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The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Last Battle by C.S. LewisA Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Carnegie Medal Winners
86 books — 116 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteRoom by Emma DonoghueLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
52 Book Club 2024: #17 Nominated For The Booker Prize
158 books — 111 voters

Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonFounding Brothers by Joseph J. EllisAn Army at Dawn by Rick AtkinsonWhat Hath God Wrought by Daniel Walker HoweNo Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Pulitzer Winners: History
106 books — 110 voters
James by Percival EverettThe Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson BennettThe Correspondent by Virginia EvansThe Roads We Follow by Nicole DeeseBorn of Gilded Mountains by Amanda Dykes
The 52 Book Club 2026: #36 - Award-Winning Book From Last Year (2025)
106 books — 32 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyWatership Down by Richard AdamsVanity Fair by William Makepeace ThackerayI Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
The Smell of Winners
157 books — 23 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsReady Player One by Ernest ClineHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardRed Rising by Pierce Brown
Let The Games Begin
41 books — 18 voters

100 Bible Facts About Jesus by Ginger Baum100 Fun Bible Facts by Ginger BaumJubal's Field Trip To Heaven by Dr. BaumHumanism by Christina M. LopezThe Devil's Deceptions by Dr. Ginger Baum N.D.
Best Christian Book of 2019
11 books — 14 voters
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelWhite Teeth by Zadie SmithLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonBrooklyn by Colm TóibínThe Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Costa Book Award
86 books — 11 voters

Loose Lips Sink Ships by Hilary LawrenceThis Is Not the Jess Show by Anna CareyMuted by Mss Tami CharlesThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotLegends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
Juvenile Fiction: The Price of Fame or Stardom
136 books — 9 voters
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondToms River by Dan Fagin
Pulitzer Winners & Shortlist - General Non-Fiction
100 books — 7 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Whistling Season by Ivan DoigThe Blind Side by Michael LewisBlack Swan Green by David Mitchell
2007 Alex Award Winners
10 books — 6 voters
Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad PavićDerviš i smrt by Meša SelimovićHourglass by Danilo KišArzamas by Ivana DimićPas i kontrabas by Saša Ilić
NIN Award Winners
11 books — 6 voters

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgCaddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie BrinkMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienRabbit Hill by Robert LawsonBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
All Newbery Winners (1922-Present)
100 books — 6 voters
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. WangSmall Miracles by Olivia AtwaterThe Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids by Michael McClungThe Grey Bastards by Jonathan FrenchThe Lost War by Justin Lee Anderson
SPFBO Winners
10 books — 6 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerStiff by Mary RoachPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiWonder When You'll Miss Me by Amanda Davis
2004 Alex Award Winners
10 books — 5 voters
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultSwimming to Antarctica by Lynne CoxShadow Divers by Robert KursonCandyfreak by Steve AlmondDonorboy by Brendan Halpin
2005 Alex Award Winners
10 books — 4 voters

Inside Oscar by Mason WileyJean's Two Schools by Ethel TalbotThe Best Man by Richard PeckInside Oscar 2 by Damien BonaMack McGinn's Big Win by Coleen Murtagh Paratore
Trophies and Medals on the Cover
14 books — 4 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsMidnight at the Dragon Café by Judy Fong BatesUpstate by Kalisha BuckhanonAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanAs Simple as Snow by Gregory Galloway
2006 Alex Award Winners
10 books — 3 voters

The Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Dive from Clausen's Pier by Ann PackerOne Hundred Demons by Lynda BarryMy Losing Season by Pat ConroySeeing in the Dark by Timothy Ferris
2003 Alex Award Winners
10 books — 3 voters
River, Cross My Heart by Breena ClarkePlainsong by Kent HarufHigh Exposure by David BreashearsEnder's Shadow by Orson Scott CardEducating Esmé by Esmé Raji Codell
2000 Alex Award Winners
10 books — 3 voters

1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiStill Me by Jojo MoyesThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinBeautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Every Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction Winner
14 books — 3 voters
Our Purpose in Speaking by William OremThe Cynic in Extremis by Jacob M. AppelCosmocartography by Ciaran HodgersThe Buddha Wonders if She is Having a Mid-life Crisis by Luisa A. IgloriaRossetti's Wombat by Joe Neal
Rubery Book Award Poetry
20 books — 1 voter

Vera by Stacy SchiffInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriTopdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori ParksCarry Me Home by Diane McWhorter"A Problem from Hell" by Samantha Power
Female Pulitzer Prize Winners of the 21st Century
57 books — 1 voter
The Beetlebung Farm Cookbook by Chris FischerSourdough by Sarah OwensThe Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis RobinsonNOPI by Yotam OttolenghiLighten Up, Y'all by Virginia Willis
2016 James Beard Award Winners
12 books — 1 voter

Yucatán by David SterlingHeritage by Sean BrockFlavor Flours by Alice MedrichBar Tartine by Nicolaus BallaCooking Light Mad Delicious by Keith Schroeder
2015 James Beard Award Winners
12 books — 1 voter
Hiroko's American Kitchen by Hiroko ShimboFlour Water Salt Yeast by Ken ForkishVietnamese Home Cooking by Charles PhanTeen Cuisine by Matthew LocricchioLa Cucina Italiana by The Editors of La Cucina It...
2013 IACP Award Winners
25 books — 1 voter

Modernist Cuisine. The Art and Science of Cooking by Chris YoungA New Turn in the South by Hugh AchesonJeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton BauerBitters by Brad Thomas ParsonsRuhlman's Twenty by Michael Ruhlman
2012 James Beard Award Winners
13 books — 1 voter
Pig by James VillasGood to the Grain by Kim BoyceSecrets of the Sommeliers by Rajat ParrOaxaca al Gusto by Diana KennedyNoma by René Redzepi
2011 James Beard Award Winners
12 books — 1 voter

The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern by Matt LeeChewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies by Alic... by Alice MedrichFlying Pans by Bernard GuillasSara Moulton's Everyday Family Dinners by Sara MoultonThe Essential New York Times Cookbook by Amanda Hesser
2011 IACP Award Winners
24 books — 1 voter
Bayou by Melissa M. MartinSift by Nicola LambKoreaworld by Deuki HongThe Four Horsemen by Nick CurtolaBarons by Austin Frerick
2025 IACP Award Winners
13 books — 1 voter

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