The following books were the most circulated nonfiction books of 2017:

10. The End of White Christian America by Robert P. Jones

9. Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

8. The Complete Far Side by Gary Larson

7. Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis by Cynthia Barnett

6. The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

5. Acne Messages by Naweko San Joyz

4. Rebel Mother: My Childhood Chasing the Revolution by Peter Andreas

3. Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

2. Hillbilly Elegy: a Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance

1. The Latehomecomer: a Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang

Two of the books on this list were community reads books. The Newton community does enjoy group reading experiences.