Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” was the consensus top non-fiction book among readers at selected suburban and northern Illinois libraries, according to a Chronicle Media survey.

Vance’s book is also tops in DeKalb, Elgin, Oswego and Wheaton.

The New York Times calls Vance’s narrative “a compassionate discerning sociological analysis of the white underclass that has helped drive the politics of rebellion, particularly the ascent of Donald J. Trump.”

“Patrons are continuing to request Hillbilly Elegy more than any other non-fiction book in recent memory. I expect this to continue, as well as continued interest in books about America’s current political climate, white nationalism, and the alt-right,” said Britta Krabill head of adult services at the DeKalb Public Library.

But the No. 1 adult non-fiction book depends on where you live.

“Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy,” by Sheryl Sandberg, was the No. 1 book in Naperville.

Aurora readers preferred a local look into strange stories from the city’s own past: “Haunted Aurora by Diane A. Ladley,” while in DeKalb the top title is “For a Song and a Hundred Songs: a Poet’s Journey Through a Chinese Prison,” by Yiwu Liao.

Other area readers still find Al Franken to be funny.

A new book by the former Saturday Night Live writer/performer turned U.S. Senator from Minnesota cracked the top five non-fiction lists at two area libraries.

His book, featuring the tongue-in-cheek title “Al Franken: Giant of the Senate,” showcases the second-term senator’s funny side while mixing in policy and proposed prescriptions from his decidedly left-of-center perspective.

There wasn’t a consensus favorite among fiction fans.

Top titles ranged from Paula Hawkins’ thriller “The Girl on the Train” to John Grisham’s “Camino Island” to Anthony Doerr’s tale of war in “All the Light We Cannot See.”

Young adults throughout the region chose Jay Asher’s “Three Reasons Why” as the clear-cut popular choice for summer reading.

Published in 2007, the book has rebounded in popularity due to the release of the Netflix series this past summer.

John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars and James Dashner’s The Maze Runner were other top choices among young adults for summer reading.

Required summer school reading for students led to high circulations for classics including “1984” by George Orwell, “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood, and “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck.

Top children’s author Jeff Kinney’s “Diary of A Wimpy Kid” series dominated the list of children’s summer favorite reads.

With 11 titles in the series plus two additional supplemental books, Kinney’s tale of middle-school weakling named Greg Heffley appears likely be a top read in the fall when the 12th book in the series —“The Gateway” — is released in November.

Other area children’s favorite include two books by Raina Telgemeier—”Smile and Ghosts.”

Looking to the fall, top children’s favorites to look for include “Ship of the Dead” by Rick Riordan and Marissa Meyer’s “Renegades,” according to Steph Nielsen with sElgin’ Gail Borden Public Library District.

Amy Roth with the Aurora Public Library said a new book — “Turtles All the Way Down” — by highly acclaimed young adult author John Green arrives in October.

The most requested adult books at the Wheaton Public Library this fall include “The Midnight Line: A Jack Reacher Novel” by Lee Child, “The End Game” (part of the Will Robie Series) by David Baldacci, and “Hardcore Twenty-Four: A Stephanie Plum Novel” by Janet Evanovich, according to Meghan Haddad-Null, Reference Librarian, Wheaton Public Library.

“After a four year wait, Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, brings back everyone’s favorite symbologist, Robert Langdon, in a new novel, “Origin,” that will be released in October according to Kristina Johnston, Collection Services Librarian with the Gail Borden Public Library.

Brown’s protagonist, Langdon is trapped in the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and must follow the trail of clues to solve the cryptic puzzle that will reveal a shocking discovery, she added.

Johnston’s “hidden gem” for the fall includes Helene Wecker’s “The Golem and the Jinni.” Her other recommendations include “The City of Brass” by debut author, S.A. Chakraborty, due out in November.

“The book is a Middle Eastern based fantasy that delves deeper into the mystical world of the Jinn and explores the struggles of magical creatures trying to rectify an existence with humans as well as the resentments and prejudices between their own tribes,” Johnston said.

Kathleen Longacre, an adult reference librarian with Naperville Public Libraries said one of the most anticipated books this fall is Hillary Clinton’s account of her historic 2016 presidential campaign — “What Happened” — which will be released Sept. 12.

“The book has been getting a lot of press,” she said. “People love her or hate or but they are always interested in what she has to say.”

Other highly anticipated nonfiction books in Naperville include a new memoir by novelist Amy Tan—“Where the Past Begins.”

“Little Fires Everywhere Kindle Edition” by Celeste Ng that traces the intertwined fates of a suburban family is another book on many people’s to read list, according to Longacre.

It’s a followup to her debut novel, “Everything I Never Told You.”

“It was really popular,” Longacre said.

–’Hillibilly Elegy’ popular, but other top titles depends on where you live–