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New York Public Library Best Books – Fiction Winners

Browse New York Public Library Best Books Fiction winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full New York Public Library Best Books history.

New York Public Library Best Books Fiction Cross-year archive

2022

New York Public Library Best Books Fiction results for the 2022 award year.

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Diary of a Void

Yagi, Emi

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Aug-2022 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

Foster

Keegan, Claire

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2010 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

Kick the Latch

Scanlan, Kathryn

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2022 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

Men in My Situation

Petterson, Per

Standalone · Psychological Suspense

Feb-2022 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

My Volcano

Stintzi, John Elizabeth

Standalone · Literary

Mar-2022 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

No One Left to Come Looking for You

Lipsyte, Sam

Standalone · Literary

Dec-2022 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

Saint Sebastian's Abyss

Haber, Mark

Standalone · Literary

May-2022 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

Vladimir

Jonas, Julia May

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2022 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

When I Sing, Mountains Dance

Sola, Irene

Standalone · Literary

Mar-2022 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

2021

New York Public Library Best Books Fiction results for the 2021 award year.

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Afterparties: Stories

So, Anthony Veasna

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2021 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

Bolla

Statovci, Pajtim

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Jul-2021 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

Hao: Stories

Chun, Ye

Standalone · Magical Realism

Sep-2021 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

Hell of a Book

Mott, Jason

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2021 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

Hummingbird Salamander

VanderMeer, Jeff

Standalone · Literary

Apr-2021 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

I Will Die in a Foreign Land

Pickhart, Kalani

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2021 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

Matrix

Groff, Lauren

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Sep-2021 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

My Monticello: Fiction

Johnson, Jocelyn Nicole

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2021 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

The Rock Eaters: Stories

Peynado, Brenda

Standalone · Magical Realism

May-2021 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

Velvet Was the Night

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2021 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

Walking on Cowrie Shells: Stories

Nkweti, Nana

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2021 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

What Storm, What Thunder

Chancy, Myriam J.A.

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2021 New York Public Library Best Books Fiction *

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