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Podcast: La Crosse Talk PM WIZM
Episode: La Crosse's most popular genres — it wasn't "fairy smut" — books and more with Lindsay Schmitt and Bill Ives
Description: We recap the most popular genres at the La Crosse Library in 2025, the most checked out books, whether paper can keep up with eBooks and more with the library's Lindsay Schmitt and Bill Ives. While thrillers remain the most popular genre overall because they are "fast and satisfying," Schmitt said, the single most checked-out book — for the second consecutive year — was Kristin Hannah’s historical fiction novel, The Women. The La Crosse Library's top 5 most popular books of 2025 were: The Women by Kristin Hannah Great, Big, Beautiful Life by Emily Henry <...