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.
