The results are in! We analyzed the data and crunched the numbers to determine the most popular titles of 2025. From local thrillers to star memoirs, dark fantasy to friendship-centric graphic novels, and imaginary creatures to complex characters in emotionally-charged situations, here's the breakdown of the year's most popular checkouts at Kitsap Regional Library.
Young Adult 2025 Checkout All-Stars
For YA readers, fantasy and dystopia reigned supreme. Checkouts in the genre showcased a variety of themes and moods, from cozy and cute fantasies to dark and romantic titles, all led by protagonists standing up against injustice and cruelty.
The top circulating items in YA Fiction and YA Graphic Novels!
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Already read "Breath of the Dragon"?
Try one of these Asian-influenced fantasy books featuring martial artists, swordsmen, and magicians putting their training to use in exciting adventures and deadly competitions.
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Nonfiction & Fiction 2025 Checkout All-Stars
Kitsap Regional Library nonfiction readers showed varied tastes in 2025, selecting from a wide range of books, including a self-help book from a popular podcaster, titles from both Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, a travelogue from Rick Steves' early days, and essays about how nature and people intertwine in Seattle.
Thrillers continued to dominate this year, followed closely by all flavors of romance with lots of love for Washington state authors. Across genres, readers sought out stories full of complex and flawed characters, emotionally intense situations, and tempering humor. Ultimately, they gravitated towards authenticity in tone, authorship, and characterization, through books that moved them and led to individual and collective connection.
Kitsap Regional Library's most borrowed adult fiction and nonfiction published or added to the collection in 2025.
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If you liked "The Let Them Theory"
Consider one of these popular self-help and self-improvement selections.
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Loved "The Heart of Winter"?
Check out something from this list of literary fiction chronicling long-term marriages and the rewards of challenges over a lifetime.
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Kids 2025 Checkout All-Stars
This year, young readers in Kitsap were interested in stories involving animals and creatures both real and imaginary, tales of adventures, and both fiction and graphic novels about navigating the ups and downs of life, like school, friendships, and feelings.
Top picks of 2025 in picture books, graphic novels, and chapter books!
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Did your child like "To See An Owl"?
Find a new favorite with this list of picture books celebrating children learning about the natural world and experiencing the wonder of being out in nature.
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If "Sam Squirrel" was a favorite in your house
Check out one (or two, or three!) of these whimsical fantasy chapter books involving nature, animals, and soft settings.
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