If reading happens to be your favorite pastime, you probably spend a lot of time on Goodreads discovering new books. Their users selected the winners of the annual Goodreads Choice Awards, with R.F. Kuang’s Yellowface coming out victorious in the coveted best fiction category. Yellowface was selected as the best fiction book by over 200,000 […]
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]]>If reading happens to be your favorite pastime, you probably spend a lot of time on Goodreads discovering new books. Their users selected the winners of the annual Goodreads Choice Awards, with R.F. Kuang’s Yellowface coming out victorious in the coveted best fiction category.
Yellowface was selected as the best fiction book by over 200,000 Goodreads users. It easily defeated its competition, including Ann Napolitano’s Hello Beautiful, Meg Shaffer’s The Wishing Game, and Ann Patchett’s Tom Lake, while the remaining contenders in this category received under 50,000 votes
Goodread’s official announcement describes Yellowface as “a combination of satire, metafiction, and slow-burn thriller, [which] ultimately delivers a sly cultural critique concerning race and tokenism in the book business” and praises its author for delivering “a lacerating parable about the publishing industry itself.”
The list of major winners also includes Emilia Hart’s Weyward (best debut and best historical fiction), Emily Henry’s Happy Place (best romance), Leigh Bardugo’s Hell Bent (best fantasy), and Stephen King’s Holly (best horror).
Several celebrities also made it to Goodreads’ list this year, including Britney Spears with The Woman in Me (best memoir & autobiography) and Henry Winkler with Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond (best humor).
FULL LIST OF THE 2023 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS:
Best Fiction
Yellowface – R.F. Kuang
Best Science Fiction
In the Lives of Puppets – T.J. Klune
Best Romance
Emily Henry – Happy Place
Best Fantasy
Hell Bent – Leigh Bardugo
Best Young Adult Fantasy
Divine Rivals – Rebecca Ross
Best Young Adult Fiction
Check & Mate – Ali Hazelwood
Best Romantasy
Fourth Wing – Rebecca Yarros
Best Mystery & Thriller
The Housemaid’s Secret – Freida McFadden
Best Horror
Holly – Stephen King
Best Debut Novel
Weyward – Emilia Hart
Best Historical Fiction
Weyward – Emilia Hart
Best Non-Fiction
Poverty, by America – Matthew Desmond
Best History & Biography
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder – David Grann
Best Memoir & Autobiography
Britney Spears – The Woman in Me
Best Humor
Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond – Henry Winkler
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Goodreads is the most popular website with book lovers from all around the world, and there’s a lot of anticipation surrounding its annual Goodreads Choice Awards. The final round of voting is now open, and the time is running out to place votes for your favorite books of the year. The list of contenders for […]
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]]>Goodreads is the most popular website with book lovers from all around the world, and there’s a lot of anticipation surrounding its annual Goodreads Choice Awards. The final round of voting is now open, and the time is running out to place votes for your favorite books of the year.
The list of contenders for the Goodreads Choice Awards was officially unveiled on November 14, and the final round finally opened two weeks later – on November 28. You have until December 3 to place your votes, while the winners will be announced on December 7.
Best fiction is the most popular category at this virtual ceremony, and the list of candidates this year includes Jenny Jackson’s Pineapple Street, R.F. Kuang’s Yellowface, Ann Napolitano’s Hello Beautiful, Jojo Moyes’ Someone Else’s Shoes, and Meg Shaffer’s The Wishing Game.
You can place votes in 14 more categories, including historical fiction, mystery and thriller, romance, fantasy, science fiction, horror, young adult fantasy and fiction, debut novel, non-fiction, memoir/autobiography, history/biography, humor, and newly introduced romantasy.
Goodreads Choice Awards sparked controversy when the nominations were first announced because several important categories were eliminated this year. Poetry, graphic novels/comics, and children’s books didn’t make the cut, making it difficult for authors of these overlooked genres to get their names out there.
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