Winners Circle - Backlist Book Awards

Best Cover: Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

The All-nighter: Tied

Listen to Me - Tess Gerritsen

Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie

The Appeal - Janice Hallett

The WTF Award: The Curly Girl handbook - Michele Bender, Lorraine Massey

Best Diverse Read: Dr. Siri Paiboon series - Colin Cotterill

Most Obvious Plot Twist: The Plot - Jean Korelitz

Villainless: The Martian - Andy Weir

Villainous: Desert Queen - Janet Wallach

Poetically Lit: Citizen: An American Lyric - Claudia Rankine

Wrapped up Tight: Rizzoli & Isles series - Tess Gerritsen

Be Careful! It's Fragile: Desert Queen - Janet Wallach

How about a little Respect: Taste: My Life Through Food - Stanley Tucci

Best in Ship: Fatima Ali and Life; Savor: A Chef's Hunger for More - Fatima Ali

Best in (Friend)ship: Nehemia Ytger and Celaena Sardothien; Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas

Best in Romance: Dragonfly in Amber - Diana Gabaldon

Burned on my Brain: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman

Best in Sci-fi/ time travel: Blackout/All clear - Connie Willis

Most Emotional Read: What Alice Forgot - Liane Moriarty

Best in Magical Realism: Tied

Midnight Sun - Stephenie Meyer

The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecker

You've Got Mail: Let Me Tell You What I Mean - Joan Didion

Best in Fantasy: Tied

The Wheel of Time series - Robert Jordan

Piranesi - Susanna Clarke

Best Debut: Evvie Drake Starts Over - Linda Holmes

Best in Horror: Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

Best in Dystopia: Uglies - Scott Westerfeld

Best in Contemporary: Mad Honey - Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan

Best in Non-fiction: Tied

Quackery - Lydia Kang

The Happiest Man Alive - Eddie Jaku

Bibliomaniac - Robin Ince

The Book Came First: A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman

The Movie Came First: My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult

Best LGBT+ Rep: Tied

Huntress - Malinda Lo

Tales of the City - Armistead Maupin

Classically Lit: Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Best Worldbuilding: Deja Dead - Kathy Reichs

Best in Humor: Tied

Agent to the Stars - John Scalzi

How Y'all Doin'? - Leslie Jordan

Best in Historical Fiction: Tied

The Lincoln Highway - Amor Towles

Desert Queen - Janet Wallach

Best in Satire: Skipping Christmas - John Grisham

Graphically Lit: Big Panda & Tiny Dragon - James Norbury

The Independence of You: A Camp Without Fire - Ignacio Ramirez Bautista

Backlist Book Awards Category Guide:

 

Best Cover (book)

Nominate a single book that really impressed you cover wise.

The All-nighter (book)

Nominate a book that you just had to stay up to finish.

The WTF Award (book/series)

Nominate a book that left you frustrated or scratching your head

Best Diverse Read (book/series)

Nominate a book/series you feel had good diversity in characters or is by a diverse author.

Most Obvious Plot Twist (book)

Nominate a book that was painfully obvious.

Villain-less (book/series)

Nominate books that have no villains/villainy.

Villainous  (book/series)

Nominate books with an abundance of villains/villainy.

Poetically Lit (book/series)

Nominate books that are written in verse or works of poetry.

Wrapped Up Tight (book/series)

Nominate books that felt like a warm hug. Can be new to you or a comfort read.

Be Careful! It's Fragile (book)

Nominate a book that is very well loved/worn.

How About a Little Respect (book/series)

Nominate underrated books that you have loved.

Best in Ship (book/series)

Nominate a favorite character couple. Include names of characters and book/series details.

Best in (Friend)Ship (book/series)

Nominate a favorite platonic character duo. Include names of characters and book/series details.

Best in Romance (book/series)

Nominate your favorite romance books.

Burned on My Brain (book)

Nominate a book that really made you think/got stuck in your head.

Best in Sci-fi/Time Travel (book/series)

Nominate favorite sci-fi/time travel books.

Most Emotional Read (book)

Nominate a book that got you in the feels.

Best in Magical Realism (book/series)

Nominate books that contain magical realism as a mode of storytelling or fall into the Latin American genre. Magical realism is the blending of magic and every day normal life.

You've Got Mail (book)

Nominate a book that you had to wait for (library holds list, preordered when it was new, ordered online).

Best in Fantasy (book/series)

Nominate books that you enjoyed that were fantasies.

Best Debut Novel (book)

Nominate a book that was a debut last year.

Best in Horror (book/series)

Nominate books you loved in the horror genre.

Best in Dystopia (book/series)

Nominate books you loved that are dystopias.

Best in Contemporary (book/series)

Nominate your favorite contemporary books.

Best in Non-fiction (book)

Nominate your favorite/most enjoyable non-fiction work here.

The Book Came First (book)

Nominate a book that you read before seeing the film/TV series.

The Movie Came First (book)

Nominate a book that you read because you saw the film/TV series.

Best LGBT+ Rep (book/series)

Nominate books that have good rep.

Classically Lit (book/series)

Nominate your favorite books that are classics.

Best Worldbuilding (book)

Nominate a book that blew you away with its' Worldbuilding.

Best in Humour (book, fiction or non-fiction)

Nominate a very funny book.

Best in Historical Fiction (book/series)

Nominate books that blew you away in historical fiction.

Best in Satire (book/series)

Nominate books that are satirical in nature.

Graphically Lit (book/issue/series)

Nominate graphic novels, and comics.

The Independence of You (book)

Nominate your favorite book that was independently published or published a small press.

Backlist book awards return

 

Dusting this off!

That's right the backlist book awards are back! Click the link to nominate now!!!!! Open until February 28th. Everything published 2021 and older is fair game!

As always providing author and book title/series title is a great help for making graphics. 

Happy nominating.

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Nominees part 7

Best in Historical Fiction (book/series):

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• Code Name Verity by Elizabeth E. Wein
• holes by Louis Sachar
• Shadow by Michael Morpurgo
• My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
• Alias Hook, by Lisa Jensen
• A Woman of the Sea by J.M. Frey

Best in Satire (book/series):

• Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
• A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
• The Hitchhiker's Guide series by Douglas Adams
• Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
• Discworld series by Terry Pratchett

Let's Get Graphic! (graphic novel or comic issue/series):

• Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
• Three Shadows by Cyril Pedrosa and Edward Gauvin
• The Little Red Wolf by Amélie Fléchais
• Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Anderson
• Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
• Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi
• Valor Anthology by Isabelle Melançon et al

The Indepence Of You (single book):

• Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
• The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller
• Triptych by J.M. Frey

Nominees part 6

The Movie Came First (single book):

• The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
• Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Best LGBT+ Rep:

• The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• These Witches Don't Burn, by Isabel Sterling
• Not Your Sidekick, C.B. Lee

Classically Lit (book/series):

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
• The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R Tolkien
• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Best Worldbuilding (single book):

• The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• The Untold Tale by J.M. Frey
• 5th Season, N.K. Jemisin

Best in Humour (single book, fiction/non-fiction):

• My Ex From Hell by Tellulah Darling 
• Alex and the Ironic Gentlemen by Adrienne Kress

Nominees part 5

Best in Horror (book/series):

• It by Stephen King
• Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series by Ransom Riggs
• Bendy and the Ink Machine: Dreams Come To Life by Adrienne Kress

Best in Dystopia (book/series):

• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• The Unwind Dystology by Neal Shusterman
• The Selection by Kiera Cass
• Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee

Best in Contemporary (book/series):

• Beartown by Fredrik Backman
• Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
• Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
• Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
• Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
• The Flatshare, by Beth O'Leary
• The Wondrous Strange series by Lesley Livingston
• Words in Deep Blue, Cath Crowley

Best in Non-fiction (single book):

• Lost Islamic History by Firas AlKhateeb
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
• Men Explain Things to Me, by Rebecca Solnit
• Steampunk FAQs by Dr. Mike Perschon

The Book Came First (single book):

• Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
• And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Nominees part 4

Most Emotional Read (single book):

• Beartown by Fredrik Backman
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
• Salt to the Sea, by Ruta Sepetys
• Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Best in Magical Realism (book/series):

• A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
• We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

You've Got Mail (book/series):

• Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
• The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet, by Bernie Su & Kate Rorick
• Landline, Rainbow Rowell

Best in Fantasy (book/series):

• The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson 
• The Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo 
• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
• His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
• Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
• Wintersong, by S. Jae-Jones
• The Accidental Turn Series by J.M. Frey
• All Tortall books by Tamora Pierce (Song of the lioness quartet, The immortals quartet ...)

Best Debut Novel (single book 2019):

• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
• Enchantee by Gita Trelease
• Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto
• A Prayer for Travellers by Ruchika Tomar

Nominees part 3

Best in Ship (character based: include book/series and author):

• Lily and James potter (Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling) 
• Lyra and Will (His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman) 
• Cinder and Kai (the lunar chronicles by marissa meyer)
• Juliet and Dawsey (the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society by mary ann shaffer)
• Baz Pitch and Simon Snow in Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
• Feyre and Rhysand (A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas)
• Alex and Henry (Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston)

Best in (Friend)Ship (character based: include book/series and author):

• Harry Potter and Ron Weasley - Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
• The Friday Society by Adrienne Kress

Best in Romance (book/series):

• The Hating Game by Sally Thorne 
• To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
• The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare
• The Accidental Turn Series by J.M. Frey
• Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Burned on My Brain (single book):

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• Daring to Drive by Manal al-Sharif
• Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Best in Sci-fi/Time Travel (book/series):

• The Martian by Andy Weir 
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
• The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
• Ruby red by Kerstin Gier
• A Woman of the Sea by J.M. Frey
• Stitching Snow R.C Lewis

Nominees part 2

Villainous (book or series):

• Vicious by V.E. Schwab,
• The Skylark's Saga by J.M. Frey

Poetically Lit (book or series):

• Love Letters to Ghosts by Arlen C.
• The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy
• Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson

Wrapped Up Tight (book or series):

• Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
• Six of Crows duology, by Leigh Bardugo
• The Accidental Turn Series by J.M. Frey

Be Careful! It's Fragile. (single book):

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling 
• Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson 
• The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, 
• Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl 
• The Northern Lights by Phillip Pullman
• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
• Solitaire, by Alice Oseman
• All the crooked saints, Maggie Stiefvater

How About A Little Respect? (book/series):

• The How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell 
• The Gentlemen Bastard series by Scott Lynch 
• The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
• Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
• Men Explain Things to Me, by Rebecca Solnit
• The Skylark's Song by J.M. Frey

Nominees part 1

The All-Nighter:

• The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
• One of us is lying by Karen Mcmanus
• The Hating Game, by Sally Thorne
• The Untold Tale by J.M. Frey
• Carry on, Rainbow Rowell

The WTF Award (Book or series):

• The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 
• A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
• The Wind on Fire series by William Nicholson
• Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

Best Diverse Read (book or series):

• Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
• A Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood et al
• The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
• Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann
• A Woman of the Sea by J.M. Frey
• The 5th season, N.K. Jemisin

Most Obvious Plot Twist (single book):

• Renegades by Marissa Meyer
• One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
• Stormrise by Jillian Boehme

Villainless (book or series):

• The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, by Phaedra Patrick
• The Forgotten Tale by J.M. Frey

Backlist book awards return

Guess what's back!

That's right the backlist book awards are back! Click the link to nominate now!!!!! Open until February 29th. Everything 2019 and older is fair game!

As always provide author and book title/series title. Happy nominating.