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Award category archive
Kirkus Best Books of the Year – Fiction Winners
Browse Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fiction winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Kirkus Best Books of the Year history.
2025
Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fiction results for the 2025 award year.
2022
Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fiction results for the 2022 award year.
2020
Kirkus Best Books of the Year Fiction results for the 2020 award year.
Browse Award Categories
YA Fiction
Archive
Middle-Grade Fiction
Archive
Debut Fiction
Archive
YA Fantasy and SF
Archive
Picture Books Celebrating Family
Archive
Book Club Fiction
Archive
Short Fiction
Archive
Middle-Grade Fantasy and SF
Archive
Middle-Grade Graphic Fiction
Archive
Mysteries and Thrillers
Archive
Historical Fiction
Archive
Romance
Archive