2019 BookPage Winners

Awards List

Best Fiction

The Nickel Boys

The Nickel Boys (#1)
Colson Whitehead

Jul-2019
/ Historical

Late in the Day

Late in the Day (#3)
Tessa Hadley

Jan-2019
/ Literary

The Night Tiger

The Night Tiger (#19)
Yangsze Choo

Feb-2019
/ Women's Fiction

Lot: Stories

Lot: Stories (#9)
Bryan Washington

Mar-2019
/ General Fiction

The Old Drift

The Old Drift (#13)
Namwali Serpell

Mar-2019
/ Literary

The Other Americans

The Other Americans (#20)
Laila Lalami

Mar-2019
/ Literary

Miracle Creek

Miracle Creek (#17)
Angie Kim

Apr-2019
/ Thriller

Naamah

Naamah (#11)
Sarah Blake

Apr-2019
/ Fantasy

Normal People

Normal People (#12)
Sally Rooney

Apr-2019
/ General Fiction

Disappearing Earth

Disappearing Earth (#14)
Julia Phillips

May-2019
/ Thriller

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (#8)
Ocean Vuong

Jun-2019
/ Literary

The Tenth Muse

The Tenth Muse (#5)
Catherine Chung

Jun-2019
/ Historical

Fleishman Is in Trouble

Fleishman Is in Trouble (#2)
Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Jul-2019
/ General Fiction

The Need

The Need (#16)
Helen Phillips

Jul-2019
/ Thriller

Inland

Inland (#18)
Tea Obreht

Aug-2019
/ Historical

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World (#15)
Elif Shafak

Sep-2019
/ General Fiction

The Dutch House

The Dutch House (#10)
Ann Patchett

Sep-2019
/ Literary

The Shadow King

The Shadow King (#4)
Maaza Mengiste

Sep-2019
/ Literary

The Testaments

The Testaments (#7)
Margaret Atwood

Sep-2019
/ Dystopian

Olive, Again

Olive, Again (#6)
Elizabeth Strout

Oct-2019
/ Literary

Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books

Lalani of the Distant Sea

Lalani of the Distant Sea (#1)
Erin Entrada Kelly

Sep-2019
/ Fantasy

Eventown

Eventown (#10)
Corey Ann Haydu

Feb-2019
/ Fantasy

Pay Attention, Carter Jones

Pay Attention, Carter Jones (#4)
Gary D. Schmidt

Feb-2019
/ General Fiction

The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James (#8)
Ashley Herring Blake

Mar-2019
/ General Fiction

The Line Tender

The Line Tender (#7)
Kate Allen

Apr-2019
/ General Fiction

All the Greys on Greene Street

All the Greys on Greene Street (#9)
Laura Tucker

Jun-2019
/ General Fiction

Beverly, Right Here

Beverly, Right Here (#5)
Kate DiCamillo

Sep-2019
/ General Fiction

Some Places More Than Others

Some Places More Than Others (#6)
Renee Watson

Sep-2019
/ General Fiction

Look Both Ways

Look Both Ways (#2)
Jason Reynolds

Oct-2019
/ General Fiction

Best Mystery & Suspense

Heaven, My Home

Heaven, My Home (#1)
Attica Locke

Sep-2019
/ General Fiction

The Lost Man

The Lost Man (#10)
Jane Harper

Feb-2019
/ Thriller

The Last

The Last (#8)
Hanna Jameson

Apr-2019
/ General Fiction

Conviction

Conviction (#3)
Denise Mina

Jun-2019
/ Mystery

The Right Sort of Man

The Right Sort of Man (#5)
Allison Montclair

Jun-2019
/ Historical Mystery

Bad Axe County

Bad Axe County (#4)
John Galligan

Jul-2019
/ Thriller

Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake (#2)
Laura Lippman

Jul-2019
/ Thriller

Paper Son

Paper Son (#7)
S.J. Rozan

Jul-2019
/ Law Enforcement

Tell Me Everything

Tell Me Everything (#6)
Cambria Brockman

Jul-2019
/ Thriller

The Bone Fire

The Bone Fire (#9)
S.D. Sykes

Sep-2019
/ Historical

Best Picture Books

Music for Mister Moon

Music for Mister Moon (#1)
Philip C. Stead

Mar-2019
/ General Fiction

The Bell Rang

The Bell Rang (#8)
James E. Ransome

Jan-2019
/ Historical

My Heart

My Heart (#10)
Corinna Luyken

Jan-2019
/ General Fiction

What Is Given from the Heart

What Is Given from the Heart (#3)
Patricia C. McKissack / Pat McKissack

Jan-2019
/ General Fiction

Another

Another (#4)
Christian Robinson

Mar-2019
/ General Fiction

Home Is a Window

Home Is a Window (#7)
Stephanie Ledyard

Apr-2019
/ General Fiction

Small in the City

Small in the City (#5)
Sydney Smith

Sep-2019
/ General Fiction

Home in The Woods

Home in The Woods (#9)
Eliza Wheeler

Oct-2019
/ Historical

Saturday

Saturday (#6)
Oge Mora

Oct-2019
/ General Fiction

Best Romance

Red, White & Royal Blue

Red, White & Royal Blue (#1)
Casey McQuiston

May-2019
/ Contemporary Romance

Devil's Daughter

Devil's Daughter (#10)
Lisa Kleypas

Feb-2019
/ Historical Romance

Teach Me

Teach Me (#3)
Olivia Dade

Mar-2019
/ Contemporary Romance

A Prince on Paper

A Prince on Paper (#9)
Alyssa Cole

Apr-2019
/ Contemporary Romance

The Rose

The Rose (#6)
Tiffany Reisz

Apr-2019
/ Paranormal Romance

The Bride Test

The Bride Test (#5)
Helen Hoang

May-2019
/ Contemporary Romance

Reverb

Reverb (#8)
Anna Zabo

May-2019
/ Contemporary Romance

Evvie Drake Starts Over

Evvie Drake Starts Over (#4)
Linda Holmes

Jun-2019
/ Women's Fiction

The Wallflower Wager

The Wallflower Wager (#7)
Tessa Dare

Aug-2019
/ Historical Romance

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

Get a Life, Chloe Brown (#2)
Talia Hibbert

Nov-2019
/ Contemporary Romance

Best Science Fiction & Fantasy

Gideon the Ninth

Gideon the Ninth (#1)
Tamsyn Muir

Sep-2019
/ Science Fiction

Ninth House

Ninth House (#5)
Leigh Bardugo

Jan-2019
/ Fantasy

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Priory of the Orange Tree (#4)
Samantha Shannon

Feb-2019
/ Fantasy

A Memory Called Empire

A Memory Called Empire (#2)
Arkady Martine

Mar-2019
/ Science Fiction

Lent

Lent (#7)
Jo Walton

May-2019
/ Fantasy

Gods of Jade and Shadow

Gods of Jade and Shadow (#8)
Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Jul-2019
/ Fantasy

Wanderers

Wanderers (#3)
Chuck Wendig

Jul-2019
/ Horror

The Dragon Republic

The Dragon Republic (#6)
R.F. Kuang

Aug-2019
/ Fantasy

A Choir of Lies

A Choir of Lies (#9)
Alexandra Rowland

Sep-2019
/ Fantasy

The Starless Sea

The Starless Sea (#10)
Erin Morgenstern

Nov-2019
/ Fantasy

Best Young Adult

Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All

Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All (#1)
Laura Ruby

Oct-2019
/ General Fiction

Internment

Internment (#7)
Samira Ahmed

Mar-2019
/ General Fiction

Lovely War

Lovely War (#3)
Julie Berry

Mar-2019
/ Contemporary Romance

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (#4)
Mariko Tamaki

May-2019
/ General Fiction

We Contain Multitudes

We Contain Multitudes (#5)
Sarah Henstra

May-2019
/ General Fiction

Sorcery of Thorns

Sorcery of Thorns (#9)
Margaret Rogerson

Jun-2019
/ Fantasy

The Downstairs Girl

The Downstairs Girl (#6)
Stacey Lee

Aug-2019
/ Historical

Frankly in Love

Frankly in Love (#8)
David Yoon

Sep-2019
/ Contemporary Romance

Pet

Pet (#2)
Akwaeke Emezi

Sep-2019
/ Fantasy

The Last True Poets of the Sea

The Last True Poets of the Sea (#10)
Julia Drake

Oct-2019
/ General Fiction

Award Categories

Best AudioBooks

Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books

Best Mystery & Suspense

Best Picture Books

Best Science Fiction & Fantasy

Best Young Adult

Award Years