Photo Gallery | The most popular adult books of 2012

With 2012 wrapping up, the Richland Library released a list of the year’s most checked-out books, eBooks, movies and games.

E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey took the number one slot for both Adult Books and eBooks on the Richland Library’s list of top 10 checked items in 2012—boasting more than 1,500 reads by Midlands area residents. To see the full list, visit www.richlandlibrary.com/best-of.

Best of 2012 | Adult Books

Title:                                             Author:                                                # of Checkouts

1.       Fifty Shades of Grey       E.L. James                                           1,000

2.       Private: #1 Suspect         James Patterson                              719

3.       Porch Lights                        Dorothea Benton Frank                633

4.       The Innocent                     David Baldacci                                    627

5.       Private Games                  James Patterson                              624

6.       Calico Joe                            John Grisham                                    598

7.       11th Hour                              James Patterson                              587

8.       Love in a Nutshell            Janet Evanovich                                581

9.       Lone Wolf, A Novel         Jodi Picoult                                         548

10.   The Witness                       Nora Roberts                                     528