Best 100 Books of 2011 (well, at least, the most borrowed)

Cockburn Libraries' 100 most borrowed books for 2011. A dead Swedish author came out on top, and only one Aussie made the top 10, but James Patterson stole the show with four books in the top 10 (and 15 in top 100).

Steig Larsson's The girl with the dragon tattoo  was the most borrowed book in 2011. Maurice Sendak's 1963 classic children's book Where the wild things are made the top 10, coming in a 9. The highest ranked Australian is a West Australian; Tim Winton's Breath was seventh. The book thief at 11 was the next highest Australian book, while Judy Nunn was the highest ranked Australian female author with Maralinga at 19, followed closely by Floodtide at 21. Check out the complete list below and stay tuned for the rest of the week for lists of top fiction, non-fiction, DVDs, CDs, comics and more!

1. The girl with the dragon tattoo / Stieg Larsson
2. Spider Bones / Kathy Reichs
3. Toys / James Patterson 
4. The girl who played with fire / Stieg Larsson
5. 10th Anniversary / James Patterson ...... see the complete list >>
   
6. Don't blink / James Patterson
7. Breath / Tim Winton
8. The lost symbol / Dan Brown
9. Where the wild things are / Maurice Sendak
10. Private / James Patterson
11. The book thief / Markus Zusak
12. Eat, pray, love : one woman's search for everything / Elizabeth Gilbert
13. Hell's corner / David Baldacci
14. The girl who kicked the hornets' nest / Stieg Larsson
15. Alex Cross's trial / James Patterson
16. The quickie / James Patterson
17. 61 hours : a Reacher novel / Lee Child
18. Swimsuit / James Patterson
19. Maralinga / Judy Nunn
20. 9th Judgement / James Patterson
21. Floodtide / Judy Nunn
22. Diary of a wimpy kid. The ugly truth / Jeff Kinney
23. Who sank the boat? / Pamela Allen
24. Cross fire / James Patterson
25. Nine dragons / Michael Connelly
26. Sing you home / Jodi Picoult
27. Echo park / Michael Connelly
28. 10 short stories you must read in 2010
29. The confession / John Grisham
30. Magic beach / Alison Lester
31. Handle with care / Jodi Picoult
32. House rules / Jodi Picoult
33. Annie's chair / Deborah Niland
34. Big girl : a novel / Danielle Steel
35. Heart and soul / Maeve Binchy
36. Tribute / Nora Roberts
37. Where's my teddy? / Jez Alborough
38. The postcard killers : a novel / James Patterson
39. Chasing fire / Nora Roberts
40. Diary of a wimpy kid. Dog days / Jeff Kinney
41. Born bad / Josephine Cox
42. Caught / Harlan Coben
43. The owl and the pussycat / Edward Lear
44. False impression / Jeffrey Archer
45. The shadow of your smile / Mary Higgins Clark
46. U is for undertow / Sue Grafton
47. Last chance cafe / Liz Byrski
48. Red lily / Nora Roberts
49. The bodies left behind / Jeffery Deaver
50. Harry Potter and the deathly hallows / J. K. Rowling
51. Spot says goodnight / Eric Hill
52. Bed of roses / Nora Roberts
53. Black Hills / Nora Roberts
54. Smash cut / Sandra Brown
55. Can't you sleep little bear? / Martin Waddell
56. Jolly Olly Octopus / Tony Mitton
57. Happy ever after / Nora Roberts
58. Port mortuary / Patricia Cornwell
59. The troll / Julia Donaldson
60. The very hungry caterpillar / Eric Carle
61. 8th confession / James Patterson
62. A song in the daylight / Paullina Simons
63. Cloudstreet / Tim Winton
64. Sizzling sixteen / Janet Evanovich
65. Breaking dawn / Stephenie Meyer
66. Little white dogs can't jump / Bruce Whatley
67. Homecoming / Cathy Kelly
68. The brass verdict / Michael Connelly
69. The scarecrow / Michael Connelly
70. Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets / J. K. Rowling
71. The Quangle Wangle's hat / Edward Lear
72. I, Alex Cross / James Patterson
73. Sail / James Patterson
74. Southern lights / Danielle Steel
75. True blue / David Baldacci
76. Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban / J. K. Rowling
77. Percy Jackson and the lightning thief / Rick Riordan
78. Splat the cat / Rob Scotton
79. Cross country / James Patterson
80. Hard girls / Martina Cole
81. Monsoon / Di Morrissey
82. Happy Christmas Lulu / Caroline Uff
83. Kisses for daddy / Frances Watts
84. A prisoner of birth / Jeffrey Archer
85. The plantation / Di Morrissey
86. The reversal / Michael Connelly
87. The Macmillan encyclopedia of junior science / Cheryl Jakab
88. 206 bones / Kathy Reichs
89. The hunger games / Suzanne Collins
90. Gentle giant octopus / Karen Wallace
91. Hairy Maclary, shoo / Lynley Dodd
92. Scream for me / Karen Rose
93. The forgotten garden / Kate Morton
94. The turning / Tim Winton
95. Harry and the dinosaurs go to school / Ian Whybrow
96. 10 short stories you must read in 2011
97. Deadly intent / Lynda La Plante
98. Fractured / Karin Slaughter
99. Judge and jury / James Patterson
100. Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal / Jeff Kinney
101. Harry Potter and the goblet of fire / J. K. Rowling
102. Percy Jackson and the sea of monsters / Rick Riordan
103. Say hello to the dinosaurs! / Ian Whybrow

(I know there is 103 books in the top 100 list, but the books form 96 - 103 were all borrowed the same number of times, so they are all included as they really tied for 96th place)