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The Goodreads Choice Awards is a yearly award program, first launched on Goodreads in 2009.
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| Goodreads Choice Awards | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States (HQ) |
| Presented by | Goodreads |
| Status | Active |
| First award | 2009 |
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Winners are determined by users voting on books that Goodreads has nominated or books of their choosing, released in the given year. Most books that Goodreads nominates are from verified Goodreads authors. The final voting round collects the top 10 books from 20 different categories.[1]
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Winners
2000s
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| Year | Category | Author | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009[2] | Children's | Jeff Kinney | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days |
| Fantasy | Charlaine Harris | Dead and Gone | |
| Fiction | Kathryn Stockett | The Help | |
| Graphic Novel | Neil Gaiman | Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? | |
| Mystery & Thriller | Stieg Larsson | The Girl Who Played with Fire | |
| Nonfiction | Dave Cullen | Columbine | |
| Romance | Diana Gabaldon | An Echo in the Bone | |
| Science Fiction | Scott Westerfeld | Leviathan | |
| Young Adult Fiction | Sarah Dessen | Along for the Ride | |
| Chick Lit | Nicholas Sparks | The Last Song | |
| Picture Book | Neil Gaiman | Blueberry Girl | |
| Young Adult Series | Suzanne Collins | Catching Fire |
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2010s
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2020s
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| Year | Category | Author | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[16][17][18] | Children's & Middle Grade | Rick Riordan | The Tower of Nero |
| Debut Novel | Kiley Reid | Such a Fun Age | |
| Fantasy | Sarah J. Maas | House of Earth and Blood | |
| Fiction | Matt Haig | The Midnight Library[19] | |
| Graphic Novel & Comics | Alice Oseman | Heartstopper, Volume Three | |
| Historical Fiction | Brit Bennett | The Vanishing Half[19] | |
| History & Biography | Isabel Wilkerson | Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents[19] | |
| Horror | Silvia Moreno-Garcia | Mexican Gothic[19] | |
| Humor | Nathan W. Pyle | Strange Planet | |
| Memoir & Autobiography | Barack Obama | A Promised Land[19] | |
| Mystery & Thriller | Lucy Foley | The Guest List | |
| Nonfiction | Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi | Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, & You | |
| Poetry | Margaret Atwood | Dearly: New Poems | |
| Romance | Jennifer L. Armentrout | From Blood & Ash | |
| Science Fiction | Christopher Paolini | To Sleep in a Sea of Stars | |
| Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | Holly Black | The Queen of Nothing | |
| Young Adult Fiction | Elizabeth Acevedo | Clap When You Land | |
| Food & Cooking | Ina Garten | Modern Comfort Food: A Barefoot Contessa CookbookI[19] | |
| Picture Book | Ibram X. Kendi and Ashley Lukashevsky | Antiracist Baby | |
| Science & Technology | David Attenborough and Jonnie Hughes | A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future | |
| 2021[20] | Children's & Middle Grade | Rick Riordan | Daughter of the Deep |
| Debut Novel | Elena Armas | The Spanish Love Deception | |
| Fantasy | Sarah J. Maas | A Court of Silver Flames | |
| Fiction | Sally Rooney | Beautiful World, Where Are You | |
| Graphic Novel & Comics | Rachel Smythe | Lore Olympus | |
| Historical Fiction | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Malibu Rising | |
| History & Biography | Patrick Radden Keefe | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | |
| Horror | Grady Hendrix | The Final Girl Support Group | |
| Humor | Jenny Lawson | Broken (in the Best Possible Way) | |
| Memoir & Autobiography | Michelle Zauner | Crying in H Mart | |
| Mystery & Thriller | Laura Dave | The Last Thing He Told Me | |
| Nonfiction | John Green | The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet | |
| Poetry | Amanda Gorman | The Hill We Climb | |
| Romance | Emily Henry | People We Meet on Vacation | |
| Science Fiction | Andy Weir | Project Hail Mary | |
| Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | Leigh Bardugo | Rule of Wolves | |
| Young Adult Fiction | Angeline Boulley | Firekeeper's Daughter | |
| 2022[21][22] | Children's & Middle Grade | Andie Powers | I Am Quiet |
| Debut Novel | Bonnie Garmus | Lessons in Chemistry | |
| Fantasy | Sarah J. Maas | House of Sky and Breath | |
| Fiction | Gabrielle Zevin | Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow | |
| Graphic Novel & Comics | Alice Oseman | Heartstopper, Volume Four | |
| Historical Fiction | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Carrie Soto Is Back | |
| History & Biography | Huw Lemmey | Bad Gays: A Homosexual History | |
| Horror | Jason Rekulak | Hidden Pictures | |
| Humor | Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey | The Office BFFs | |
| Memoir & Autobiography | Jennette McCurdy | I'm Glad My Mom Died | |
| Mystery & Thriller | Nita Prose | The Maid | |
| Nonfiction | Brené Brown | Atlas of the Heart | |
| Poetry | Amanda Gorman | Call Us What We Carry | |
| Romance | Emily Henry | Book Lovers | |
| Science Fiction | Emily St. John Mandel | Sea of Tranquility | |
| Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | V. E. Schwab | Gallant | |
| Young Adult Fiction | Jennifer Lynn Barnes | The Final Gambit | |
| 2023[23][24] | Debut Novel | Emilia Hart | Weyward |
| Fantasy | Leigh Bardugo | Hell Bent | |
| Fiction | R. F. Kuang | Yellowface | |
| Historical Fiction | Emilia Hart | Weyward | |
| History & Biography | David Grann | The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder | |
| Horror | Stephen King | Holly | |
| Humor | Henry Winkler | Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond | |
| Memoir & Autobiography | Britney Spears | The Woman in Me | |
| Mystery & Thriller | Freida McFadden | The Housemaid's Secret | |
| Nonfiction | Matthew Desmond | Poverty, by America | |
| Romance | Emily Henry | Happy Place | |
| Romantasy | Rebecca Yarros | Fourth Wing | |
| Science Fiction | TJ Klune | In the Lives of Puppets | |
| Young Adult Fantasy | Rebecca Ross | Divine Rivals | |
| Young Adult Fiction | Ali Hazelwood | Check & Mate | |
| 2024[25] | Audiobook | Emily Henry (author) and Julia Whelan (narrator) | Funny Story |
| Debut Novel | Yulin Kuang | How to End a Love Story | |
| Fantasy | T.J. Klune | Somewhere Beyond the Sea | |
| Fiction | Alison Espach | The Wedding People | |
| Historical Fiction | Kristin Hannah | The Women | |
| History & Biography | Evan Friss | The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore | |
| Horror | Stephen King | You Like It Darker | |
| Memoir | Kelly Bishop | The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir | |
| Mystery & Thriller | Liz Moore | The God of the Woods | |
| Nonfiction | Jonathon Haidt | The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness | |
| Romance | Emily Henry | Funny Story | |
| Romantasy | Sarah J. Maas | House of Flame and Shadow | |
| Science Fiction | Kaliane Bradley | The Ministry of Time | |
| Young Adult Fantasy | Rebecca Ross | Ruthless Vows | |
| Young Adult Fiction | Alice Oseman | Heartstopper, Volume Five | |
| 2025[26] | Audiobook | Rebecca Yarros (author) and Rebecca Soler (narrator) and Teddy Hamilton (narrator) | Onyx Storm |
| Debut Novel | SenLinYu | Alchemised | |
| Fantasy | V. E. Schwab | Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil | |
| Fiction | Fredrik Backman | My Friends | |
| Historical Fiction | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Atmosphere (novel) | |
| History & Biography | Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell | How to Kill a Witch: the Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women | |
| Horror | Grady Hendrix | Witchcraft for Wayward Girls | |
| Memoir | Shari Franke | The House of My Mother | |
| Mystery & Thriller | Holly Jackson | Not Quite Dead Yet | |
| Nonfiction | John Green | Everything Is Tuberculosis | |
| Romance | Emily Henry | Great Big Beautiful Life | |
| Romantasy | Rebecca Yarros | Onyx Storm | |
| Science Fiction | Aisling Rawle | The Compound | |
| Young Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi | Suzanne Collins | Sunrise on the Reaping | |
| Young Adult Fiction | Lynn Painter | Fake Skating |
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Multiple wins
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Several authors have won multiple Goodreads Readers Choice Awards or the same award in multiple years. Stephen King and both his sons, Owen and Joe, have won The Goodreads Choice Awards. The table below sets out those authors to have won more than one award:
(Listed by number of wins, then alphabetically by surname)
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| Number of wins | Author | Winning categories |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Rick Riordan | Best Children's & Middle Grade (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) |
| 10 | Stephen King | Best Science Fiction (2011), Best Fantasy (2012), Best Horror (2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023), Best Mystery & Thriller (2014, 2016, 2018) |
| 7 | Sarah J. Maas | Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), Best Fantasy (2020, 2021, 2022) |
| 5 | Veronica Roth | Best Book (2011), Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2011, 2012, 2013), Best Goodreads Author (2012) |
| Suzanne Collins | Best Book (2009, 2010), Best Young Adult Series (2009), Best Young Adult Fantasy (2011), Best Young Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi (2025) | |
| 4 | Neil Gaiman | Best Fantasy (2013, 2015), Best Graphic Novel (2009), Best Picture Book (2009) |
| Emily Henry | Best Romance (2021, 2022, 2023, 2025) | |
| Taylor Jenkins Reid | Best Historical Fiction (2019, 2021, 2022, 2025) | |
| 3 | Sarah Andersen | Best Graphic Novel and Comics (2016, 2017, 2018) |
| Margaret Atwood | Best Science Fiction (2013), Best Fiction (2019), Best Poetry (2020) | |
| Pierce Brown | Best Goodreads Debut Author (2014), Best Science Fiction (2015, 2016) | |
| Ree Drummond | Best Food & Cooking (2012, 2015, 2017) | |
| Colleen Hoover | Best Romance (2015, 2016, 2017) | |
| Rainbow Rowell | Best Fiction (2014), Best Young Adult Fiction (2013), Best Graphic Novels & Comics (2019) | |
| J. K. Rowling | Best Fiction (2012), Best Fantasy (2016, 2017) | |
| Angie Thomas | Best Goodreads Debut Author (2017), Best Young Adult Fiction (2017), Best of the Best (2018) | |
| J. R. Ward | Best Romance (2010, 2011, 2013) | |
| Andy Weir | Best Science Fiction (2014, 2017, 2021) | |
| John Green | Best Young Adult Fiction (2012), Best Nonfiction (2021) | |
| V. E. Schwab | Best Science Fiction (2018), Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2022) | |
| Leigh Bardugo | Best Fantasy (2019, 2023), Best Young Adult Fantasy (2021) | |
| 2 | Holly Black | Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2019, 2020) |
| Cassandra Clare | Best Goodreads Author (2011), Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2014) | |
| Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers | Best Picture Book (2013, 2015) | |
| Diana Gabaldon | Best Romance (2009, 2014) | |
| Ina Garten | Best Food & Cooking (2014, 2020) | |
| Kristin Hannah | Best Historical Fiction (2015, 2018) | |
| Deborah Harkness | Best Paranormal Fantasy (2012), Best Fantasy (2014) | |
| Charlaine Harris | Best Fantasy (2009), Best Paranormal Fantasy (2010) | |
| Paula Hawkins | Best Mystery & Thriller (2015, 2017) | |
| Jeff Kinney | Best Children's & Middle Grade (2009, 2010) | |
| Stieg Larsson | Best Mystery & Thriller (2009, 2010) | |
| Jenny Lawson | Best Humor (2012, 2021) | |
| Amanda Lovelace | Best Poetry (2016, 2018) | |
| Casey McQuiston | Best Romance (2019), Best Debut Novel (2019) | |
| Rebecca Skloot | Best Nonfiction (2010), Best Debut Author (2010) | |
| Chrissy Teigen & Adeena Sussman | Best Food & Cooking (2016, 2018) | |
| Mo Willems | Best Picture Book (2014, 2016) | |
| Amanda Gorman | Best Poetry (2021, 2022) | |
| Rebecca Yarros | Best Romantasy (2023, 2025) | |
| Alice Oseman | Best Graphic Novels & Comics (2020, 2022) | |
| Emilia Hart | Best Historical Fiction (2023), Best Debut Novel (2023) |
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