- Share - [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://about.ebsco.com/markdownify/node/85961) - []() - []() - []() # Top 10 searched titles: September 2023 ![sep top blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/sep23-top10-blog-image-780.jpg) [Sam Stover](/novelist/bio/sam-stover) 2 October 2023 Ever wonder what library users worldwide are searching for in catalogs just like yours? At NoveList, we've got the data. It’s no surprise that David Grann’s *Killers of the Flower Moon* has cracked the list, with the film adaptation coming out soon. What is surprising is the absence of Colleen Hoover on this list for the first time in years. Here are September's top ten titles searched in library catalogs that include NoveList Select: 1. *Tom Lake* by Ann Patchett 2. *Fourth Wing* by Rebecca Yarros 3. *Holly* by Stephen King 4. *Lessons in Chemistry* by Bonnie Garmus 5. *None of This Is True* by Lisa Jewell 6. *The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store* by James McBride 7. *Demon Copperhead* by Barbara Kingsolver 8. *The River We Remember* by William Kent Krueger 9. *The Covenant of Water* by Abraham Verghese 10. *Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI* by David Grann ![top sept flyer image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/top10-sept23-flyer-image-606.jpg) Download the flyer [**here**](https://bit.ly/Sept23Top10) or make your own in [**LibraryAware**](/novelist/products/libraryaware "LibraryAware - Overview"). This month, we crunched the numbers to see how all the NoveList Select enrichment we provide in customer catalogs shakes down by genre. What we found was fascinating! While we expected to see a few heavy hitters in the data (for example, we expected top billing for titles in genres like mystery, fantasy, and thriller), we were surprised to find “picture books” in the number one position. ![top genres sept graph image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/top10-genres-sept23-graph-image-780.jpg) As a librarian and father of a young child, I’ll admit I take a fairly passive approach to book selection. My daughter has free rein in the children’s section, and we tend to take the “random shopping spree” approach to the shelves. She grabs whatever piques her interest, seemingly at random. We leave with a bag of books, often without ever touching the kiosk terminals to look something up. Seeing how much traffic picture book records actually get in OPACs was not what I expected, and it’s a good lesson: Library users might approach the collection and website differently than you do, and that’s OK. It’s important to check in on the data if only to understand where there may be gaps in understanding the communities we serve. ### New to NoveList Select? Libraries with [**NoveList Select**](/novelist/products/novelist-select "NoveList Select - Overview") can use our Analytics Dashboard to see their NoveList Select usage data from any web-enabled device, anywhere, at any time. This dashboard provides a window into how your library’s patrons are viewing and interacting with information in the catalog. If you have questions about setup or your organization’s dashboard, email us at [**novelistselectsupport@ebsco.com**](mailto:novelistselectsupport@ebsco.com). [ Learn more ](/novelist/products/novelist-select) --- [**Sam Stover**](/novelist/bio/sam-stover "Sam Stover") is a Senior Product Manager at NoveList. He is currently reading *This is How You Lose the Time War* by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. Category: [Articles ](/blogs/novelist/category/articles) Tags: [NoveList Select](/blogs/novelist/tag/novelist-select) - Share - [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://about.ebsco.com/markdownify/node/85961) - []() - []() - []() ## Related Posts [ ![sno isle story blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/sno-isle-story-blog-image-780.jpg) ](/blogs/novelist/library-staffer-shares-insights-catalog-data) [Library staffer shares insights on catalog data](/blogs/novelist/library-staffer-shares-insights-catalog-data) 21 September 2023 [ ![novsel v update announcement blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/novsel-v4-update-announcement-blog-image-780.jpg) ](/blogs/novelist/why-we-gave-novelist-select-new-look) [Why we gave NoveList Select a new look](/blogs/novelist/why-we-gave-novelist-select-new-look) 21 August 2023 [ ![top aug blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/top10-aug23-blog-image-780.jpg) ](/blogs/novelist/top-10-searched-titles-august-2023) [Top 10 searched titles: August 2023](/blogs/novelist/top-10-searched-titles-august-2023) 31 August 2023