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Hi Readers! It\u2019s the end of the year and you know what that means. Actually, it means a lot of things, because I always have a lot of year end posts to share. But this time, it\u2019s the list of books that won all the major awards the year round in 2022!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read the earlier posts here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award Winning Books of 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award Winning Books of 2020<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have included the most prestigious & major book awards here. This includes The Nobel Prize in Literature, The Pulitzer Prize Award, The International Booker Prize Award, The Booker Prize Award Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, JCB Prize for Literature, National Book Awards, British Book Awards, The Walter Scott Prize, Tata Literature Live Awards and Goodreads Choice Awards<\/strong><\/mark>. Some of them are with the shortlist and longlist. Some others have multiple categories, so I have only shared the winner for them. Happy Reading!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~~THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE<\/a>~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Annie Ernaux won the Nobel Prize in Literature \u201cfor the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory\u201d. I have seen a few bookstagrammers who have read and loved her books. Here are a few!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simple Passion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Exterior<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A Man\u2019s Place<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Years<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Suppose A Sentence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Essayism<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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~~THE PULITZER PRIZE<\/a>~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I usually love Pulitzer Prize much more than any of the other awards. There are seven major categories. Check out the winners and the finalists!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for FICTION<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family, by Joshua Cohen<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Monkey Boy, by Francisco Goldman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palmares, by Gayl Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for DRAMA<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fat Ham, by James Ijames<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord, by Kristina Wong<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selling Kabul, by Sylvia Khoury<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for HISTORY<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Covered with Night, by Nicole Eustace<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cuba: An American History, by Ada Ferrer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

FINALIST<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Until Justice Be Done: America’s First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction, by Kate Masur<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for BIOGRAPHY<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South, by the late Winfred Rembert as told to Erin I. Kelly<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pessoa: A Biography, by Richard Zenith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine, by Janice P. Nimura<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for POETRY<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

frank: sonnets, by Diane Seuss<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Refractive Africa: Ballet of the Forgotten, by Will Alexander<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yellow Rain, by Mai Der Vang<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for GENERAL NONFICTION<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City, by Andrea Elliott<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Home, Land, Security: Deradicalization and the Journey Back from Extremism, by Carla Power<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Family Roe: An American Story, by Joshua Prager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~~THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE<\/a>~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I was very invested in The International Booker Prize this year, so much so that I read three of the books on the shortlist. I loved Cursed Bunny for its genre-defying collection of short stories that left me baffled. I also loved Elena Knows. I started reading it thinking it would be a mystery, but it turned out to be something else, which I ended up loving. I also read Heaven, which I thought was okay. A lot of focus on bullying and its impacts on the youth. Be that as it may, but I am super proud that an Indian won the award for the first time in the history of it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tomb of Sand, written by Geetanjali Shree and translated by Daisy Rockwell.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tomb of Sand is the first book originally written in any Indian language to win the International Booker Prize, and the first novel translated from Hindi to be recognised by the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set in northern India, the novel follows the adventures of an 80-year-old woman who unexpectedly gains a new, and highly unconventional, lease of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result is a book that is engaging, funny and utterly original, at the same time as being an urgent and timely protest against the destructive impact of borders and boundaries – whether between religions, countries or genders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE SHORTLIST<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Heaven<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Elena Knows<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A New Name: Septology VI-VII<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tomb of Sand<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Books of Jacob<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cursed Bunny<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

THE LONGLIST<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Paradais<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Heaven<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Love in the Big City<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Happy Stories, Mostly<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Elena Knows<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Book of Mother<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

More Than I Love My Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Phenotypes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A New Name: Septology VI-VII<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After the Sun<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tomb of Sand<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Books of Jacob<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cursed Bunny<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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~~THE BOOKER PRIZE<\/a>~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I never even tried to read The Booker Prize longlist or the shortlist. I did read every book\u2019s blurb and was really intrigued by The Trees, Nightcrawling, Trust and Booth. Maybe I will even read them someday. I did, however, enjoy reading the multitudes of posts written on Instagram by the bookstagram community. I felt like I belonged during that phase of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilka<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Shehan Karunatilka becomes the second Sri Lankan author to win the Booker Prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida tells the story of a war photographer who has woken up dead in what seems to be a celestial visa office. He has \u2018seven moons\u2019 to try and solve the mystery of his death and to help unveil a cache of photos that will rock war-torn Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE SHORTLIST<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Glory<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Small Things Like These<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Treacle Walker<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Trees<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Oh William!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

THE LONGLIST<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Colony<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After Sappho<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Glory<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Small Things Like These<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Nightcrawling<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Case Study<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Treacle Walker<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Trees<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trust<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Oh William!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Booth<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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~~WOMEN\u2019S PRIZE FOR FICTION<\/a>~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There were so many amazing books nominated for this award. For a change, it was good to know that I actually had heard of the nominated books. I had loved Great Circle. I had heard a lot about Sorrow and Bliss, The Sentence and of course Elif Shafak. The books on the shortlist of this award are all on my TBR!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This is a brilliantly inventive new novel about loss, growing up, and our relationship with things. With its blend of sympathetic characters, riveting plot, and vibrant engagement with everything from jazz, to climate change, to our attachment to material possessions,\u00a0The Book of Form and Emptiness\u00a0<\/em>is classic Ruth Ozeki–bold, wise, poignant, playful, humane and heartbreaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE SHORTLIST<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

THE LONGLIST<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Flamingo by Rachel Elliott<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Salt Lick by Lulu Allison<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

One Sky Day by Leone Ross<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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~~JCB PRIZE FOR LITERATURE<\/a>~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As the years go by, I have been less invested in this one. It could be because of various reasons that I can\u2019t quite put a pin on. But, no reason why that should stop me form sharing some award-winning book recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Paradise of Food by Khalid Jawed, translated from Urdu by Baran Farooqi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This is a landmark Urdu classic translated for the first time telling the story of a middle-class Muslim joint family over a span of fifty years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE SHORTLIST<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Paradise of Food by Khalid Jawed, translated from Urdu by Baran Farooqi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Imaan by Manoranjan Byapari, translated from Bengali by Arunava Sinha<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Valli by Sheela Tomy, translated from Malayalam by Jayasree Kalathil<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated from Hindi by Daisy Rockwell<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Song of the Soil by Chuden Kabimo, translated from Nepali by Ajit Baral<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

THE LONGLIST<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Paradise of Food by Khalid Jawed, translated from Urdu by Baran Farooqi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Imaan by Manoranjan Byapari, translated from Bengali by Arunava Sinha<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Valli by Sheela Tomy, translated from Malayalam by Jayasree Kalathil<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated from Hindi by Daisy Rockwell<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Song of the Soil by Chuden Kabimo, translated from Nepali by Ajit Baral<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Crimson Spring: A Novel by Navtej Sarna<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Escaping the Land by Mamang Dai<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Rohzin by Rahman Abbas, translated from Urdu by Sabika Abbas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Spirit Nights by Easterine Kire<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Odd Book of Baby Names by Anees Salim<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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~~NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS<\/a>~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These are the US National Book Awards across various categories. I have not heard of majority of them, so I will really try to expand my reading horizons by reading a few of these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in FICTION<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Birdcatcher by Gayl Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories by Jamil Jan Kochai<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Matthews<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in NONFICTION<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir by Ingrid Rojas Contreras<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness by Meghan O\u2019Rourke<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus by David Quammen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His Name Is George Floyd: One Man\u2019s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice by Robert Samuels<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in POETRY<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Punks: New and Selected Poems by John Keene<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Punks: New and Selected Poems by John Keene<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look at This Blue by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Balladz by Sharon Olds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Barbarian by Roger Reeves<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rupture Tense by Jenny Xie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in TRANSLATED LITERATURE<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A New Name: Septology VI-VII by John Fosse<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kibogo by Scholastique Mukasonga, translated from French by Mark Polizzotti<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jawbone by M\u00f3nica Ojeda, translated by Sarah Booker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scattered All Over the Earth by Yoko Tawada, translated by Margaret Mitsutani<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lesbiana\u2019s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist For Justice by Tommie Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maizy Chen\u2019s Last Chance by Lisa Yee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~~BRITISH BOOK AWARDS<\/a>~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I work for the UK geography, so I have a vested interest in everything British. And, the books on this award actually end up being good reads for me. So, check them out and read some of them. They are again across various categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

DEBUT FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Dark Remains by Ian Rankin, William McIlvanney<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

NON-FICTION LIFESTYLE BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Lyrics by Paul McCartney, Paul Muldoon<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

NON-FICTION NARRATIVE BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

PAGETURNER BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

THE DISCOVER BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Keisha The Sket by Jade LB<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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~~THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE<\/a>~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My love for Historical Fiction has never dwindled and so here we are with the best HiFi book recommendations of the year! This one again had a shortlist and a longlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

News Of the Dead by James Robertson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

THE SHORTLIST<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

News Of the Dead by James Robertson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Rose Nicolson by Andrew Greig<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

News Of the Dead by James Robertson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Fortune by Amanda Smyth<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Magician by Colm T\u00f3ib\u00edn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

THE LONGLIST<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

News Of the Dead by James Robertson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Rose Nicolson by Andrew Greig<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Fortune by Amanda Smyth<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Magician by Colm T\u00f3ib\u00edn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Blue Postcards by Douglas Bruton<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Snow Country by Sebastian Faulks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Mrs England by Stacey Halls<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Ballad Of Lord Edward And Citizen Small by Neil Jordan<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Sunken Road by Ciar\u00e1n McMenamin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

China Room by Sunjeev Sahota<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Learwife by JR Thorp<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Still Life by Sarah Winman<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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~~TATA LITERATURE LIVE AWARD<\/a>~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is a new addition to my posts. I thought it was essential to add it to the post to have more than one Indian award on here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mahesh Elkunchwar<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

POET LAUREATE AWARD<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gieve Patel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD \u2013 FICTION<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Map and the Scissors by Amit Majmudar<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD \u2013 NONFICTION<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lords of the Deccan: Southern India from the Chalukyas to the Cholas by Anirudh Kanisetti<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

FIRST BOOK AWARD \u2013 FICTION (DEBUT)<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We Move by Gurnaik Johal<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

FIRST BOOK AWARD \u2013 NONFICTION (DEBUT)<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whole Numbers and Half-Truths by Rukmini S<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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~~GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS<\/a>~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, we have the Goodreads Choice Awards. It\u2019s always super fun to vote in the two rounds only to find that your favorite didn\u2019t win. But, I still do it every year and enjoy it. This year wasn\u2019t as much a letdown. I was really happy that some books won, such as Carrie Soto is Back, The Office BFFs, I\u2019m Glad My Mom Died, Heartstopper: Volume 4 and Lessons in Chemistry. Not so happy about Book Lovers and The Maid. Anyway, here are the winners across various categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in FICTION<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tomorrow And Tomorrow And Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in MYSTERY & THRILLER<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Maid by Nita Prose<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in HISTORICAL FICTION<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in FANTASY<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

House of Sky And Breath by Sarah J. Maas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in ROMANCE<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Book Lovers by Emily Henry<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in SCIENCE FICTION<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in HORROR<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in HUMOR<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There by Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in NONFICTION<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Bren\u00e9 Brown<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in MEMOIR & AUTOBIOGRAPHY<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History by Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in GRAPHIC NOVELS & COMICS<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Heartstopper: Volume 4 by Alice Oseman<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in POETRY<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in DEBUT NOVEL<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in YOUNG ADULT FICTION<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in YOUNG ADULT FANTASY<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gallant by V.E. Schwab<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in MIDDLE GRADE & CHILDREN\u2019S<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us by Andie Powers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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So it all comes down to this. 10 Awards. 45 winners. 88 finalists.<\/mark><\/strong> All set to create your 2023 TBR?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until next time,<\/p>\n\n\n

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