In Library Services we spend an awful lot of time Tweeting, Facebooking and generally loudly declaring in public “We do more than just books,” That said, we do really love books so we thought you might like to know the most favoured library loans from the last 18 months. We hope this inspires some new reading for you. Books available via click and collect or our eLibrary
Adult Fiction: East
Lothian Readers love a good Crime or Thriller novel. Scotland has some of the
best in the world with Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, Peter May and so many more. We
have a fantastic range of adult fiction in all genres. The top five adult
fiction books are:
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Ian Rankin - In a house of lies
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Ann Cleeves - The long call
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Stuart MacBride - All that's dead
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Ann Cleeves - Wild fire
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Peter May - The man with no face
Adult Non-Fiction:
During Lockdown 2020 we all headed to the garden, tried our hand at a new hobby
and did a lot of baking. So we were surprised when none of these topics appeared
in the list of most borrowed non-fiction books! Our top tip for 2021 is non-fiction
focusing on the Great Staycation. We will check back in a year and let you know
if our prediction was correct. In the meantime, Michelle Obama tops the list of
our most read.
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Michelle Obama - Becoming
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Adam Kay - This is going to hurt : secret diaries
of a junior doctor
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Deborah Orr - Motherwell : a girlhood
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Raynor Winn - The salt path
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Sue M Black - All that remains : a life in death
Young Adult (YA) &
Teen Fiction: This is the most exciting genre of fiction in recent years. This
genre is happier to move out of its comfort zones, explore new worlds, new ways
of writing and break down barriers. If you choose just one thing to read from
this week’s Take Five do take the opportunity to try YA or Teen fiction. The
top five are:
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Jenny Han - To all the boys I've loved before
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Philip Pullman - La belle sauvage
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Robert Muchamore
- Mad dogs
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Thomas, Angie - On the come up
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Malorie Blackman - Noughts + Crosses
Children’s: Our
local branch staff miss seeing the enthusiasm East Lothian kids have for their
reading; whether it is primary school visits, story time in the kid’s library
or chatting about their latest AR scores. So it is great to see that kids are
still reading and loving it. The top five junior fiction books borrowed are:
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David Walliams - Awful auntie
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Pamela Butchart - To wee or not to wee!
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Roald Dahl - Charlie and the chocolate factory
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Lynne Rickards - Harris the hero
- Rowling, J. K. - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Board books: Who
can relate to a toddler approaching with a board book in hand requesting it be
read for the tenth time in one day? They
say that a child can read a board book again and again and find something new
every time. The top five books are :
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Mara Alperin - Fireman Sam's animal rescues!
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Rescue heroes! : a lift-and-look flap book
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Julia Donaldson - There's an owl in my towel
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David Walliams - The bear who went boo!
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Nick Sharratt, - Octopus socktopus
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