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Books, movies, and other physical items were flying off the shelves last month. If you’re curious to know which titles have patrons rushing to place holds, look no further.
Do some of these look familiar? That’s probably because you’ve seen them in your library request system, or are requesting them yourself. As the seasons change, tastes and interests will surely follow. These are the most-requested items for October 2025, based on all our systems in Resource Sharing (in no particular order). Descriptions courtesy of MNLINK.
“A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while on a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creature's miraculous curative properties. While the family plans a prosperous future, the baby unicorn's family seeks deadly revenge.”
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
"Terry Dunn is an attractive young schoolteacher from a respectable family who seems to have everything under control ... until one New Year's Eve when she is murdered."
Killers of the Flower Moon (2024)
“Based on David Grann's broadly lauded best-selling book, 'Killers of the Flower Moon' is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror.”
“'Crooked Cross' is at its heart a love story, but it is also an extraordinarily prescient account of the rise of the Nazi regime in Germany seen through the eyes of the fictional Kluger family. The only daughter, Lexa Kluger, is engaged to be married to Moritz Weissmann, a young doctor with a bright future ahead of him - or so it seems on Christmas Eve 1932.”
Slow Horses Seasons 1-4 (2024)
“Slough House is an administrative purgatory for MI5 service rejects who have seriously failed a task but have not been sacked. Those consigned there are known as "slow horses", a play on "Slough House". They are expected to endure dull, paper-pushing tasks, along with occasional mental abuse from their miserable boss, Jackson Lamb, who expects them to quit out of boredom or frustration. Yet the slow horses somehow get involved in investigating schemes that endanger Britain.”
The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald (2025)
“On the fiftieth anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald’s sinking, the bestselling author of The Great Halifax Explosion tells the definitive story of the ‘Mighty Fitz.’”
"Eight thousand marines land in Vera Cruz bound for a war against the Mexican army, including Winfield Scott, a general who made history in the War of 1812, and Robert E. Lee, a forty-year-old engineer as yet untested in battle."
“New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota named Bob Dylan arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion. Vol. 1 (2019)
"The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood of St. Crispian's. But Emma's plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian's. Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be, which comprise a series of novella-length volumes."
"In this breakthrough book, New York Times bestselling authors and nutrition experts Jordan Rubin and Dr. Josh Axe offer a simple and holistic plan for building strength, health, and longevity."
