The most popular books in Fort Worth in 2024

According to the Fort Worth Public Library, you couldn’t get enough of these titles last year.

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The Fort Worth Public Library includes 20 branches across town.

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Calling all bookworms. The Fort Worth Public Library dropped a list of its top reads of 2024.

If you’re building a TBR (to be read) pile for 2025, consider these trending titles from various genres:

Kids

  • “Bear Hugs! From Brown Bear and Friends” by Eric Carle
  • “Pete the Kitty and the Three Bears” by Kimberly and James Dean
  • “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer” by Jeff Kinney
  • “Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark” by Jenny Lard
  • “Pinkalicious: Kittens! Kittens! Kittens!” by Victoria Kann

Teens

  • “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods” by Rick Riordan
  • “Divine Rivals” by Rebecca Ross
  • “The Sun and The Star” by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro
  • “My Hero Academia: Teamed-Up Missions” by Kōhei Horikoshi
  • “The Brothers Hawthorne” by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Adult Fiction

  • “The Women” by Kristin Hannah
  • “First Lie Wins” by Ashley Elston
  • “The Last Thing He Told Me” by Laura Dave
  • “Verity” by Colleen Hoover
  • “The Exchange” by John Grisham

Adult Nonfiction

  • “Guinness World Records”
  • “I’m Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy
  • “The Wager” by David Grann
  • “The Woman in Me” by Britney Spears
  • “Spanish for the Rest of Us” by William C. Harvey

If you’re looking for more titles, check out where to find Little Free Libraries across Cowtown or explore our guide featuring books by authors with ties to Fort Worth.

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