Ever wonder what library users worldwide are searching for in catalogs just like yours? At NoveList, we've got the data.

Here are November's top ten titles (another month of list shake-ups!) searched in library catalogs that include NoveList Select: 

  1. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
  2. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
  3. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
  4. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
  5. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
  6. Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly
  7. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
  8. The Exchange by John Grisham
  9. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
  10. The Secret by Lee Child

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Following our fantastic Crash Course in Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers, we crunched the numbers to see which titles from those genres are getting the most attention in catalogs this month. We found a strong preference this month for Thrillers of all types, with a bias for legal thrillers and psychological suspense. Many of the authors on this list are bestseller roundup regulars, though their protagonists range from FBI agents and hardboiled detectives to struggling writers and popular podcasters.

Here are November's top ten titles in Crime, Mystery, and Thriller searched in library catalogs that include NoveList Select: 

  1. Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly
  2. The Exchange by John Grisham
  3. The Secret by Lee Child
  4. The Edge by David Baldacci
  5. Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich
  6. None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
  7. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
  8. Verity by Colleen Hoover
  9. Holly by Stephen King
  10. Alex Cross Must Die by James Patterson

#ICYMI: The Crash Course in Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers is available now available with additional bonus content on Learn with NoveList.

New to NoveList Select?

Libraries with NoveList Select can use our Analytics Dashboard to see their NoveList Select usage data from any web-enabled device, anywhere, at any time. This dashboard provides a window into how your library’s patrons are viewing and interacting with information in the catalog. 

If you have questions about setup or your organization’s dashboard, email us at novelistselectsupport@ebsco.com


Sam Stover is a Senior Product Manager at NoveList. He is currently reading Range by David Epstein. 

Molly Wyand is the Communications Specialist at NoveList. She is currently listening to The Woman in Me by Britney Spears (which is in spot #4 this month).