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The Toronto Public Library (TPL) has become the first system in the world to reach 50 million digital checkouts.

Mary Lawson is currently The Fell by Sarah Morris, set during Covid-19. The novelist would take The Wolf Hall trilogy by Hilary Mantel to a desert island. First book she read on her own was Black Beauty

COVID has us reading more — so be glad for so much creativity, excellence on offer.

For those looking for inspiration on what to read next, the Ottawa Public Library has released a list of its most-requested books in 2021.

Top UK-based writers have revealed a selection of their favourite books from this year. John Boyne says he loved Joseph Knoxs True Crime Story while Amanda Craig chose CJ Careys Widowland.

OPL is sharing its top books for adults, teens and kids based on hold requests from readers between Jan. 1 and Dec. 1, 2021.

Bestselling authors have rounded up a selection of their favourite books of the year. Among the picks is A Swim In A Pond In The Rain by Booker winner and teacher George Saunders.

I hoover up diaries, though this was not a vintage year for them. The chirpy, too-big-for-his-boots Tory MP Alan Duncan released his political diaries, In The Thick Of It.

Jonathan Franzen, Helen Garner, Kazuo Ishiguro and other leading writers from home and abroad give thanks for the books that got them through a difficult year.

Jonathan Franzen, Helen Garner, Kazuo Ishiguro and other leading writers from home and abroad give thanks for the books that got them through a difficult year.