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The 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards—Open for Voting!
Vote Now in the Opening Round! »Feeling choosy? What's the best book you read this year? Pick your favorites in 20 categories by voting in the 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards, the only major book awards decided by readers—that's you! Junot Díaz is duking it out with Barbara Kingsolver in Best Fiction. Arab Spring activist Wael Ghonim is up against best-seller Cheryl Strayed in Best Memoir. Will Tudor expert Hilary Mantel slay international man of mystery Carlos Ruiz Zafón in Best Historical Fiction? It will be a fight to the finish until the polls close November 27!
To begin the Opening Round, we've nominated 15 books in each category. Instead of consulting publishing experts or a judging panel, we look to readers to find the best books of the year. We analyzed statistics from the 170 million books added, rated, and reviewed on the site in 2012 and nominated books based on the number of ratings and average rating. A nomination is truly an honor because it comes straight from the readers! And to make sure every reader has the "choice" he or she wants, the Opening Round also accepts write-in votes.
Who will be the major break-out nominee of 2012? Last year's juggernaut Fifty Shades of Grey picked up speed when it reached the 2011 finals for Best Romance before becoming a viral hit. And our new crop of nominees boasts a larger percentage of indie authors than ever before. Some household names did not even make the cut. J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy and Zadie Smith's novel NW both were just shy of the 3.50 average rating required for an Opening Round nomination (but if you loved those books, don't worry. You can still place a write-in vote!)
You have three chances to vote. The Opening Round lasts until November 10. Vote now to make sure your favorite books make it into the Semifinals.
Don't wait! Vote for the best books of 2012! »
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VOTE FOR CITY OF LSOT SOULS!
I've always wanted to vote for books! Thank you Goodreads, you`ve been very helpful.
Soul wrote: "Hope to see some Great titles :)Happy voting!!!"
thanks
Giulia wrote: "I'm so excited! This is the first time I've ever voted for these awards!"me to
Anushri wrote: "This is just so fab! I got to know so many books that I can choose from!"ik it is so fab
There are myriad more books out there...and better written, I might add, than 50 Shades. Jeez. Is popularity the ONLY criteria that matters? E.L. James herself admits that it's a poorly written novel... My vote goes for J.K. Rowling. Or if you're looking for a Cinderella-esque story that hit it big, how about Indy author Catherine Bybee's Wife by Wednesday? She made the NY Times bestseller list as an independently published author with NO TV/media connections to help her along.
glad its back. hope for some action and great titles.
Finding the process Interesting to take a Part in!!! Read on Everyone, Read On!!!
Radka wrote: "I guess Goodreads doesn't distinguish between Australian and American realease dates.So if you want to vote for Quintana, do it now because next year it won't be eligible. "
Just in case, the write-in system can't automatically tell when the book's original publication date isn't a US date, but the rule (US publication date determines eligibility) is still what counts in the end.
If there's an edition that someone think needs manual intervention because it should be eligible, please comment about it on this thread: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
In this particular case, Quintana of Charyn will be eligible in 2013 and Froi of the Exiles is eligible this year.
Sista123 wrote: "Books that are released later in the year deserve a fair shot as well."I feel that books released in November are really at a disadvantage. In Days of Blood & Starlight's case, there have been very few prepublication copies available and it was released just a few days before the opening round closes...
Jason wrote: "So I guess most November books are semi-screwed?"
It's really kind of upsetting...
