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2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Winners

Browse the 2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Awarded by Barnes and Noble 12 categories shown

This page collects the full 2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites results in one place. Each category starts with the winner, followed by the nominees, so readers can scan the results quickly.

Christian Children's Books

Winner and nominees for the 2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Christian Children's Books category.

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Being Baxters

Kingsbury, Karen

First Born (Baxter Family Drama) Series · Book 19 · Christian

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Being Baxters

Kingsbury, Karen

Baxter Family Children Series · Book 5 · Christian

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The Best Worst Day Ever

Batterson, Mark

Standalone · Christian

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God Is Here

Bergren, Lisa Tawn

Standalone · Christian

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God is Kind

Calloway-Hanauer, Jamie

Standalone · Christian

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A Message in the Moon

Standalone · General Fiction

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When I talk to God, I Talk About You

Metz, Chrissy; Collins, Bradley

Standalone · Christian

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You Come from Greatness

Standalone · Christian

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Your Brave Song

Standalone · Christian

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Fantasy

Winner and nominees for the 2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Fantasy category.

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Assistant to the Villain

Maehrer, Hannah Nicole

Assistant to the Villain Series · Book 1 · Paranormal Romance

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Bookshops & Bonedust

Baldree, Travis

Legends & Lattes Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

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A Day of Fallen Night

Shannon, Samantha

Roots of Chaos Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

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Fourth Wing

Yarros, Rebecca

The Empyrean Series · Book 1 · Fantasy Romance

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The Fragile Threads of Power

Standalone · Fantasy

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Hell Bent

Alex Stern Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

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The Hurricane Wars

The Hurricane Wars Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

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Iron Flame

Yarros, Rebecca

The Empyrean Series · Book 2 · Fantasy Romance

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Starling House

Harrow, Alix E.

Standalone · Fantasy

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Throne of the Fallen

Maniscalco, Kerri

Prince of Sin Series · Book 1 · Fantasy Romance

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Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Fiction category.

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The Berry Pickers

Standalone · Literary

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Bright Young Women

Standalone · Thriller

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Chain-Gang All-Stars

Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame

Standalone · Literary

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The God of Endings

Holland, Jacqueline

Standalone · Fantasy

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Hang the Moon

Walls, Jeannette

Standalone · Historical

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Hello Beautiful

Napolitano, Ann

Standalone · Women's Fiction

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I Have Some Questions for You

Makkai, Rebecca

Standalone · Thriller

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The Rachel Incident

O'Donoghue, Caroline

Standalone · General Fiction

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Tom Lake

Standalone · General Fiction

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Yellowface

Standalone · Women's Fiction

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Graphic Novels

Winner and nominees for the 2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Graphic Novels category.

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A Guest in the House

Standalone · Graphic Novel

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I Must Be Dreaming

Standalone · General Fiction

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Last On His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century

Matejka, Adrian

Standalone · Graphic Novel

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Lore Olympus: Volume Five

Lore Olympus Series · Book 5 · Graphic Novel

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Monica

Standalone · Graphic Novel

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The Mysteries

Watterson, Bill

Standalone · Graphic Novel

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The Naked Tree

Gendry-Kim, Keum Suk

Standalone · Graphic Novel

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Roaming

Tamaki, Jillian

Standalone · Graphic Novel

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin--Lost Years

Eastman, Kevin B.

Standalone · Graphic Novel

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This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America

Mahdavian, Navied

Standalone · Graphic Novel

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Horror

Winner and nominees for the 2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Horror category.

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The Dead Take the A Train

Kadrey, Richard

Carrion City Series · Book 1 · Dark Fantasy

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Don't Fear the Reaper

Jones, Stephen Graham

Jade Daniels / Indian Lake Series · Book 2 · Horror

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A Haunting on the Hill

Hand, Elizabeth

Standalone · Horror

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A House With Good Bones

Standalone · Horror

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How to Sell a Haunted House

Standalone · Horror

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Lone Women

Lavalle, Victor

Standalone · Horror

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Monstrilio

Cordova, Gerardo Samano

Standalone · Horror

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Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird: Stories

Bazterrica, Agustina

Standalone · General Fiction

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Out There Screaming

Standalone · Horror

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What Kind of Mother

Chapman, Clay McLeod

Standalone · Horror

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Literary Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Literary Fiction category.

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Absolution

McDermott, Alice

Standalone · Literary

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The Covenant of Water

Verghese, Abraham

Standalone · Literary

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Death Valley

Broder, Melissa

Standalone · Literary

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The Fraud

Standalone · Literary

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

Standalone · Historical

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Ladies' Lunch

Standalone · General Fiction

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Let Us Descend

Standalone · Literary

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North Woods

Standalone · Literary

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This Other Eden

Standalone · Literary

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The Vaster Wilds

Standalone · Literary

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Mysteries & Thrillers

Winner and nominees for the 2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers category.

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After That Night

Slaughter, Karin

Will Trent Series · Book 11 · Police Procedural

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All the Sinners Bleed

Standalone · Thriller

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The Last Devil to Die

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery Series · Book 4 · Cozy Mystery

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Murder Your Employer

Standalone · Mystery

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The Only One Left

Standalone · Thriller

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The Raging Storm

A Detective Matthew Venn Novel Series · Book 3 · Police Procedural

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The River We Remember

Krueger, William Kent

Standalone · Literary

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Small Mercies

Standalone · Thriller

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You Shouldn't Have Come Here

Standalone · Thriller

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Zero Days

Standalone · Thriller

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Picture Books

Winner and nominees for the 2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books category.

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Begin Again: The Story of How We Got Here and Where We Might Go

Jeffers, Oliver

Standalone · Graphic Novel

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Big

Harrison, Vashti

Standalone · General Fiction

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The Big Cheese

John, Jory; Oswald, Pete

Food Group Series · Book 7 · General Fiction

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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!

Standalone · General Fiction

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Down the Hole

Standalone · General Fiction

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Gustav Is Missing!

Standalone · General Fiction

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Noticing

Standalone · General Fiction

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Something, Someday

Standalone · General Fiction

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When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left

Colagiovanni, Marc

Standalone · General Fiction

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Romance Novels

Winner and nominees for the 2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Romance Novels category.

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The Graham Effect

Campus Diaries Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

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Happy Place

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

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The Long Game

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

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Love, Theoretically

Love Hypothesis Series · Book 3 · Contemporary Romance

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A Soul of Ash and Blood

Armentrout, Jennifer L.

Blood and Ash Series · Book 5 · Fantasy Romance

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Things We Left Behind

Knockemout, Virginia Series · Book 3 · Contemporary Romance

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The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

Zapata, Mariana

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

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Wildfire

Maple Hills Series · Book 2 · Contemporary Romance

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Yours Truly

Part of Your World Series · Book 2 · Contemporary Romance

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Science Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Science Fiction category.

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Fractal Noise

Paolini, Christopher

Standalone · Science Fiction

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From a Certain Poin of View: Return of the Jedi

Standalone · Science Fiction

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Light Bringer

Red Rising Series · Book 6 · Dystopian

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The Mimicking of Known Successes

Standalone · Science Fiction

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On Earth as It Is on Television

Standalone · Science Fiction

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Some Desperate Glory

Standalone · Science Fiction

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Star Bringer

Wolff, Tracy; Croft, Nina

Star Bringer Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

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Starter Villain

Standalone · Science Fiction

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The Terraformers

Newitz, Annalee

Standalone · Science Fiction

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Translation State

Standalone · Science Fiction

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Young Adult Books

Winner and nominees for the 2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Young Adult Books category.

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Beholder

Standalone · Horror

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Betting on You

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

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The Brothers Hawthorne

Barnes, Jennifer Lynn

The Inheritance Games Series · Book 4 · Mystery

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Check & Mate

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

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A Curse for True Love

Garber, Stephanie

Once Upon a Broken Heart Series · Book 3 · Fantasy

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Divine Rivals

Letters of Enchantment Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

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Foxglove

Belladonna Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

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Heartstopper Volume Five

Heartstopper Series · Book 5 · Graphic Novel

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Murtagh

Paolini, Christopher

Standalone · Fantasy

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A Study in Drowning

Standalone · Fantasy

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Young Reader's Books

Winner and nominees for the 2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Young Reader's Books category.

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Big Tree

Selznick, Brian

Standalone · General Fiction

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The Chalice of the Gods

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series · Book 6 · Action Adventure

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The Chalice of the Gods

Percy Jackson / Camp Half-Blood Universe Series · Book 17 · Action Adventure

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A Dictionary of Scoundrels

The Swifts Series · Book 1 · Mystery

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Influencers

Cat Kid Comic Club Series · Book 5 · General Fiction

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No Brainer

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series · Book 18 · General Fiction

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The One and Only Ruby

Applegate, Katherine

One and Only Series · Book 3 · General Fiction

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The Puppets of Spelhorst

DiCamillo, Kate

A Norendy Tale Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

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Remember Us

Woodson, Jacqueline

Standalone · General Fiction

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School Trip

Standalone · General Fiction

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The World Behind The Door

Greenwild Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

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