Albany, NY – The Albany NY Library has released its list of the most checked-out nonfiction books for 2025. The list includes the following titles:

1. THE LET THEM THEORY by Mel Robbins

2. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

3. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.

4. THE SERVICEBERRY: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass

5. BIG VEGAN FLAVOR by Anisha Vora

6. FRAMED: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey

7. We Can Do Hard Things by Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle

8. Careless People: A Memoir by Sarah Wynn-Williams

9. the new meno pause by Mary Claire Haver, MD, author of The Galveston Diet

The library’s list reflects the books most frequently checked out by patrons in 2025.

Source: Albany NY Library

Source Type: Library

Source Location: Albany

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