Award category archive

LibraryReads – Year-End Favorite Winners

Browse LibraryReads Year-End Favorite winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full LibraryReads history.

LibraryReads Year-End Favorite Cross-year archive

2019

LibraryReads Year-End Favorite results for the 2019 award year.

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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

Richardson, Kim Michele

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

May-2019 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Daisy Jones & The Six

Reid, Taylor Jenkins

Standalone · Historical

Mar-2019 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Dutch House

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2019 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Evvie Drake Starts Over

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jun-2019 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Flatshare

Standalone · Women's Fiction

May-2019 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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My Sister, the Serial Killer

Braithwaite, Oyinkan

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Nov-2018 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Nickel Boys

Whitehead, Colson

Standalone · Historical

Jul-2019 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Red, White & Royal Blue

McQuiston, Casey

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

May-2019 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Silent Patient

Michaelides, Alex

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2019 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

2018

LibraryReads Year-End Favorite results for the 2018 award year.

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An American Marriage

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2018 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Circe

Miller, Madeline

Standalone · Fantasy

Apr-2018 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Death of Mrs. Westaway

Standalone · Thriller

Jun-2018 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Great Alone

Hannah, Kristin

Standalone · Historical

Feb-2018 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Immortalists

Benjamin, Chloe

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2018 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Kiss Quotient

The Kiss Quotient Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

Jun-2018 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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There There

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2018 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Wedding Date

Guillory, Jasmine

Wedding Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

Feb-2018 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Woman in the Window

Standalone · Thriller

Jan-2018 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

2017

LibraryReads Year-End Favorite results for the 2017 award year.

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Beartown

Backman, Fredrik

Beartown Series · Book 1 · Literary

Apr-2017 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Dry

Aaron Falk Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

Jan-2017 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

May-2017 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Glass Houses

Chief Inspector Gamache Series · Book 13 · Police Procedural

Sep-2017 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Little Fires Everywhere

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2017 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Magpie Murders

Horowitz, Anthony

Susan Ryeland Series · Book 1 · Amateur Sleuth

Jun-2017 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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News of the World

Jiles, Paulette

Standalone · Historical

Oct-2016 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Small Great Things

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Oct-2016 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

2016

LibraryReads Year-End Favorite results for the 2016 award year.

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Commonwealth

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2016 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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A Great Reckoning

Chief Inspector Gamache Series · Book 12 · Police Procedural

Sep-2016 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Lilac Girls

Kelly, Martha Hall

Standalone · Historical

Apr-2016 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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My Name Is Lucy Barton

Strout, Elizabeth

Amgash Series · Book 1 · Literary

Jan-2016 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Nest

Sweeney, Cynthia D'Aprix

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2016 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend

Bivald, Katarina

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2016 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Salt to the Sea

Standalone · Action Adventure

Feb-2016 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Summer Before the War

Simonson, Helen

Standalone · Historical

Mar-2016 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Truly Madly Guilty

Moriarty, Liane

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2016 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Woman in Cabin 10

Lo Blacklock Series · Book 1 · Thriller

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2015

LibraryReads Year-End Favorite results for the 2015 award year.

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Circling the Sun

Standalone · Literary

Jul-2015 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Girl on the Train

Standalone · Thriller

Jan-2015 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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A God in Ruins

Standalone · Historical

May-2015 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Kitchens of the Great Midwest

Stradal, J. Ryan

Standalone · Literary

Aug-2015 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Little Paris Bookshop

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Jun-2015 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Nature of the Beast

Chief Inspector Gamache Series · Book 11 · Police Procedural

Aug-2015 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Rosie Effect

Simsion, Graeme

Rosie Series · Book 2 · Contemporary Romance

Jan-2015 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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A Spool of Blue Thread

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2015 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

2014

LibraryReads Year-End Favorite results for the 2014 award year.

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All the Light We Cannot See

Standalone · Historical

May-2014 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Fangirl

Rowell, Rainbow

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2013 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Goldfinch

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2013 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Landline

Rowell, Rainbow

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2014 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Longbourn

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Series · Historical

Oct-2013 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The One Plus One

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Jul-2014 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Rosie Project

Simsion, Graeme

Rosie Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

Oct-2013 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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Station Eleven

Mandel, Emily St. John

Standalone · Science Fiction

Sep-2014 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Zevin, Gabrielle

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2014 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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We Were Liars

Liars Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

May-2014 LibraryReads Year-End Favorite *

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