Monday, 1 December 2025

The library has enjoyed a phenomenal year in 2025 with a remarkable 1,443,039 items borrowed across the entire collection.

Liane Moriarty, Richard Osman, Sally Rooney, Freida McFadden and Rebecca Yarros are amongst your favourite authors, while Anh Do’s books claimed an incredible nine out of the top ten spots in Junior Fiction.

Non-Fiction readers are equally enthusiastic, with Nagi Maehashi’s RecipeTin cookbooks flying off the shelves as foodies turn to her trusted recipes again and again.

Dive into our top 10 titles from each category below and check to see if your favourite read is in the list.

Adult Fiction
1. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
2. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
3. In Too Deep by Lee Child
4. The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan    
5. Orbital by Samantha Harvey    
6. The Wedding People by Alison Espach    
7. The Valley by Chris Hammer    
8. The Women by Kristin Hannah    
9. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden    
10. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Adult Non-Fiction
1. RecipeTin Eats Tonight by Nagi Maehashi
2. The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
3. RecipeTin Eats Dinner: 150+ recipes from Australia's Favourite Cook by Nagi Maeha    
4. The Let Them Theory: A Life-changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About by Mel Robbins
5. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
6. Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear    
7. The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
8. Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks
9. Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work by Sarah Wynn-Williams
10. Time for Dinner: Smarter Recipes for Faster Cooking by Adam Liaw    

eBook
1. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
2. The Women by Kristin Hannah
3. We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
4. The Let Them Theory: A Life-changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About by Mel Robbins
5. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
6. Smile by Raina Telgemeier
7. One Hundred Years of Betty by Debra Oswald
8. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
9. Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
10. Lyrebird by Jane Caro


eAudio Books
1. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
2. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
3. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
4. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
5. The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
6. The Tenant by Freida McFadden
7. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
8. We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
9. Quicksilver by Callie Hart
10. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Young Adult Fiction
1. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins    
2. Wrath of the Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan
3. One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus    
4. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
5. Powerless by Lauren Roberts    
6. Reckless by Lauren Roberts
7. The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson    
8. Scar Town by Tristan Bancks    
9. Fearless by Lauren Roberts
10. One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus

Junior Fiction
1. Scary Time! by Anh Do
2. Funny Weird by Anh Do
3. Shadows and Secrets by Anh Do
4. Garden Time! by Anh Do
5. Weird Holiday by Anh Do
6. Ninja Buddies! by Anh Do
7. Ninja Girl by Anh Do
8. Tidy Time! by Anh Do
9. Ninja Talent! by Anh Do
10. Hot Mess by Jeff Kinney

Picture Books
1. The Crayons Go Back to School by Drew Daywalt
2. Zog by Julia Donaldson    
3. Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker
4. The Creature Choir by David Walliams    
5. Maisy's Big Book of Kindness by Lucy Cousins
6. Llamas in Pyjamas by Matt Cosgrove 
7. The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
8. Do Not Open This Book by Andy Lee
9. Mr McGee and the Elephants by Pamela Allen
10. The Tooth Fairy and the Crocodile by Julia Donaldson

We hope you enjoy reading these titles as much as we did. Discover them today or explore even more in our online catalogue.