The data contained in this document has been released following the recalculation of loans figures in March 2016. To view the listing released in February 2016, prior to the recalculation, please click on the link below: https://www.plr.uk.com/mediacentre/mostborrowe dtitles/top20titles/2014 2015Top20Titles.pdf MOST BORROWED TITLES JULY 2014 - JUNE 2015 Contents Most Borrowed Fiction Titles (Adult & Children Combined) Most Borrowed Fiction Titles (Adult) Most Borrowed Children s Fiction Titles Most Borrowed Non-Fiction Titles (Adult) Most Borrowed Children s Non-Fiction Titles Most Borrowed Classic Titles (Adult) Most Borrowed Classic Titles (Children) Most Borrowed Audio Titles (Adult) Most Borrowed Audio Titles (Children) Most Borrowed Fiction Titles (Adult & Children Combined) 1. Lee Child Personal Bantam 2014 2. Lee Child Never Go Back Bantam 2013 3. Gillian Flynn Gone Girl Phoenix 2013 4. Robert Galbraith The Silkworm Sphere 2014 5. Peter Robinson Abbatoir Blues Hodder & Stoughton 2014 6. James Patterson Invisible Century 2014 7. Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid Puffin 2008 8. James Patterson Unlucky 13 Century 2014 9. Peter James Want you Dead Macmillan 2014 10. Jeffrey Archer Be Careful What You Wish For Macmillan 2014 11. Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever Puffin 2013 12. Ian Rankin Saints of the Shadow Bible Orion 2013 13. James Patterson Burn Century 2014 14. Mark Billingham The Bones Beneath Little Brown 2014 15. John Grisham Sycamore Row Hodder Paperback 2014 16. James Patterson NYPD Red 2 Century 2014 17. Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw Puffin 2009 18. Jojo Moyes The One Plus One Penguin 2014 19. Katie Flynn Time to Say Goodbye Arrow 2014 20. Harlan Coben Missing You Orion 2014
Most Borrowed Fiction Titles (Adult) 1. Lee Child Personal Bantam 2014 2. Lee Child Never Go Back Bantam 2013 3. Gillian Flynn Gone Girl Phoenix 2013 4. Robert Galbraith The Silkworm Sphere 2014 5. Peter Robinson Abbatoir Blues Hodder & Stoughton 2014 6. James Patterson Invisible Century 2014 7. James Patterson Unlucky 13 Century 2014 8. Peter James Want you Dead Macmillan 2014 9. Jeffrey Archer Be Careful What You Wish For Macmillan 2014 10. Ian Rankin Saints of the Shadow Bible Orion 2013 11. James Patterson Burn Century 2014 12. Mark Billingham The Bones Beneath Little Brown 2014 13. John Grisham Sycamore Row Hodder Paperback 2014 14. James Patterson NYPD Red 2 Century 2014 15. Jojo Moyes The One Plus One Penguin 2014 16. Katie Flynn Time to Say Goodbye Arrow 2014 17. Harlan Coben Missing You Orion 2014 18. Lynda La Plante Twisted Simon & Schuster 2014 19. Milly Johnson The Teashop on the Corner Simon & Schuster 2014 20. James Patterson & Ashwin Sanghi Private India Century 2014 Most Borrowed Children s Fiction Titles 1. Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid Puffin 2008 2. Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever Puffin 2013 3. Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw Puffin 2009 4. Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Puffin 2010 5. Liz Pichon The Brilliant World of Tom Gates Scholastic 2011 6. Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Puffin 2009 7. Liz Pichon Tom Gates is Absolutely Fantastic (at Some Things) Scholastic 2013 8. David Walliams (illus Tony Ross) Awful Auntie HarperCollins 2014 9. Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck Puffin 2013 10. David Walliams (illus Quentin Blake) The Boy in the Dress HarperCollins 2009 11. Liz Pichon Genius Ideas (Mostly) Scholastic 2012 12. David Walliams (illus Tony Ross) Demon Dentist HarperCollins 2013 13. David Walliams (illus Quentin Blake) Mr Stink HarperCollins 2010 14. David Walliams (illus Tony Ross) Gangsta Granny HarperCollins 2013 15. Julia Donaldson (illus Axel Scheffler) The Gruffalo Macmillan 1999 16. Liz Pichon Excellent Excuses (and Other Good Stuff) Scholastic 2011 17. Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth Puffin 2012
18. David Walliams (illus Tony Ross) Billionaire Boy HarperCollins 2011 19. Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel Puffin Books 2014 20. Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Puffin Books 2014 Most Borrowed Non-Fiction Titles (Adult) 1. Jamie Oliver Save with Jamie: Shop Smart, Cook Clever, Waste Less Century 2013 2. Driving Standards Agency The Official DSA Theory Test for Car Drivers TSO 2012 3. Great Britain: Home Office Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents TSO 2013 4. Susan J Jeffers Feel the Fear and do it Anyway Vermilion 2007 5. Jack Monroe A Girl Called Jack: 100 Delicious Budget Recipes Michael Joseph 2014 6. Guinness World Records Guinness World Records 2015 Guinness World Records 2014 7. Linda Bellingham There s Something I ve Been Dying to Tell You Coronet 2014 8. Driving Standards Agency The Official Highway Code 2007 TSO 2007 9. Mike Mitchell Life in the United Kingdom: Official Practice Questions and Answers TSO 2013 10. Mary Berry Mary Berry Cooks BBC Books 2014 11. Dennis Greenberger & Christine Padesky Mind Over Mood Guilford 1995 12. Mary Berry Mary Berry Cooks the Perfect Dorling Kindersley 2014 13. Robert L Leahy The Worry Cure Piatkus 2006 14. Helen Kennerley Overcoming Anxiety Robinson 2009 15. Mark Williams & Danny Penman Mindfulness Piatkus 2011 16. Jamie Oliver Jamie s 15-Minute Meals Michael Joseph 2012 17. Melanie Fennell Overcoming Low Self-esteem Robinson 2009 18. Jamie Oliver Jamie s Comfort Food Michael Joseph 2014 19. Clare Balding My Animals and Other Family Viking 2012 20. Dave Myers & Si King The Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2012 Most Borrowed Children s Non-Fiction Titles 1. Peppa Pig 123 Ladybird 2014 2. Peppa Pig ABC Ladybird 2014 3. Eric Hill Spot s Opposites Frederick Warne 2013 4. Rod Campbell How Many? Macmillan Children s 2014 5. Lucy Cousins Maisy s First Colours Walker Books 2013 6. Lucy Cousins Maisy s First 123 Walker Books 2013
7. Rod Campbell My Day: A First Words Book Macmillan Children s 2014 8. Sue Nicholson Peppa Hide-and-seek Ladybird 2014 9. Stephanie Milton & Andrea Philpots Minecraft Combat Handbook Egmont 2013 10. Eric Hill Spot s Big Book of First Words Puffin 2014 11. Seb Braun Can You Say it Too? Moo! Moo! Nosy Crow 2014 12. Mick Inkpen Wibbly Pig has 10 Balloons Hodder Children s 2012 13. Rod Campbell What s That? Macmillan Children s 2014 14. Rod Campbell Early Starters: Can You? Macmillan Children s 2014 15. Eric Hill Spot s ABC Warne 2013 16. Stephanie Milton & Andrea Philpots Minecraft Construction Handbook Egmont 2014 17. Stephanie Milton & Andrea Philpots Minecraft Beginner s Handbook Egmont 2013 18. Julia Donaldson (illus Axel Scheffler) Stick Man s First Words Scholastic 2013 19. Seb Braun Can you Say it Too? Woof! Woof! Nosy Crow 2014 20. Julia Donaldson (illus Axel Scheffler) My First Gruffalo Animal Actions Macmillan Children s 2011 Most Borrowed Classic Titles (Adult) 1. Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird Arrow 2010 2. Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird Arrow 1989 3. John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men Penguin 2006 4. Daphne du Maurier Rebecca Virago 2003 5. J D Salinger The Catcher in the Rye Penguin 2010 6 J D Salinger The Catcher in the Rye Penguin 1994 7. George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-four Penguin 2004 8. George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-four Penguin 2008 9. Aldous Huxley Brave New World Vintage Classics 2007 10. Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird Vintage Classics 2004 11. Daphne du Maurier Jamaica Inn Virago 2003 12. William Golding Lord of the Flies Faber & Faber 1997 13. John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath Penguin 2000 14. Graham Greene Brighton Rock Vintage Classics 2004 15. Daphne du Maurier My Cousin Rachel Virago 2003 16. Graham Greene Our Man in Havana Vintage Classics 2001 17. John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men Penguin 2012 18. George Orwell Animal Farm Penguin 2008 19. Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea Vintage Classics 1999 20. Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly HarperCollins 2014 Most Borrowed Classic Titles (Children) 1. Roald Dahl (illus Quentin Blake) The BFG Penguin 2007 2. J R R Tolkien (illus David Wyatt) The Hobbit, or There and Back Again HarperCollins 2012 3. Michael Bond (illus Peggy Fortnum) A Bear Called Paddington Collins 2003
4. Roald Dahl (illus Quentin Blake) The Enormous Crocodile Puffin 2001 5. C S Lewis The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe HarperCollins 2009 6. J R R Tolkien The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again HarperCollins 2012 7. Roald Dahl (illus Quentin Blake) The Twits Puffin 2014 8. Enid Blyton (illus Jamie Littler) Five and a Half-term adventure Hodder 2014 9. Enid Blyton (illus Jamie Littler) George's Hair is Too Long Hodder 2014 10. Enid Blyton (illus Jamie Littler) Well Done, Famous Five Hodder 2014 11. Michael Bond (illus R W Alley) Paddington Races Ahead HarperCollins 2013 12. Enid Blyton (illus Jamie Littler) Five Have a Puzzling Time Hodder 2014 13. Michael Bond (illus R W Alley) Paddington in the Garden HarperCollins 2008 14. Michael Bond (illus R W Alley) Paddington Races Ahead HarperCollins 2012 15. J R R Tolkien (illus David Wyatt) The Hobbit, or There and Back Again Collins 1998 16. T H White The Sword in the Stone HarperCollins 2008 17. Michael Bond (illus R W Alley) Love from Paddington HarperCollins 2014 18. E Nesbit (illus H R Millar) The Phoenix and the Carpet Puffin 2012 19. Roald Dahl (illus Quentin Blake) Fantastic Mr Fox Puffin 2014 20. Philippa Pearce Tom s Midnight Garden OUP 2008 Most Borrowed Audio Titles (Adult) 1. Robert Galbraith (read by Robert Glenister) The Cuckoo s Calling ISIS Audio 2013 2. Lee Child (read by Jeff Harding) Never Go Back Soundings Audio 2013 3. Robert Galbraith (read by Robert Glenister) The Silkworm ISIS Audio 2014 4. Jeffrey Archer (read by Alex Jennings) Be Careful What You Wish For ISIS Audio 2014 5. Lee Child (read by Jeff Harding) A Wanted Man Soundings Audio 2012 6. Peter Robinson (read by Richard Burnip) Children of the Revolution ISIS Audio 2013 7. Lee Child (read by Jeff Harding) Personal Soundings Audio 2014 8. Annie Murray (read by Annie Aldington) The Women of Lilac Street Soundings Audio 2013 9. Katie Flynn (read by Anne Dover) A Christmas to Remember Soundings Audio 2013 10. Ann Cleeves (read by Janine Birkett) Harbour Street ISIS Audio 2014 11. Mark Billingham (read by Mark Billingham) The Dying Hours ISIS Audio 2013 12. Anne Baker (read by Julie Maisey) Daughters of the Mersey Soundings Audio 2013 13. Jeffrey Archer (read by Alex Jennings) Best Kept Secret ISIS Audio 2013 14. J K Rowling (read by Tom Hollander) The Casual Vacancy ISIS Audio 2013 15. Jo Nesbo (read by Sean Barrett) Police ISIS Audio 2013 16. Katie Flynn (read by Anne Dover) The Forget-me-not Summer Soundings Audio 2013 17. Peter Robinson (read by Simon Slater) Watching the Dark ISIS Audio 2013 18. Quintin Jardine (read by James Bryce) Pray for the Dying ISIS Audio 2013 19. Anna Jacobs (read by Nicolette McKenzie) The Trader s Gift Soundings Audio 2013 20. Ann Cleeves (read by Kenny Blyth) Dead Water ISIS Audi 2013
Most Borrowed Audio Titles (Children) 1. J K Rowling (read by Stephen Fry) Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone Cover to Cover 2000 2. J K Rowling (read by Stephen Fry) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Bloomsbury 2007 3. David Walliams (read by David Walliams) Demon Dentist HarperCollins 2013 4. David Walliams (read by David Walliams) Demon Dentist HarperCollins 2013 5. David Walliams (read by David Walliams) Ratburger HarperCollins 2012 6. David Walliams (read by David Walliams, Matt Lucas) Mr Stink HarperCollins 2010 7 J K Rowling (read by Stephen Fry) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Bloomsbury 2006 8. J K Rowling (read by Stephen Fry) Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince Bloomsbury 2005 9. David Walliams (read by David Walliams) Gangsta Granny HarperCollins 2011 10. Jeff Kinney (read by Dan Russell) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel Puffin 2012 3. J K Rowling (read by Stephen Fry) Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban Bloomsbury 2006 12. J K Rowling (read by Stephen Fry) Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince Bloomsbury 2005 13. Jeff Kinney (read by Ramon de Ocampo) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever Puffin 2012 14. Jeff Kinney (read by Dan Russell) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck Puffin 2013 15. David Walliams (read by David Walliams, Matt Lucas) Billionaire Boy HarperCollins 2011 16. David Walliams (read by David Walliams, Maggie Steed, Nitin Ganatra) Awful Auntie HarperCollins 2014 17. David Walliams (read by David Walliams, Matt Lucas) The Boy in the Dress HarperCollins 2008 18. David Walliams (read by David Walliams, Matt Lucas) Mr Stink Oakhill 2010 19. David Walliams (read by David Walliams) Gangsta Granny Oakhill 2012 20. Jeff Kinney (read by Dan Russell) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Penguin 2014 The PLR office is happy for the information in this release to be made widely accessible, but would appreciate PLR s role in compiling it to be acknowledged in any use it is put to. Data derived from loans to individual ISBNS. Therefore, different editions of the same title may appear in our listings. PLR cannot be held responsible for errors in bibliographic or loans information supplied by libraries or other agencies. Public Lending Right First Floor, Richard House Sorbonne Close, Stockton-on-Tees T +44 (0) 1642 604699 TS17 6DA, United Kingdom www.bl.uk/plr