Goodreads Choice Award Winners, 2020-2023

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Clap when you land [electronic resource].
Acevedo, Elizabeth.
Paper Book
Standalone BMM and REFORMA ARE mailing with letter YALSA Teens' Top 10 ARE mailing Announcement and review advertising in key s&l media, such as Booklist and SLJ Launch and lead promotion at all teacher and librarian conferences "Elizabeth Acevedo Guide...

2020 Young Adult Fiction Winner

The spanish love deception [electronic resource] A novel
Armas, Elena.
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A TikTok sensation, this rom-com about a young woman who agrees to fake date a colleague and bring him to her sister's wedding has "everything you could want in a romance" (Helen Hoang, New York Times bestselling author).

2021 Debut Novel Winner

From blood and ash [electronic resource] Blood and ash series, book 1.
Armentrout, Jennifer L.
Paper Book
Captivating and action-packed, From Blood and Ash is a sexy, addictive, and unexpected fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros. A Maiden... Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy's life has never been her own. The...

2020 Romance Winner

Rule of wolves [electronic resource]
Bardugo, Leigh.
Paper Book
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fantasy! See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone -- Season 2 streaming now! Discover what comes...

2021 Young Adult Fantasy Winner

The vanishing half [electronic resource] A novel.
Bennett, Brit.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2020 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES * THE WASHINGTON POST * NPR * PEOPLE * TIME MAGAZINE * VANITY FAIR * GLAMOUR New York Times<...

2020 Historical Fiction Winner

Atlas of the heart [electronic resource] Mapping meaningful connection and the language of human experience.
Brown, Brené
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In Atlas of the Heart, Brené Brown writes, "If we want to find the way back to ourselves and one another, we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories and be stewards of the stories that we hear. This is the framework for...

2022 Nonfiction Winner

The last thing he told me [electronic resource] A novel.
Dave, Laura.
Paper Book
A Goodreads Top 60 Book of the Last 5 Years Don't miss the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick that's sold 5 million copies strong--now an Apple TV+ limited series starring Jennifer Garner! The "page-turning,...

2021 Mystery & Thriller Winner

Poverty, by America [electronic resource]
Desmond, Matthew author.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a "provocative and compelling" (NPR) argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR...

2023 Nonfiction Winner

The guest list [electronic resource] A novel.
Foley, Lucy.
Paper Book
Don't miss Lucy Foley's new book, The Midnight Feast, coming June 18th! A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR "I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a...

2020 Mystery & Thriller Winner

Lessons in chemistry
Garmus, Bonnie
Paper Book
#1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD * Meet Elizabeth Zott: "a gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social convention" (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a ...

2022 Debut Novel Winner

The midnight library
Haig, Matt, 1975- author.
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestselling WORLDWIDE phenomenon Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction | A Good Morning America Book Club Pick | Independent (London) Ten Best Books of the Year "A feel-good book guaranteed to lift your spirits."--The...

2020 Fiction Winner

Weyward [electronic resource] A novel
Hart, Emilia.
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF TWO GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS (Best Debut Novel & Best Historical Fiction) An Indie Next March 2023 Pick * A LibraryReads March 2023 Pick * An Amazon "Best Books of the Year So Far" 2023 Pick
The final girl support group
Hendrix, Grady
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER VOTED GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD BEST HORROR NOVEL OF 2021 A Good Morning America Buzz Pick "The horror master...puts his unique spin on slasher movie tropes."-USA Today A can't-miss summer...

2021 Horror Winner

Book lovers [electronic resource]
Henry, Emily.
Paper Book
An insightful, delightful, instant #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Funny Story. "One of my favorite authors."--Colleen Hoover One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming... Nora Stephens' life is books-...

2022 Romance Winner

People we meet on vacation [electronic resource]
Henry, Emily.
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Funny Story comes a sparkling novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations. Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love.

2021 Romance Winner

Empire of pain [electronic resource] The secret history of the sackler dynasty.
Keefe, Patrick Radden, 1976-
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR * A grand, devastating portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, famed for their philanthropy, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin. From...

2021 History & Biography Winner

Antiracist baby [electronic resource]
Kendi, Ibram X.
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times Bestseller! From the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist comes a new full-sized picture book that empowers parents and children to uproot racism in our society and in ourselves,...

2020 Picture Book Winner

Holly [electronic resource]
King, Stephen.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller * A New York Times Notable Book * An NPR Best Book of the Year Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King's most compelling and resourceful characters, returns in this chilling "exploration of grief and delusion, just pure undistilled evil" (...
Yellowface [electronic resource] A reese's book club pick.
Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.)
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK "Hard to put down, harder to forget." -- Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences... Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who...

2023 Fiction Winner

A court of silver flames [electronic resource] A court of thorns and roses series, book 4.
Maas, Sarah J.
Paper Book
Sarah J. Maas's sexy, richly imagined series continues with the journey of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta. Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she...

2021 Fantasy Winner

Crescent city 3 [electronic resource].
Maas, Sarah J.
Paper Book
The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed #1 bestselling Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas, author of the Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series. Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back....

2020 Fantasy Winner

House of sky and breath [electronic resource] Crescent city series, book 2
Maas, Sarah J.
Paper Book
The second book in the sexy, groundbreaking, #1 bestselling Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas, author of the Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series. Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal. They may have saved Crescent City, but with so much...

2022 Fantasy Winner

I'm glad my mom died
McCurdy, Jennette, 1992- author.
Paper Book
* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating...

2022 Memoir & Autobiography Winner

Mexican gothic [electronic resource].
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "It's Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird."--The Guardian   ONE OF TIME'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME * WINNER OF THE LOCUS...

2020 Horror Winner

A promised land [electronic resource]
Obama, Barack.
Paper Book
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making--from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE * NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK...

2020 Memoir & Autobiography Winner

Heartstopper
Oseman, Alice author, illustrator.
Paper Book
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out. This edition features beautiful two-color artwork. Now streaming on Netflix! Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to...
  • 2020 Graphic Novels & Comics Winner
  • 2022 Graphic Novels & Comics Winner
I am quiet a story for the introvert in all of us
Powers, Andie

2022 Middle Grade & Children's Winner

The maid a novel
Prose, Nita author.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * "A heartwarming mystery with a lovable oddball at its center" (Real Simple), this cozy whodunit introduces a one-of-a-kind heroine who will steal your heart.   FINALIST FOR...

2022 Mystery & Thriller Winner

Strange planet
Pyle, Nathan W. author, illustrator.
Paper Book
WATCH THE ANIMATED SERIES ON APPLE TV+ #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER FOR HUMOR Straight from the mind of #1 New York Times bestselling author of NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette and 99 Stories I Could Tell Nathan W. Pyle, Strange...

2020 Humor Winner

Such a fun age [electronic resource]
Reid, Kiley.
Paper Book
A Best Book of the Year: The Washington Post * Chicago Tribune * NPR * Vogue * Elle * Real Simple * InStyle * Good Housekeeping * Parade * Slate...

2020 Debut Novel Award

Malibu rising [electronic resource] A novel.
Reid, Taylor Jenkins.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today * From the author of Carrie Soto Is Back, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo . . . "Irresistible . . . High drama at the beach,...

2021 Historical Fiction Winner

The woman in me
Spears, Britney
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · MORE THAN 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! · GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER FOR BEST MEMOIR · NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY PEOPLE Named a Best Book of the Year by Elle, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone,...

2023 Memoir & Autobiography Winner

Project Hail Mary a novel
Weir, Andy author.
Paper Book
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MARTIAN * Soon to be a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this...

2021 Science Fiction Winner

Caste (oprah's book club) [electronic resource] The origins of our discontents.
Wilkerson, Isabel.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY * OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * "An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far."--Dwight Garner, The New York Times

2020 History & Biography Winner

Being Henry [electronic resource] The fonz . . . and beyond
Winkler, Henry, 1945-
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller! From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply thoughtful memoir of the lifelong effects of stardom and the struggle to become whole. Henry Winkler, launched into...

2023 Humor Winner

Fourth wing [electronic resource]
Yarros, Rebecca.
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times bestseller * TV series in development at MGM Amazon Studios with Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society * Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 * Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 * Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 * NPR "Books We Love" 2023 * Audible Best Books of...
2023 Romantasy Winner
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow [electronic resource] A novel
Zevin, Gabrielle.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Sam and Sadie--two college friends, often in love, but never lovers--become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. It...

2022 Fiction Winner


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