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Booklist Editors Choice – Adult: Genre Fiction Winners

Browse Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Booklist Editors Choice history.

Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction Cross-year archive

2025

Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction results for the 2025 award year.

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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

Jones, Stephen Graham

Standalone · Horror

Mar-2025 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Build-a-Boyfriend Project

Deaver, Mason

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Aug-2025 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Don't Let Him In

Jewell, Lisa

Standalone · Thriller

Jun-2025 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Esperance

Oyebanji, Adam

Standalone · Science Fiction

May-2025 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Fox

Oates, Joyce Carol

Standalone · Thriller

Jun-2025 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Ghostwriter

Clark, Julie

Standalone · Thriller

Jun-2025 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Gray Dawn

Mosley, Walter

An Easy Rawlins Mystery Series · Book 17 · Private Investigator

Sep-2025 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Katabasis

Kuang, R.F.

Standalone · Fantasy

Sep-2025 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Promise Me Sunshine

Bastone, Cara

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Mar-2025 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The River Has Roots

El-Mohtar, Amal

Standalone · Fantasy

Mar-2025 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Say You'll Remember Me

Jimenez, Abby

Say You'll Remember Me Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

Apr-2025 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

What About the Bodies

Jaworowski, Ken

Standalone · Thriller

Sep-2025 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

2024

Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction results for the 2024 award year.

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Blackheart Man

Hopkinson, Nalo

Standalone · Dark Fantasy

Aug-2024 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Colton Gentry's Third Act

Zentner, Jeff

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2024 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Creation Lake

Kushner, Rachel

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2024 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Fire Exit

Talty, Morgan

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2024 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Help Wanted

Waldman, Adelle

Standalone · Literary

Mar-2024 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

I Was A Teenage Slasher

Jones, Stephen Graham

Standalone · Horror

Jul-2024 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Last Murder at the End of the World

Turton, Stuart

Standalone · Thriller

May-2024 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

Williams, Tia

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Feb-2024 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Masquerade

Sangoyomi, O.O.

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2024 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Morningside

Obreht, Tea

Standalone · Literary

Mar-2024 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Night the River Wept

Patrick, Lo

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2024 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Pride and Joy

Onome, Louisa

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Mar-2024 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Wedding People

Espach, Alison

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2024 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

2023

Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction results for the 2023 award year.

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All the Right Notes

Lim, Dominic

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Jun-2023 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Ana Maria and the Fox

De la Rosa, Liana

The Luna Sisters Series · Book 1 · Historical Romance

Apr-2023 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Bright Young Women

Knoll, Jessica

Standalone · Thriller

Oct-2023 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Fawcett, Heather

Standalone · Fantasy

Jan-2023 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Enchanters

Ellroy, James

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2023 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Golden Gate

Chua, Amy

Standalone · Historical Mystery

Sep-2023 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Graham Effect

Kennedy, Elle

Campus Diaries Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

Nov-2023 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Much Ado about Nada

Jalaluddin, Uzma

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Jun-2023 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

On the Savage Side

McDaniel, Tiffany

Standalone · Psychological Suspense

Feb-2023 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Reformatory

Due, Tananarive

Standalone · Horror

Oct-2023 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

To Shape a Dragon's Breath

Blackgoose, Moniquill

Standalone · Fantasy

May-2023 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Water Outlaws

Huang, S.L.

Standalone · Fantasy

Jun-2023 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

2022

Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction results for the 2022 award year.

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After the Lights Go Out

Vercher, John

Standalone · Christian

Jun-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Anywhere You Run

Morris, Wanda M.

Standalone · Thriller

Nov-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence

Kuang, R.F.

Standalone · Fantasy

Aug-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Count Your Lucky Stars

Bellefleur, Alexandria

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Feb-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

How High We Go in the Dark

Nagamatsu, Sequoia

Standalone · Science Fiction

Jan-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Island

McKinty, Adrian

Standalone · Mystery

May-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The It Girl

Ware, Ruth

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Kaiju Preservation Society

Scalzi, John

Standalone · Science Fiction

Mar-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Marlowe Banks, Redesigned

Firkins, Jacqueline

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Nov-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

One-Shot Harry

Phillips, Gary

A Harry Ingram Mystery Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Apr-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Sea of Tranquility

Mandel, Emily St. John

Standalone · Science Fiction

Apr-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Secret Identity

Segura, Alex

Standalone · Cozy Mystery

Mar-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Shrines of Gaiety

Atkinson, Kate

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Two Nights in Lisbon

Pavone, Chris

Standalone · Thriller

May-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Where We End & Begin

Igharo, Jane

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Oct-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

2021

Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction results for the 2021 award year.

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Billy Summers

King, Stephen

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Blind Tiger

Brown, Sandra

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

City on Fire

Winslow, Don

Standalone · Thriller

May-2022 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Dead of Winter

Jones, Stephen Mack

An August Snow Novel Series · Book 3 · Police Procedural

May-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Dream Girl

Lippman, Laura

Standalone · Thriller

Jun-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Five Decembers

Kestrel, James

Standalone · Mystery

Nov-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Incense and Sensibility

Dev, Sonali

Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility Series · Contemporary Romance

Jan-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Incense and Sensibility

Dev, Sonali

The Rajes Series · Book 3 · Contemporary Romance

Jan-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Jasmine Throne

Suri, Tasha

The Burning Kingdoms Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Jun-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Light From Uncommon Stars

Aoki, Ryka

Standalone · Science Fiction

Oct-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

A Lowcountry Bride

Williams, Preslaysa

Lowcountry Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

Jun-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

My Heart Is a Chainsaw

Jones, Stephen Graham

Jade Daniels / Indian Lake Series · Book 1 · Horror

Jan-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

On Fragile Waves

Yu, E. Lily

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Queen of the Cicadas

Castro, V.

Standalone · Horror

Jun-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

Razorblade Tears

Cosby, S.A.

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

A Thorn in the Saddle

Weatherspoon, Rebekah

Cowboys of California Series · Book 3 · Women's Fiction

Nov-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu

Lin, Tom

Standalone · Historical

Jun-2021 Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Genre Fiction *

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