2017 might have been an unpredictable year politically, but here in Vancouver, book lovers reached out for the well-loved and the well-worn. Many of the same books from years previous showed up on the Vancouver Public Library's top 10 most checked-out books of the year. An adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, starring Elisabeth Moss (pictured here), was released to critical acclaim earlier this year. "It is something people like to think about to talk about and compare the movie and the book," Horne said. Twenty years after Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published, the series dominates the list of most checked-out children's books.

Source: CBC News January 01, 2018 18:56 UTC