1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy

[Samantha]

- What are you reading for this category? The Kiss Quotient
- Which award did you choose? Goodreads Choice Award for Romance and Nominee for Debut Author (2018)
- Is it a winner or nominee? both
- Which genre? Romance and Debut Author

[Jeimy]

I read The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea by Jack E. Davis. It won the Pulitzer Prize for History last year.

[Beth]

I'm picking up In the Woods by Tana French. It was the Barry Award winner for first novel (Crime genre) in 2008.

I've been wanting to read Tana French for a while so glad I'm finally getting around to this one.

[GailW]

What are you reading for this category?
I read The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Which award did you choose?
National Book Award - 2017
Is it a winner or nominee?
Nominee
Which genre?
Young Peoples Literature - YA Fiction

[Rose]

What did you read? Days Without End by Sebastian Barry and I really enjoyed it.
Which Award? National Book Award 2017
Winner of nominee? Winner
Which genre? Historical Fiction/LGBT/War

[Jamie]

- What are you reading for this category?

I read Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. This won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2009, and I have to say, I am very proud of myself for continuing to plug away and read until the very end. I did not care for this book at all. I really struggled to get through. I did like the titular character Olive, which was later portrayed by Frances McDormand in an HBO series of the same name. But all throughout, I kept thinking, what am I missing? I just could not get into it. Did anyone else feel this way with this book? Just curious!

[Irene]

Just finished Middlesex. It won the Pullitzer price. I really enjoyed it and can recommend it either for this challenge or for the multi generation challenge.

[Marilyn]

I read MIDDLESEX years ago, not long after it came out. Excellent!

[Milena]

- What are you reading for this category?
The Last Place You Look
- Which award did you choose?
Shamus Award for Best First P.I. Novel (2018)
- Is it a winner or nominee?
Winner
- Which genre?
Crime

[Nathalie]

I've chosen by Joyce Carol Oates.

This was a nominee for both the Pulitzer Prize for fiction + National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.

[Emily]

What are you reading for this category?

The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder

Which award did you choose?

Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime

Is it a winner or nominee?

Nominee in 2007

Which genre?

True Crime

[Kathryn]

What are you reading for this category?
I chose Cop Town by Karin Slaughter.

Which award did you choose? Is it a winner or nominee?
It was the winner of the Ian Fleming Steel category of the CWA Daggers Awards in 2015.

Which genre?
Crime

It was a very gritty crime novel, with a lot of bad language and a lot of sexual harrassment. I'm not sure I can say that I actually enjoyed it, but it was an eye-opening look at what I assume was how the Atlanta Police Department operated in the 1970s and what life was like for women at the time in that kind of Old Boys' environment.

[Kathryn]

Jamie wrote: "- What are you reading for this category?

I read Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. This won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2009, and I have to say, I am very proud of myself for continuing to plug away and read until the very end. I did not care for this book at all. Did anyone else feel this way with this book?..."

Yes, Jamie! I read this almost 2 years ago, and in my review, I described it as "dismal, dreary, drab, depressing"!! I can't say I'm too keen to read much else by Elizabeth Strout, I have to say!

[Ira]

I am reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman for this one. It has won the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, SFX and Locus Awards. It is a fantasy book. So far I am enjoying it but it is a slow read.

[Jill]

What did you read for this category?
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James

Which award did you choose?
Edgar Award
Is it a winner or nominee?
Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel (1974)
Which genre?
Mystery

[Kim]

What are you reading for this category? Into the Free
- Which award did you choose? This book won 2 awards, the MLA (Mississippi Library Association) Mississippi Authors Awards Winners for fiction and the Christy Award for first novel.

[Marilyn]

- What are you reading for this category?
*EDUCATED by Tara Westover

- Which award did you choose?
*Started out with Goodreads Choice Awards. But found out it also has won or been nominated for several other awards (see GR page re EDUCATED to view the list!).

- Is it a winner or nominee?
*Winner of a GR Choice Award 2018. Above-mentioned list of other nominations/awards notes 7 of them!

- Which genre?
*Memoir & Autobiography! I love a good memoir and, halfway through it, I'm convinced it will rank among the best I've read, at least in recent years!

P.S. dated 4/17/19:
Finished reading EDUCATED yesterday afternoon. I wrote the following on my Read It Forward and Bookworms United FB group sites: "Especially want to thank all the readers here on FB who positively raved about this book. It was a major factor in my making sure I bought and read it!" Certainly this would also apply to my Goodreads Around the Year in 52 Books group readers too!

I rated EDUCATED by Tara Westover: 5-stars here on GR. Wrote a review too. Cannot say enough good things about it. Compelling, excellent writing, and yet frightening re some aspects. A must-read.


What I wrote:
Please click on the link to my review of the latest book I've read, a memoir titled EDUCATED by Tara Westover. I did not want to put it down. Her story is mesmerizing, frightening, and inspiring. And a recipient of several nominations and wins of book awards. Luckily, the latter also met Challenge #1 on my Around the Year in 52 Books group 2019, "A book that was nominated or won an award in a genre you enjoy." That genre would obviously be memoir/autobiography/biography, with memoir being my particular favorite.

[Rachel]

What are you reading for this category?
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

Which award did you choose?
Pulitzer

Is it a winner or nominee?
Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction in 2014

Which genre?
Fiction

[Adriana]

I just read Falling Hard which won the RITA Award! 4 stars

[Matthias]

- What are you reading for this category?
I read Fences by August Wilson
- Which award did you choose?
He won both the Pulizer and Tony for best Drama (1987).
- Is it a winner or nominee?
Winner
- Which genre?
Drama

[Joan]

- What are you reading for this category? Annihilation
- Which award did you choose? Shirley Jackson Award
- Is it a winner or nominee? Winner
- Which genre? Horror - which is kind of funny because I started out reading horror when I was young but haven't really read a lot of it in my adult years but I find I have an interest in coming back around to it.

[Melinda]

What are you reading for this category?
The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Which award did you choose?
Aurealis Award for best children's fiction
Is it a winner or nominee?
Winner of 2017
Which genre?
Fantasy

[Anne]

I am reading 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy, in the post apocalyptic genre. Excellent so far. Won the 2007 Pulitzer prize for fiction which is for an American writer preferably writing about american life, which is a subject I like.

[Sheri]

What are you reading for this category?
Autonomous

Which award did you choose?

Nebula award, as well as Lambda Literary for sf/f/horror

Is it a winner or nominee?

Winner

Which genre?

Science fiction

[Sarah]

I read Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly.

It won a Newbery Award.

I teach middle school and read a fair amount of children's literature.

[nitisha]

What are you reading for this category?
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Which award did you choose?
Women's Prize for Fiction

Is it a winner or nominee?
Winner

Which genre?
Mythology

[Stacey]

I'm reading The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch for this one. It was a nominee for the Man Booker Prize in 1973 in fiction. This is my first book I'll be reading by the author and I'm very excited about it.

[Mai]

testament by Margaret Atwood. As I have already stated it and it's just won the Man Booker Prize