Author Danielle Steel's novels continue to remain the most borrowed books from libraries even after three decades.

Books like E.L. James' "Fifty Shaded of Grey" and Robert Jordan's "A Memory of Light" may have remained on the top of bestsellers lists for weeks on ends but Danielle Steel's novels continue to remain favorites for all times. According to a report by The Guardian, the author's novels are still the most borrowed books from libraries, even after thirty years. Steel is the only writer to appear in all library records'  "most-borrowed books" list.

According to the latest library league table from Public Lending Right, Steel's books were borrowed more than 900,000 times last year. Her publisher Catherine Cobain at Transworld put her enduring popularity down to how she writes "very feelingly and honestly about the kind of issues real women face: finding love, taking care of a family and keeping them together against the odds, pursuing a dream or a career."  

Steele's books have been borrowed more than 42 million times since 1999, a period over which she has sold an estimated 11 million. Steel is also prolific with over 80 novels to her name till date.

However, since Steele is an American she is not eligible for the Public Lending Right (PLR) prize where the British government awards money prizes to authors whose books are borrowed most from libraries. However, if Steel was eligible for the prize, she would have received as much as $313,000 from the British government, reports the Independent.