…
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4. 9th Judgement, James Patterson
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5. Worst Case, James Patterson
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5. Worst Case, James Patterson
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6. Caught, Harlan Coben
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6. Caught, Harlan Coben
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7. Don’t Blink, James Pat…
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7. Don’t Blink, James Patterson & Howard Roughan
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8. The Postcard Killers: a …
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8. The Postcard Killers: a novel, James Patterson and Liza Marklund
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9. The Complaints, Ian Rankin
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9. The Complaints, Ian Rankin
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10. Worth Dying For, Lee Ch…
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10. Worth Dying For, Lee Child
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11. The Killing Place, Tess…
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11. The Killing Place, Tess Gerritsen
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12. The girl who kicked the…
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12. The girl who kicked the hornets' nest, Stieg Larsson; translated by Reg Keeland
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13. Swimsuit, James Patters…
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13. Swimsuit, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
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14. Sister, Rosamund Lupton
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14. Sister, Rosamund Lupton
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15. The girl with the drago…
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15. The girl with the dragon tattoo, Stieg Larsson; translated by Reg Keeland
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16. Nine Dragons, Michael C…
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16. Nine Dragons, Michael Connelly
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17. Big Girl: a novel, Dani…
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17. Big Girl: a novel, Danielle Steel
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18. I, Alex Cross, James Pa…
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18. I, Alex Cross, James Patterson
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19. The Burning Wire, Jeffe…
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19. The Burning Wire, Jeffery Deaver
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20. The Spy, Clive Cussler …
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20. The Spy, Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
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21. The girl who played wit…
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21. The girl who played with fire, Stieg Larsson; translated by Reg Keeland
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22. Blood Brothers, Josephi…
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23. Doors Open, Ian Rankin
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24. Theodore Boone, John Gr…
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25. Hard Girls, Martina Cole
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26. Gone Tomorrow, Lee Child
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27. Blind Fury, Lynda La Pl…
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27. Blind Fury, Lynda La Plante
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28. The Gruffalo, Julia Don…
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28. The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson ; illustrated by Axel Scheffler
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29. Broken, Karin Slaughter
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30. Family Ties : A Novel, …
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31. Play Dead, Harlan Coben
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32. Deliver Us From Evil, D…
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33. The Snowman, Jo Nesbo ;…
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33. The Snowman, Jo Nesbo ; translated by Don Barlett
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34. The Return Journey, Mae…
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34. The Return Journey, Maeve Binchy
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35. The Other Family, Joann…
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35. The Other Family, Joanna Trollope
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36. Alex Cross’s Trial, J…
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36. Alex Cross’s Trial, James Patterson
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37. Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel
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38. The Help, Kathryn Stock…
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39. The Chosen One, Sam Bou…
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39. The Chosen One, Sam Bourne
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40. A Week in December, Seb…
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41. The Choice, Susan Lewis
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42. 206 Bones, Kathy Reichs
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43. Savour the Moment, Nora…
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44. The Search, Nora Roberts
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45. Picture Perfect, Jodi P…
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45. Picture Perfect, Jodi Picoult
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46. House Rules, Jodi Picoult
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47. The Scarpetta Factor, P…
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48. Girl Missing, Tess Gerr…
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49. In Time For Christmas, …
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49. In Time For Christmas, Katie Flynn
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50. Heading Home, Katie Flynn
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51. Aliens Love Underpants,…
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52. Minding Frankie, Maeve …
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53. Bad Boy, Peter Robinson
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54. The Reversal, Michael C…
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55. Horrid Henry and the Ab…
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55. Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman, Francesca Simon ; illustrated by Tony Ross
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56. The Legacy, Katherine W…
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57. The Family, Martina Cole
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58. Sacred Hearts, Sarah Du…
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58. Sacred Hearts, Sarah Dunant
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59. You’ve Been Warned, J…
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59. You’ve Been Warned, James Patterson and Howard Roughan
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60. 8th Confession, James P…
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60. 8th Confession, James Patterson
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61. The Silent Sea, Clive C…
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61. The Silent Sea, Clive Cussler with Jack du Brul
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62. A Perfect Proposal, Kat…
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62. A Perfect Proposal, Katie Fforde
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63. Silent Scream, Lynda La…
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64. The Shadow of your Smil…
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65. Twenties Girl, Sophie K…
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66. Stolen, Lesley Pearse
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67. Fever of the Bone, Val …
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68. The Weight of Silence, …
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69. Southern Lights, Daniel…
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69. Southern Lights, Danielle Steel
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70. The Little Stranger, Sa…
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71. Juliet, Naked, Nick Hornby
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72. Beyond The Sunset, Anna…
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73. Run for your life, Jame…
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73. Run for your life, James Patterson
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74. True Blue, David Baldacci
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75. The Quickie, James Patt…
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76. Bloodline, Mark Billingham
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77.The Scarecrow, Michael C…
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78. Gone, Mo Hayder
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79. Horrid Henry and the fo…
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80. Fear the Worst, Linwood…
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81. We’re going on a bear…
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81. We’re going on a bear hunt, Michael Rosen ; illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
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82. Sail, James Patterson
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83. The Book of Tomorrow, C…
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84. Heart and soul, Maeve B…
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85. The Monster in the Box,…
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86. A change in altitude, A…
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87. Long Time Coming, Rober…
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88. The Confession, John Gr…
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89. Nothing To Lose, Lee Child
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90. Ellis Island, Kate Kerr…
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91. Little Darlings, Jacque…
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92. Cross Fire, James Patte…
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93. Crossfire, Dick Francis…
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94. Born Bad, Josephine Cox
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95. Cross Country, James Pa…
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96. Lost River, Stephen Booth
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97. Genesis, Karin Slaughter
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98. The Winter Ghosts, Kate…
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99. Tigerlily’s Orchids, …
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100. Long Lost, Harlan Coben
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