Best-selling Books of the Decade

Wow! We can’t believe that the year is almost over. Even more than that, the decade is coming to a close. As we reflect and get ready to move on to 2020, we wanted to take a look at some of the best-selling books from the last few years.

Here’s our picks from the best-selling books from this decade. Enjoy and have a happy new year!

2010

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
By Stieg Larrson

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2011

Steve Jobs
By Walter Issacson

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2012

Fifty Shades of Grey
By E L James

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2013

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
By Sheryl Sandberg

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2014

The Fault in Our Stars
By John Green

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2015

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
By Marie Kondo

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2016

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
By J.K. Rowling

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2017

Milk and Honey
By Rupi Kaur

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2018

Becoming
By Michelle Obama

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2019

Where the Crawdads Sing
By Delia Owens

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Fall in Love with a New Book

This December fall in love with a new book, no mistletoe required! Get in the festive mood by checking out one of these holiday romance novels.


25 Days ‘Til Christmas
By Poppy Alexander

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A Kiss in the Snow
By Susan Mallery

eBook
An Unexpected Christmas
By Shannon Richard

eBook
Be Mine at Christmas
By Brenda Novak

eBook
Because of You
By Becky Wade

eBook
Christmas in Silver Bell Falls
By Samantha Chase

eBook
Christmas in Winter Hill
By Melody Carlson

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Christmas Shopaholic
By Sophie Kinsella

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Holiday Temptation
By Donna Hill, Farrah Rochon and K.M. Jackson

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Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe
By Melissa de la Cruz

eBook
Royal Holiday
By Jasmine Guillory

Book |eBook | Audio

Snow Angel Cove
By RaeAnne Thayne
eBook | Audio
The Perfect Christmas
By Debbie Macomber

Book |eBook
Under the Christmas Tree
By Robyn Carr

eBook
Wrapped Up in You By Jill Shavis
eBook

All about Graphic Novels

Have you ever read a graphic novel? If not, you are missing out on intriguing stories and bold artwork. The Pratt has a diverse group of titles for young adults and graphic novel enthusiasts. Take a look at what’s new!


Cosmoknights
By Hannah Templer

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Hotel Dare
By Terry Blas

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Komi Can’t Communicate, Volume 1
By Tomohito Oda

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LaGuardia
By Nnedi Okorafor

Book | eBook

Monstress, Volume 4
By Marjorie Liu

Book | eBook
Neil Gaiman’s Snow, Glass, Apples
By Neil Gaiman

Book | eBook
Space Boy, Volume 5
By Stephen McCranie

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Super Sons 2: The Foxglove Mission
By Ridley Pearson

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The Black Mage
By Daniel Barnes

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Hex Vet: The Flying Surgery
By Sam Davies

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The Umbrella Academy 3: Hotel Oblivion
By Gerald Way
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Wings of Fire: The Hidden Kingdom
By Tui T. Sutherland

Book | eBook

Happy Holidays for Kids

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! This December, kids can learn about the different holidays that happen during the holiday season. Take a look at these eBooks for kids on Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.


Christmas:

A Cookie for Santa
By Stephanie Shaw
Snow Globe Wishes
By Erin Dealey
Up on the Housetop
By Kim Mitzo Thompson

Hanukkah:

Caleb’s Hanukkah
By Lisa Bullard
Eight is Great
By Tilda Balsey
Hanukkah Is Coming!
By Tracy Newman
Jeremy’s Dreidel
By Ellie B. Gellman
Lots of Latkes
By Sandy Lanton
The Story of Hanukkah
By Barbara Linde

Kwanzaa:

Celebrating Kwanzaa
By Barbara Linde
Crafts for Kwanzaa
By Kathy Ross
Kevin’s Kwanzaa
By Lisa Bullard
Seven Spools of Thread
By Angela Shelf Medearis

Let’s Focus on Fantasy Books!

Are you ready to escape from this cold weather? Open up one of these new novels and travel to a whole new world. Take a look at some of the new fantasy books available to check out at the Pratt.


The Deep
By Rivers Soloman

In this brilliantly imaginative novella, the water-breathing descendants of African slave women tossed overboard have built their own underwater society—and must reclaim the memories of their past to shape their future.

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Queen of the Conquered
By Kacen Callender

Sigourney Rose, an ambitious young woman with the power to control minds seeks vengeance against the royals who murdered her family, in a Caribbean-inspired fantasy world embattled by colonial oppression.

Read the Book

The Ruin of Kings
By Jenn Lyons

Kihrin grew up in the slums of Quur, a thief and a minstrel’s son raised on tales of long-lost princes and magnificent quests. When he is claimed as the missing son of a treasonous prince, Kihrin finds himself at the mercy of his new family’s ruthless power plays and political ambitions.

Listen to the eAudio


Also new in Fiction this month:

A Minute to Midnight
By David Baldacci

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Dead Astronauts
By Jeff Vandermeer

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Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick
By Zora Neale Hurston

Read the book
On Swift Horses
By Shannon Pufahl

Book | Playaway
The Peppermint Tea Chronicles
By Alexander McCall
Smith

Book | eBook
The Wicked Redhead
By Beatrix Williams
Book | eBook