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Kirkus Best Books of the Year – Fictional Families Winners

Browse Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Kirkus Best Books of the Year history.

Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families Cross-year archive

2025

Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families results for the 2025 award year.

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Beartooth

Wink, Callan

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Bug Hollow

Huneven, Michelle

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Culpability

Holsinger, Bruce

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Dream Count

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi

Standalone · Literary

Mar-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Evensong

O'Nan, Stewart

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Nov-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

Desai, Kiran

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Palaver

Washington, Bryan

Standalone · Literary

Nov-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Spent: A Comic Novel

Bechdel, Alison

Standalone · Graphic Novel

May-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

These Summer Storms

MacLean, Sarah

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jul-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

The Wilderness

Flournoy, Angela

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Wreck

Newman, Catherine

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

2024

Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families results for the 2024 award year.

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Colored Television

Senna, Danzy

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Greta & Valdin

Reilly, Rebecca K.

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Intermezzo

Rooney, Sally

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Long Island Compromise

Brodesser-Akner, Taffy

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

The Mighty Red

Erdrich, Louise

Standalone · Thriller

Oct-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Real Americans

Khong, Rachel

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Sandwich

Newman, Catherine

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

This Strange Eventful History

Messud, Claire

Standalone · Literary

May-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

2023

Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families results for the 2023 award year.

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The Bee Sting

Murray, Paul

Standalone · Literary

Aug-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Day

Cunningham, Michael

Standalone · Literary

Nov-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Dayswork

Bachelder, Chris

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Family Meal

Washington, Bryan

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Happiness Falls

Kim, Angie

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

The Last Animal

Ausubel, Ramona

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

The New Earth

Row, Jess

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Tom Lake

Patchett, Ann

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

The Unsettled

Mathis, Ayana

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

The Wren, the Wren

Enright, Anne

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

2022

Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families results for the 2022 award year.

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The Family Chao

Chang, Lan Samantha

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

The Family Izquierdo

Degollado, Ruben

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

The Furrows

Serpell, Namwali

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

The Hero of This Book

McCracken, Elizabeth

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Olga Dies Dreaming

Gonzalez, Xochitl

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

The Swimmers

Otsuka, Julie

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

This Time Tomorrow

Straub, Emma

Standalone · Women's Fiction

May-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

2021

Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families results for the 2021 award year.

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The Arsonists' City

Alyan, Hala

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Crossroads

Franzen, Jonathan

A Key to All Mythologies Series · Book 1 · Literary

Oct-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Fight Night

Toews, Miriam

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Oct-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

The Five Wounds

Quade, Kirstin Valdez

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Golden Girl

Hilderbrand, Elin

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jun-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Monkey Boy

Goldman, Francisco

Standalone · Literary

May-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

The Netanyahus

Cohen, Joshua

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

The Removed

Hobson, Brandon

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

Secrets of Happiness

Silber, Joan

Standalone · Women's Fiction

May-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

The War for Gloria

Lish, Atticus

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fictional Families *

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