What were the most popular Milwaukee Public Library books in November 2025?

'Tis the season for reading.

If you need some help finding your holiday read, it's worth checking out the Milwaukee Public Library. The system has more than 2.7 million titles in its collection, which you can search online or stop in to one of its many locations across the city to browse.

Milwaukee Public Library’s Martin Luther King Branch pictured on Aug. 29, 2025, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The library will have a grand opening ceremony on September 6.

And if you don't have a library card yet, don't worry. Signing up for one is easy. You can find out how to get a library card on MPL's website.

Here's what MPL data shows Milwaukee residents checked out the most in November:

What were the top 5 most checked-out books in November?

1. "The Women" by Kristin Hannah
2. "Sisters" by Raina Telgemeier
3. "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt
4. "The Woman in Suite 11" by Ruth Ware
5. "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman

What were the top 5 most checked-out fiction books in November?

1. "The Women" by Kristin Hannah
2. "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt
3. "The Woman in Suite 11" by Ruth Ware
4. "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman
5. "There There" by Tommy Orange

What were the top 5 most checked-out non-fiction books in November?

1. "The Let Them Theory : a Life-Changing Tool that Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About" by Mel Robbins
2. "The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma" by Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D.
3. "The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness" by Jonathan Haidt
4. "Atomic Habits: an Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones" by James Clear
5. "The Demon of Unrest: a Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War" by Erik Larson

What were the top 5 most checked-out kids/teens books in November?

1. "Sisters" by Raina Telgemeier
2. "Sunrise on the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins
3. "Dog Man" series by Dav Pilkey
4. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series by Jeff Kinney
5. "My New Friend Is So Fun!" by Mo Willems

What were the top 5 most checked-out e-books in November?

1. "Sunrise on the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins
2. "The Village Beyond the Mist" by Sachiko Kashiwaba
3. "Partypooper" by Jeff Kinney
4. "The Women" by Kristin Hannah
5. "Great Big Beautiful Life" by Emily Henry

What were the top 5 most checked-out e-audiobooks in November?

1. "The Housemaid" by Freida McFadden
2. "Brimstone" by Callie Hart
3. "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants" by Robin Wall Kimmerer
4. "Quicksilver" by Callie Hart
5. "Pretty Girls" by Karin Slaughter