Mysteries and Romance Top Most Borrowed List

Posted on December 23, 2004

Mystery and romance novels topped a most borrowed list started by 4,000 libraries and first published last June, 2004 by the Library Journal. USA Today reported that mystery writers Patricia Cornwell, Sue Grafton, Janet Evanovich, James Patterson, Carl Hiaasen, Michael Connelly frequent the most borrowed lists. And in romance, authors Nora Roberts, Sandra Brown, Danielle Steel; and thriller writers John Grisham, Stuart Woods, Dan Brown had their books borrowed the most. Not surprisingly, these same authors also frequent the national bestseller lists.


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