Digital Bestsellers

Bestselling Fiction and Nonfiction Titles that are available from one of the library’s digital collections: NC Digital Library & NC Kids Digital Library (both accessed through Libby) or Hoopla Digital. If you aren’t using these resources yet, you’ll need to create a free account and sign on with your library card. For more information on how to start using these collections, call Readers' Services at 336.883.3638 or go to the Downloadable Titles page.

NEWS FOR DIGITAL READERS!

The digital collections are always available, even when the library is closed! Be sure to browse Libby and Hoopla Digital for great reads and listens! If you need help, just go over to our Downloadable Titles page for great help resources.

OVERDRIVE/LIBBY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The OverDrive app has been discontinued! Need help transitioning to the Libby app? Start with this Guide. If you have other questions, reach out to Readers' Services at 336-883-3638. If you'd like a one-on-one help session learning about Libby, contact Julie at the email below.                

British Cinema & TV is our newest collection in Kanopy! Using your High Point Public Library card, you can access the Kanopy streaming service with NO wait. In addition to the carefully curated Favorites and Easy Watching collections, you can now view some classic British TV series and films!  Go to Kanopy (or on the Libby app, under Extras) to get started today.

HOOPLA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Bonus Borrows are back for May! These titles are available to borrow anytime and don't count against your Borrow limit. Enjoy!!  

Have you borrowed Hoopla Digital's Spring 2023 Spotlight Selection, In the Time of Our History by Susanne Pari? Go to Hoopla Book Club Hub for additional information and participate in discussions with other readers! Also, Hoopla presented a virtual interview with Susanne Pari last week and you can watch the recording here. The Graphic Novel Book Club selection is Miles Morales Vol. 1: Straight out of Brooklyn by Saladin Ahmed. This title will be featured through July 31st, just in time for the new Spiderverse film!

And, Hoopla's Flex Borrows are available all the time and the list of titles is growing!! In addition to the 4 Hoopla Instant Borrows you receive each month with your High Point Library card, you now will have 20 hoopla Flex borrows you can use on the specially marked hoopla Flex eBooks and Audiobooks (circle arrows). Here's the list of almost 2000 titles to choose from! And, when you're searching, watch the Availability filter! Make sure All titles in catalog is selected, so you can see all titles by an author, not just what's available.

If you need help getting started with these or any digital offerings, contact Julie at julie.raynor@highpointnc.gov.

Fiction Bestsellers

Bestselling fiction titles for the week of May 21, 2023
  1. Happy Place by Emily Henry
  2. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
  3. The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
  4. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (Hoopla Digital-eBook)
  5. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
  6. The Wedding Planner by Danielle Steel
  7. Simply Lies by David Baldacci
  8. The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
  9. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
  10. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Nonfiction Bestsellers

Bestselling nonfiction titles for the week of May 21, 2023
  1. The Wager by David Grann
  2. The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
  3. Outlive by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford
  4. Look for Me There by Luke Russert (Hoopla Digital)
  5. Spare by Prince Harry
  6. Lessons Learned and Cherished by Deborah Roberts, eBook only (Hoopla Digital)
  7. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
  8. The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel, eBook on order (Hoopla Digital-eAudio)
  9. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
  10. Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

Children's Picture Book Bestsellers

Bestselling children's picture books for the week of May 21, 2023
  1. Because I Had a Teacher by Kobi Yamada (NA)
  2. Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin (NCDL-eBook & NC Kids Digital)
  3. Thank You, Teacher from the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (NA)
  4. The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin (NCDL & NC Kids Digital)
  5. Little Troublemaker Makes a Mess by Luvvie Ajayi Jones (NCDL-eAudio & NC Kids Digital-eBook)
  6. Why a Son Needs a Mom by Gregory E. Lang (NCDL, NC Kids Digital & Hoopla Digital), eBook only
  7. Repeat After Me by Jazmyn Simon and Dule Hill (on order), eBook only
  8. I Love Mom with the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (NC Kids Digital)
  9. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt (NCDL & NC Kids Digital)
  10. Big by Vashti Harrison (on order), eBook only

Children's Series Bestsellers

Bestselling children's series for the week of May 21, 2023
  1. The One and Only by Katherine Applegate (NCDL, NC Kids DigitalHoopla Digital)
  2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (NCDL, NC Kids Digital & Hoopla Digital-eAudio)
  3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (NCDL, NC Kids Digital & Hoopla Digital)
  4. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (NCDL)
  5. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling (NCDL, NC Kids Digital & Hoopla Digital)
  6. The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy by Jenny Han (NCDL)
  7. Captain Underpants written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey (NCDL, NC Kids Digital & Hoopla Digital-eAudio)
  8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan (NCDL, NC Kids Digital & Hoopla Digital-eBook)
  9. Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo (NCDL-eBook)
  10. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (NCDL)

Middle Grade Bestsellers

Middle Grade Bestsellers for the week of May 21, 2023
  1. The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro (NCDLHoopla Digital)
  2. Wonder by R.J. Palacio (NCDL & NC Kids Digital)
  3. Skandar and the Phantom Rider by A.F. Steadman (NCDL & NC Kids Digital)
  4. Refugee by Alan Gratz (NCDL, NC Kids Digital & Hoopla Digital-eAudio)
  5. It's Not Bragging If It's True by Zalia Avant-garde with Marti Dumas (NCDL-eAudio), eBook on order
  6. The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs by America's Test Kitchen Kids (NCDL, NC Kids Digital & Hoopla Digital), eBook only
  7. Fall of the School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani (NCDL)
  8. Odder by Katherine Applegate (NCDL & NC Kids Digital)
  9. The Golden Frog Games by Claribel A. Ortega (NCDL-eAudio & Hoopla Digital-eAudio), eBook on order
  10. Big Tree by Brian Selznick (NCDL, NC Kids Digital-eBook & Hoopla Digital-eAudio)

Young Adult Bestsellers

Young Adult Bestsellers for the week of May 21, 2023
  1. Solitaire by Alice Oseman (Hoopla Digital)
  2. Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
  3. Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
  4. Miles Morales Suspended by Jason Reynolds
  5. Five Survive by Holly Jackson
  6. Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman (Hoopla-eAudio)
  7. The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera (Hoopla Digital
  8. The Little Mermaid: Against the Tide by J. Elle (on order)
  9. Silver in the Bone by Alexandra Bracken
  10. Lightlark by Alex Aster (Hoopla Digital-eBook)

Monthly Audio Fiction Bestsellers

Audio Fiction Bestsellers for May 2023
(available from OverDrive, unless otherwise noted)

  1. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
  2. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (see above)
  3. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (Hoopla Digital)
  4. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (see above)
  5. Simply Lies by David Baldacci (see above)
  6. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  7. Happy Place by Emily Henry (see above)
  8. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Hoopla Digital)
  9. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
  10. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  11. Verity by Colleen Hoover, eBook only
  12. I Will Find You by Harlan Coben, eBook only
  13. It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover
  14. Dark Angel by John Sandford
  15. Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

Monthly Audio Nonfiction Bestsellers

Audio Nonfiction Bestsellers for May 2023
(available from OverDrive, unless otherwise noted)

  1. Outlive by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford (see above)
  2. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (see above)
  3. Spare by Prince Harry (see above)
  4. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (see above)
  5. The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama (see above)
  6. The Wager by David Grann (see above)
  7. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
  8. You Can't Joke About That by Kat Timpf
  9. Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
  10. Finding Me by Viola Davis (Hoopla Digital)
  11. All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore (Hoopla Digital)
  12. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
  13. Paris by Paris Hilton
  14. What Happened to You? by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
  15. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry