It’s December 1st and we have the final results of the Goodreads Choice Awards for the Best Books of 2015!

WINNERS!

DEBUT GOODREADS AUTHOR

Red Queen (Red Queen #1) – Victoria Aveyard

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

All the Bright Places – Jennifer Niven

YOUNG ADULT FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION

Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass #4) – Sarah. J. Maas

MIDDLE GRADE & CHILDREN’S

The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #1) – Rick Riordan

PICTURE BOOKS

The Day the Crayons Came Home – Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (illustrations)

FICTION

Go Set a Watchman (To Kill a Mockingbird) – Harper Lee

FANTASY

Trigger Warning – Neil Gaiman

ROMANCE

Confess – Colleen Hoover

HISTORICAL FICTION

The Nightingale – Kristin Hannah

SCIENCE FICTION

Golden Son (Red Rising #2) – Pierce Brown

MYSTERY & THRILLER

The Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins

HORROR

Saint Odd (Odd Thomas #7) – Dean Koontz

GRAPHIC NOVELS & COMICS

Saga, Volume 4 – Brian K. Vaughan (writer) & Fiona Staples (artist)

POETRY

The Dogs I Have Kissed – Trista Mateer

HUMOR

Why Not Me? – Mindy Kaling

NONFICTION

Modern Romance – Aziz Ansari

HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania – Erik Larson

MEMOIR & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

A Work in Progress – Connor Franta

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish – John Hargrove

FOOD & COOKBOOKS

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime: Comfort Classics, Freezer Food, 16-Minute Meals, and Other Delicious Ways to Solve Supper! – Ree Drummond

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My Votes!

Goodreads Debut Author: Red Queen – Victoria Aveyard

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction: Six of Crows – Leigh Bardugo

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Congrats to all of the authors who won! I hope that this list will help pique your interest in discovering some new books and authors to read!

Here’s the link to Goodreads for the complete list of category winners and nominees: https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2015

 

Cheers & Happy Christmas (in 24 more days!).

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