What were your favourite reads in 2023?
ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Tasmania’s annual Top 10s have been released! What did Tasmanians love to read and borrow most from the library last year?
There are some clear trends – and a few surprises!
Tasmanians borrowed more than 3.1 million physical and online items in 2023.
The full 2023 list includes the most-borrowed items across 19 categories including your favourite fiction, non-fiction, romance, crime, magazines, picture books and board books, plus eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and more.
Browse the dropdown sections below to see the favourite reads across categories.
Tasmanian Authors – Fiction
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie McMahon | |
| 2 | Robbie Arnott | |
| 3 | Jo Dixon | |
| 4 | Claire Van Ryn | |
| 5 | Meg Bignell | |
| 6 | James Dunbar | |
| 7 | Esther Campion | |
| 8 | Heather Rose | |
| 9 | Kyle Perry | |
| 10 | Meg Bignell |
Tasmanian Authors – Non-fiction
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heather Rose | |
| 2 | Hannah Moloney | |
| 3 | Grace Tame | |
| 4 | Richard Flanagan | |
| 5 | Hannah Gadsby | |
| 6 | Leanne Pelikan | |
| 7 | Sally Wise | |
| 8 | Rochelle Dare | |
| 9 | Cassandra Pybus | |
| 10 | Henry Reynolds |
Tasmanian Children’s Books
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leanne Pelikan | |
| 2 | Patsy Cameron | |
| 3 | Narelda Joy | |
| 4 | Jennifer Cossins | |
| 5 | Jennifer Cossins | |
| 6 | Christina Booth | |
| 7 | Monica Reeve | |
| 8 | Kate Morton | |
| 9 | Jennifer Cossins | |
| 10 | Jennifer Cossins |
Adult DVDs
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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Adult Fiction
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Child | |
| 2 | Michael Connelly | |
| 3 | Fiona McIntosh | |
| 4 | Jane Harper | |
| 5 | Fiona McIntosh | |
| 6 | Richard Osman | |
| 7 | Harlan Coben | |
| 8 | David Baldacci | |
| 9 | Ann Cleeves | |
| 10 | Katie McMahon |
Adult Graphic Novels
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Mackesy | |
| 2 | Yuval N Harari | |
| 3 | Olga Tokarczuk | |
| 4 | Tom Gauld | |
| 5 | George Orwell | |
| 6 | Neil Gaiman | |
| 7 | Rachel Smythe | |
| 8 | Roz Chast | |
| 9 | Junji Ito | |
| 10 | Marjorie M Liu |
Adult Non-fiction
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Mosley | |
| 2 | Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex | |
| 3 | Heather Rose | |
| 4 | Richard Fidler | |
| 5 | Anna Funder | |
| 6 | Ash Barty | |
| 7 | Emma Carey | |
| 8 | Hannah Moloney | |
| 9 | Grace Tame | |
| 10 | Jeanette McCurdy |
Crime
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Harper | |
| 2 | Richard Osman | |
| 3 | Ann Cleeves | |
| 4 | Michael Connelly | |
| 5 | Ann Cleeves | |
| 6 | James Patterson | |
| 7 | Michael Connelly | |
| 8 | Ian Rankin | |
| 9 | Chris Hammer | |
| 10 | Fiona McIntosh |
Romance
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiona McArthur | |
| 2 | Alissa Callen | |
| 3 | Anna Jacobs | |
| 4 | Nora Roberts | |
| 5 | Anna Jacobs | |
| 6 | Karly Lane | |
| 7 | Alissa Callen | |
| 8 | Katie Fforde | |
| 9 | Anna Jacobs | |
| 10 | Alissa Callen |
Libby – eBooks
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Hammer | |
| 2 | Jane Harper | |
| 3 | Jane Sauers | |
| 4 | Gabbie Stroud | |
| 5 | Claire Keegan | |
| 6 | Maya Linnell | |
| 7 | Kirsty Manning | |
| 8 | Bonnie Garmus | |
| 9 | Joanna Jenkins | |
| 10 | Genevieve Gannon |
Libby – eAudiobooks
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JK Rowling | |
| 2 | Rebecca Yarros | |
| 3 | Mark Manson | |
| 4 | Sam Neill | |
| 5 | Sarah J Maas | |
| 6 | Meg Bignell | |
| 7 | Rebecca Yarros | |
| 8 | Chris Hammer | |
| 9 | Robbie Arnott | |
| 10 | Jane Austen |
Libby – eMagazines
| Number | Title |
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uLibrary eAudiobook
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Galbraith | |
| 2 | Robert Galbraith | |
| 3 | Rebecca Tope | |
| 4 | Ann Cleeves | |
| 5 | Ann Cleeves | |
| 6 | Maggie O’Farrell | |
| 7 | Ann Cleeves | |
| 8 | Ann Cleeves | |
| 9 | Maggie O’Farrell | |
| 10 | Ali Carter |
Borrowbox eAudiobooks
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Osman | |
| 2 | Jane Harper | |
| 3 | Dervla McTiernan | |
| 4 | Richard Osman | |
| 5 | Liane Moriarty | |
| 6 | Ann Cleeves | |
| 7 | Lesley Pearse | |
| 8 | Trent Dalton | |
| 9 | Kate Morton | |
| 10 | Pip Williams |
Junior DVDs
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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Junior Fiction
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Kinney | |
| 2 | Andy Griffiths | |
| 3 | David Walliams | |
| 4 | Anh Do | |
| 5 | David Walliams | |
| 6 | Anh Do | |
| 7 | David Walliams | |
| 8 | Aaron Blabey | |
| 9 | Anh Do | |
| 10 | Anh Do |
Junior Graphic Novels
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dav Pilkey | |
| 2 | Dav Pilkey | |
| 3 | Tui Sutherland | |
| 4 | Kayla Miller | |
| 5 | Anne M Martin | |
| 6 | Raina Telgemeier | |
| 7 | Jamie Smart | |
| 8 | Remy Lai | |
| 9 | Kayla Miller | |
| 10 | Just Jaime | Terri Libenson |
Junior Non-fiction
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Pape | |
| 2 | Andy Griffiths | |
| 3 | Bruce Pascoe | |
| 4 | Jennifer Cossins | |
| 5 | Various | |
| 6 | Dan Whitehead | |
| 7 | Sami Bayly | |
| 8 | Jennifer Cossins | |
| 9 | Dan Whitehead | |
| 10 | Piotr Socha |
Picture Books
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Various | |
| 2 | Lauren Holowaty | |
| 3 | Aaron Blabey | |
| 4 | Lucy Cousins | |
| 5 | Nick Bland | |
| 6 | Chantal de Marolles | |
| 7 | Rebecca Young | |
| 8 | Julia Donaldson | |
| 9 | Julia Donaldson | |
| 10 | Lucinda Gifford |
Bilingual Picture Books and Board Books
| Number | Title | Author | Additional Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Field | French | |
| 2 | Marcus Pfister | Spanish | |
| 3 | Elodie Pope | Spanish | |
| 4 | PD Eastman | Spanish | |
| 5 | Claire Freedman | Urdu | |
| 6 | Jonathan Bentley | Chinese | |
| 7 | Marcus Pfister | Arabic | |
| 8 | Spanish | ||
| 9 | Eric Carle | Spanish | |
| 10 | David McKee | Vietnamese |
Board Books
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Various | |
| 2 | Julia Donaldson | |
| 3 | Mandy Archer | |
| 4 | Kes Gray | |
| 5 | Stella Baggott | |
| 6 | Eric Hill | |
| 7 | Kat Uno | |
| 8 | Fiona Watt | |
| 9 | Nancy Shaw | |
| 10 | Daniella Wills |
Youth Fiction
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzanne Collins | |
| 2 | Jennifer Barnes | |
| 3 | Leigh Bardugo | |
| 4 | Tahereh Mafi | |
| 5 | Karen McManus | |
| 6 | Suzanne Collins | |
| 7 | Jenny Han | |
| 8 | Kathleen Glasgow | |
| 9 | Stephanie Garber | |
| 10 | Holly Jackson |
Youth Graphic Novels
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raina Telgemeier | |
| 2 | Raina Telgemeier | |
| 3 | Alice Oseman | |
| 4 | Akira Himekawa | |
| 5 | Leigh Bardugo | |
| 6 | Koyoharu Gotoge | |
| 7 | Dan Santat | |
| 8 | Tatsuya Endo | |
| 9 | Art Spiegelman | |
| 10 | Scott Cawthon |
Youth Non-fiction
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaz Cooke | |
| 2 | Yeva Skalietska | |
| 3 | Sonia Ali | |
| 4 | Yumi Stynes | |
| 5 | Caroline Foran | |
| 6 | Faith G Harper | |
| 7 | Robert Lewis | |
| 8 | Jordan Minor | |
| 9 | Michelle Bowes | |
| 10 | Karen Bush Gibson |
Console Games
| Number | Title |
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Audiobooks (physical)
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enid Blyton | |
| 2 | Richard Osman | |
| 3 | Enid Blyton | |
| 4 | JK Rowling | |
| 5 | Jeff Kinney | |
| 6 | Judy Nunn | |
| 7 | David Walliams | |
| 8 | Beatrix Potter | |
| 9 | Lynley Dodd | |
| 10 | Matthew Reilly |
Large Print
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Connelly | |
| 2 | Richard Osman | |
| 3 | Lee Child | |
| 4 | Anna Jacobs | |
| 5 | Bonnie Garmus | |
| 6 | Anna Jacobs | |
| 7 | Ann Cleeves | |
| 8 | Delia Owens | |
| 9 | Anna Jacobs | |
| 10 | Lee Child |
Magazines
| Number | Title |
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Express Books
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiona McIntosh | |
| 2 | Harlan Coben | |
| 3 | David Baldacci | |
| 4 | Pip Williams | |
| 5 | Peter Robinson | |
| 6 | Elly Griffiths | |
| 7 | Kate Morton | |
| 8 | Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex | |
| 9 | Michael Mosley | |
| 10 | Amanda Hampson |