Who do you love?

We frequently get asked by our patrons to recommend a new author.  And, of course, we try to figure out what types of fiction the patron usually likes.  There's no sense recommending Jane Austen to someone who likes hardboiled detective fiction, and a fan of Christian fiction is probably not going to like Chuck Palahniuk.  But if you're looking for a real quick answer - you just want to grab a hot author and go - then here's a list of the 14 most popular authors in Ketchikan during this past year:

1. James Patterson -  112 checkouts
2. Janet Evanovich -  111 checkouts
3. Charlaine Harris -  98 checkouts
4. Robert Parker -  95 checkouts
5. Jennifer Chiaverini -  92 checkouts
6. Nicholas Sparks -  84 checkouts
7. Jim Butcher -  78 checkouts
8. Clive Cussler -  78 checkouts
9. Nora Roberts -  64 checkouts
10. Anne McCaffrey -  62 checkouts
11. Dana Stabenow -  62 checkouts
12. Bernard Cornwell - 59 checkouts
13. Patrick O'Brian -  59 checkouts
14. Michael Connelly -  58 checkouts