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LibraryReads – Top Pick Winners

Browse LibraryReads Top Pick winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full LibraryReads history.

LibraryReads Top Pick Cross-year archive

2026

LibraryReads Top Pick results for the 2026 award year.

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Is This a Cry for Help?

Austin, Emily

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2026 LibraryReads Top Pick *

No Matter What

Bastone, Cara

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Mar-2026 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Operation Bounce House

Dinniman, Matt

Standalone · Fantasy

Feb-2026 LibraryReads Top Pick *

2025

LibraryReads Top Pick results for the 2025 award year.

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Automatic Noodle

Newitz, Annalee

Standalone · Science Fiction

Aug-2025 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Enchanted Greenhouse

Durst, Sarah Beth

The Spellshop Series · Book 2 · Contemporary Romance

Jul-2025 LibraryReads Top Pick *

First-Time Caller

Borison, B.K.

Heartstrings Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

Feb-2025 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Gallagher Place

Doar, Julie

Standalone · Thriller

Dec-2025 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Good Dirt

Wilkerson, Charmaine

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2025 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Heart the Lover

King, Lily

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2025 LibraryReads Top Pick *

I, Medusa

Gray, Ayana

Standalone · Historical

Nov-2025 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Listeners

Stiefvater, Maggie

Standalone · Historical

Jun-2025 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Missing Half

Flowers, Ashley

Standalone · Police Procedural

May-2025 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Overdue

Perkins, Stephanie

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Oct-2025 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Saltwater

Hays, Katy

Standalone · Thriller

Mar-2025 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Sirens

Hart, Emilia

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Apr-2025 LibraryReads Top Pick *

2024

LibraryReads Top Pick results for the 2024 award year.

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Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

Fawcett, Heather

Standalone · Fantasy

Jan-2024 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Exposure

Emerson, Ramona

Rita Todacheene Series · Book 2 · Thriller

Oct-2024 LibraryReads Top Pick *

A Fate Inked in Blood

Jensen, Danielle L.

Saga of the Unfated Series · Book 1 · Fantasy Romance

Mar-2024 LibraryReads Top Pick *

House of Glass

Pekkanen, Sarah

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2024 LibraryReads Top Pick *

How to Solve Your Own Murder

Perrin, Kristen

Castle Knoll Files Series · Book 1 · Cozy Mystery

Mar-2024 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Husbands

Gramazio, Holly

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Apr-2024 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Last Murder at the End of the World

Turton, Stuart

Standalone · Thriller

May-2024 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Lost and Lassoed

Sage, Lyla

A Rebel Blue Ranch Novel Series · Book 3 · Contemporary Romance

Nov-2024 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Night Guest

Knutsdottir, Hildur

Standalone · Horror

Sep-2024 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Not in My Book

Holt, Katie

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Dec-2024 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Sandwich

Newman, Catherine

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2024 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Spellshop

Durst, Sarah Beth

The Spellshop Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

Jul-2024 LibraryReads Top Pick *

2023

LibraryReads Top Pick results for the 2023 award year.

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Bookshops & Bonedust

Baldree, Travis

Legends & Lattes Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

Nov-2023 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Everyone Here is Lying

Lapena, Shari

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2023 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Ferryman

Cronin, Justin

Standalone · Thriller

May-2023 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Georgie, All Along

Clayborn, Kate

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jan-2023 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Happiness Falls

Kim, Angie

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2023 LibraryReads Top Pick *

In the Lives of Puppets

Klune, T.J.

Standalone · Fantasy

May-2023 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Lone Women

Lavalle, Victor

Standalone · Horror

Apr-2023 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Quiet Tenant

Michallon, Clemence

Standalone · Thriller

Jun-2023 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Raiders of the Lost Heart

Segura, Jo

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Dec-2023 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The September House

Orlando, Carissa

Standalone · Horror

Sep-2023 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Wildfire

Grace, Hannah

Maple Hills Series · Book 2 · Contemporary Romance

Jan-2023 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Writing Retreat

Bartz, Julia

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2023 LibraryReads Top Pick *

2022

LibraryReads Top Pick results for the 2022 award year.

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Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail

Blake, Ashley Herring

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Nov-2022 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Book of Night

Black, Holly

The Charlatan Duology Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

May-2022 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Circus Train

Parikh, Amita

Standalone · Historical

Dec-2022 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Four Aunties and a Wedding

Sutanto, Jesse Q.

The Aunties Series · Book 2 · Cozy Mystery

Apr-2022 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Lessons in Chemistry

Garmus, Bonnie

Standalone · Literary

Apr-2022 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Love on the Brain

Hazelwood, Ali

Love Hypothesis Series · Book 2 · Contemporary Romance

Aug-2022 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Mad Honey

Picoult, Jodi; Boylan, Jennifer Finney

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Oct-2022 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Maid

Prose, Nita

Molly the Maid Series · Book 1 · Mystery

Jan-2022 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Marriage Portrait

O'Farrell, Maggie

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2022 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Paris Apartment

Foley, Lucy

Standalone · Thriller

Mar-2022 LibraryReads Top Pick *

What Moves the Dead

Kingfisher, T.

Sworn Soldier Series · Book 1 · Horror

Jul-2022 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Woman in the Library

Gentill, Sulari

Standalone · Thriller

Jun-2022 LibraryReads Top Pick *

2021

LibraryReads Top Pick results for the 2021 award year.

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All Her Little Secrets

Morris, Wanda M.

Standalone · Police Procedural

Nov-2021 LibraryReads Top Pick *

All the Feels

Dade, Olivia

Spoiler Alert Series · Book 2 · Contemporary Romance

Nov-2021 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Ballerinas

Kapelke-Dale, Rachel

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Dec-2021 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Four Winds

Hannah, Kristin

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Feb-2021 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Intimacy Experiment

Danan, Rosie

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Apr-2021 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Lost Apothecary

Penner, Sarah

Standalone · Historical

Mar-2021 LibraryReads Top Pick *

One Last Stop

McQuiston, Casey

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Jun-2021 LibraryReads Top Pick *

People We Meet On Vacation

Henry, Emily

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

May-2021 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Such a Quiet Place

Miranda, Megan

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2021 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Under the Whispering Door

Klune, T.J.

Standalone · Fantasy

Sep-2021 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Wife Upstairs

Hawkins, Rachel

Standalone · Thriller

Jan-2021 LibraryReads Top Pick *

2020

LibraryReads Top Pick results for the 2020 award year.

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The Authenticity Project

Pooley, Clare

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Feb-2020 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Dear Edward

Napolitano, Ann

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2020 LibraryReads Top Pick *

How to Fail at Flirting

Williams, Denise

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Dec-2020 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Schwab, V.E.

Standalone · Science Fiction

Oct-2020 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Mexican Gothic

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

Standalone · Fantasy

Jul-2020 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Miss Benson's Beetle

Joyce, Rachel

Standalone · Historical

Nov-2020 LibraryReads Top Pick *

My Dark Vanessa

Russell, Kate Elizabeth

Standalone · Literary

Mar-2020 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Peace Talks

Butcher, Jim

The Dresden Files Series · Book 18 · Urban Fantasy

Jul-2020 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Something to Talk About

Wilsner, Meryl

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Jun-2020 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

Hendrix, Grady

Standalone · Horror

Apr-2020 LibraryReads Top Pick *

When No One Is Watching

Cole, Alyssa

Standalone · Thriller

Sep-2020 LibraryReads Top Pick *

You Had Me at Hola

Daria, Alexis

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Aug-2020 LibraryReads Top Pick *

2019

LibraryReads Top Pick results for the 2019 award year.

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The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

Waxman, Abbi

Larchmont Stories Series · Book 2 · Women's Fiction

Jul-2019 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Bride Test

Hoang, Helen

The Kiss Quotient Series · Book 2 · Contemporary Romance

May-2019 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Evvie Drake Starts Over

Holmes, Linda

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jun-2019 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Lost Roses

Kelly, Martha Hall

Standalone · Historical

Apr-2019 LibraryReads Top Pick *

My Lovely Wife

Downing, Samantha

Standalone · Thriller

Mar-2020 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Once Upon a River

Setterfield, Diane

Standalone · Literary

Dec-2018 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Red at the Bone

Woodson, Jacqueline

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2019 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Right Swipe

Rai, Alisha

Modern Love Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

Aug-2019 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Silent Patient

Michaelides, Alex

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2019 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Starless Sea

Morgenstern, Erin

Standalone · Fantasy

Nov-2019 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Such a Fun Age

Reid, Kiley

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2020 LibraryReads Top Pick *

2018

LibraryReads Top Pick results for the 2018 award year.

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The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Turton, Stuart

Standalone · Thriller

Sep-2018 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Bring Me Back

Paris, B.A.

Standalone · Thriller

Jun-2018 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Circe

Miller, Madeline

Standalone · Fantasy

Apr-2018 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Furyborn

Legrand, Claire

The Empirium Trilogy Series · Book 1 · Dark Fantasy

May-2018 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Great Alone

Hannah, Kristin

Standalone · Historical

Feb-2018 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Immortalists

Benjamin, Chloe

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2018 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Let Me Lie

Mackintosh, Clare

Standalone · Thriller

Mar-2018 LibraryReads Top Pick *

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Braithwaite, Oyinkan

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Nov-2018 LibraryReads Top Pick *

The Proposal

Guillory, Jasmine

Wedding Series · Book 2 · Contemporary Romance

Sep-2018 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Spinning Silver

Novik, Naomi

Fairytale Retellings: Rumpelstiltskin Series · Fantasy

Jul-2018 LibraryReads Top Pick *

Vox

Dalcher, Christina

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Aug-2018 LibraryReads Top Pick *

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