Award year archive

Award-Winning Books Published in 2016

Browse award-winning books published in 2016, including major book awards, best-of-the-year lists, winners, honor books, and category selections.

78 books Grouped by book Major awards and lists

2016 Award-Winning Books

Books are listed once, with all matching awards and category selections shown below each title.

5 awards

The Sympathizer

Nguyen, Viet Thanh

Standalone · Literary · Apr 2015 · 5.0 stars

ALA Notable Books Fiction Edgar Allan Poe Award First Novel Winner PEN Literary Award Hemingway Award: Debut Fiction Finalist PEN/Faulkner Award Fiction Finalist Pulitzer Prize Fiction Winner

4 awards

The Fifth Season

Jemisin, N.K.

Broken Earth #1 · Action Adventure · Aug 2015 · 5.0 stars

Audies Fantasy Finalist Hugo Award Novel Winner Locus Award Fantasy Novel Nominee World Fantasy Award Novel Nominee

4 awards

The Sellout

Beatty, Paul

Standalone · Literary · Mar 2015 · 4.0 stars

ALA Notable Books Fiction Audies Fiction Finalist Foyles Book of the Year Fiction Winner Man Booker Prize Novel Winner

3 awards

Gun Street Girl

McKinty, Adrian

A Detective Sean Duffy Novel #4 · Police Procedural · Mar 2015 · 5.0 stars

Audies Mystery Finalist Anthony Award Paperback Original/E-Book Original Nominee Edgar Allan Poe Award Paperback Original Nominee

3 awards

Ancillary Mercy

Leckie, Ann

Imperial Radch #3 · Space Opera · Oct 2015 · 5.0 stars

Audies Science Fiction Finalist Hugo Award Novel Nominee Locus Award Science Fiction Novel Winner

3 awards

Bull Mountain

Panowich, Brian

Bull Mountain #1 · Mystery · Jul 2015 · 5.0 stars

Anthony Award First Novel Nominee Thriller Award First Novel Winner Thriller Award First Novel Nominee

3 awards

The Child Garden

McPherson, Catriona

Standalone · Mystery · Sep 2015 · 4.0 stars

Anthony Award Novel Nominee Edgar Allan Poe Award Mary Higgins Clark Award Nominee Macavity Award Mystery Novel Nominee

3 awards

Past Crimes

Hamilton, Glen Erik

A Van Shaw Novel #1 · Thriller · Mar 2015 · 4.0 stars

Anthony Award First Novel Winner Edgar Allan Poe Award First Novel Nominee Macavity Award First Mystery Novel Winner

3 awards

Forbidden

Snow, Katrina

Standalone · Fantasy Romance · Nov 2015 · 5.0 stars

RWA PRISM Award Best First Book Winner RWA PRISM Award Best of the Best Winner RWA PRISM Award Fantasy Winner

3 awards

A Noble Masquerade

Hunter, Kristi Ann

Hawthorne House #1 · Historical Romance · Sep 2015 · 5.0 stars

Christy Award First Novel Finalist Rita Award First Book Finalist Rita Award Inspirational Romance Winner

3 awards

The Long and Faraway Gone

Berney, Lou

Standalone · Private Investigator · Feb 2015 · 5.0 stars

Anthony Award Paperback Original/E-Book Original Winner Edgar Allan Poe Award Paperback Original Winner Macavity Award Mystery Novel Winner

3 awards

The Nature of the Beast

Penny, Louise

Chief Inspector Gamache #11 · Police Procedural · Aug 2015 · 5.0 stars

Audies Mystery Finalist Anthony Award Audiobook Winner Anthony Award Novel Nominee

3 awards

The Little Men

Abbott, Megan

Bibliomysteries #21 · General Fiction · Sep 2015 · 4.0 stars

Anthony Award Short Story Winner Edgar Allan Poe Award Short Story Nominee Macavity Award Mystery Short Story Winner

3 awards

In the Country: Stories

Alvar, Mia

Standalone · General Fiction · Jun 2015 · 4.5 stars

ALA Notable Books Fiction PEN Literary Award Bingham Prize: Debut Story Collection Winner PEN Literary Award Hemingway Award: Debut Fiction Finalist

3 awards

Uprooted

Novik, Naomi

Fairytale Retellings: Beauty and the Beast · Fantasy · May 2015 · 4.5 stars

Hugo Award Novel Nominee Locus Award Fantasy Novel Winner World Fantasy Award Novel Nominee

3 awards

Echo

Ryan, Pam Munoz

Standalone · Historical · Feb 2015 · 5.0 stars

Audies Middle Grades Finalist Audies Multi-Voice Performance Finalist Newbery Medal Children's Honor Book

2 awards

Imagine Me Gone

Haslett, Adam

Standalone · Literary · May 2016 · 4.0 stars

National Book Critics Circle Award Fiction Finalist Kirkus Prize Fiction Finalist

2 awards

Slow Bullets

Reynolds, Alastair

Standalone · Science Fiction · Jun 2015 · 4.5 stars

Hugo Award Novella Nominee Locus Award Novella Winner

2 awards

What Remains of Me

Gaylin, Alison

Standalone · Thriller · Feb 2016 · 4.0 stars

RT Reviewers Choice Award Suspense Novel Winner RT Seal of Excellence

2 awards

Commonwealth

Patchett, Ann

Standalone · General Fiction · Sep 2016 · 4.0 stars

LibraryReads Year-End Favorite National Book Critics Circle Award Fiction Finalist

2 awards

On the Road with del & Louise

Taylor, Art

Standalone · Mystery · Sep 2015 · 5.0 stars

Anthony Award First Novel Nominee Macavity Award First Mystery Novel Nominee

2 awards

Viking Warrior Rising

Bradley, Asa Maria

Viking Warriors #1 · Paranormal Romance · Nov 2015 · 5.0 stars

Rita Award First Book Finalist Rita Award Paranormal Romance Finalist

2 awards

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Chambers, Becky

Wayfarers #1 · Space Opera · Aug 2015 · 5.0 stars

RT Reviewers Choice Award Science Fiction Novel Winner Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Fiction Longlist

2 awards

Secrets She Kept

Gohlke, Cathy

Standalone · Historical · Sep 2015 · 4.5 stars

Audies Inspirational/Fiction Finalist Christy Award Historical Winner

2 awards

A Date at the Altar

Maxwell, Cathy

Marrying the Duke #3 · Historical Romance · Oct 2016 · 5.0 stars

RT Reviewers Choice Award Historical Love & Laughter Winner RT Seal of Excellence

2 awards

The Killing Kind

Holm, Chris

Michael Hendricks #1 · Action Adventure · Sep 2015 · 4.0 stars

Anthony Award Novel Winner Macavity Award First Mystery Novel Nominee

2 awards

The Underground Railroad

Whitehead, Colson

Standalone · Historical · Sep 2016 · 5.0 stars

Goodreads Choice Award Historical Fiction Winner Kirkus Prize Fiction Finalist

2 awards

Where All Light Tends to Go

Joy, David

Standalone · Literary · Mar 2015 · 4.0 stars

Edgar Allan Poe Award First Novel Nominee Macavity Award First Mystery Novel Nominee

2 awards

My Name Is Lucy Barton

Strout, Elizabeth

Amgash #1 · Literary · Jan 2016 · 4.0 stars

LibraryReads Year-End Favorite Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Fiction Longlist

2 awards

The Lie Tree

Hardinge, Frances

Standalone · General Fiction · May 2015 · 4.0 stars

Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Fiction & Poetry Winner Carnegie Medal Children's Nominee

2 awards

What She Knew

MacMillan, Gilly

DI Jim Clemo #1 · Mystery · Dec 2015 · 4.0 stars

Edgar Allan Poe Award Paperback Original Nominee Thriller Award First Novel Nominee

2 awards

A Little Life

Yanagihara, Hanya

Standalone · Literary · Mar 2015 · 5.0 stars

ALA Notable Books Fiction Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Fiction Shortlist

2 awards

Ask the Dark

Turner, Henry, Jr.

Standalone · Action Adventure · Apr 2015 · 3.5 stars

Anthony Award Young Adult Nominee Edgar Allan Poe Award Young Adult Nominee

2 awards

Letters to the Lost

Grey, Iona

Standalone · Historical · Apr 2015 · 4.5 stars

RoNA Historical Romance Winner RoNA Romantic Novel of the Year Winner

2 awards

Delicious Foods

Hannaham, James

Standalone · Literary · Mar 2015 · 4.0 stars

ALA Notable Books Fiction PEN/Faulkner Award Fiction Winner

2 awards

The Five Times I Met Myself

Rubart, James L.

Standalone · Christian · Nov 2015 · 4.5 stars

Christy Award Book of the Year Winner Christy Award Speculative Winner

2 awards

Half the World

Abercrombie, Joe

Shattered Sea #2 · Action Adventure · Feb 2015 · 5.0 stars

Alex Award Adult/For Young Adults Winner Locus Award Young Adult Novel Nominee

2 awards

Young Americans

Stallings, Josh

Standalone · Mystery · Nov 2015 · 5.0 stars

Anthony Award Audiobook Nominee Anthony Award Paperback Original/E-Book Original Nominee

2 awards

The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy

Quinn, Julia

Smythe-Smith Quartet #4 · Historical Romance · Feb 2015 · 5.0 stars

Audies Romance Finalist Rita Award Historical Romance: Short Finalist

2 awards

Mr. and Mrs. Doctor

Iromuanya, Julie

Standalone · Literary · May 2015 · 4.0 stars

PEN Literary Award Hemingway Award: Debut Fiction Finalist PEN/Faulkner Award Fiction Finalist

2 awards

A God in Ruins

Atkinson, Kate

Standalone · Historical · May 2015 · 4.0 stars

Audies Fiction Finalist Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Fiction Longlist

2 awards

Get in Trouble

Link, Kelly

Standalone · Fantasy · Feb 2015 · 4.0 stars

Pulitzer Prize Fiction Finalist World Fantasy Award Collection Nominee

2 awards

Aurora

Robinson, Kim Stanley

Standalone · Action Adventure · Jul 2015 · 4.0 stars

Audies Science Fiction Finalist Locus Award Science Fiction Novel Nominee

2 awards

The Nightingale

Hannah, Kristin

Standalone · Historical · Feb 2015 · 5.0 stars

Audies Fiction Finalist Audies Narration (Female) Finalist

2 awards

Truly Madly Guilty

Moriarty, Liane

Standalone · General Fiction · Aug 2016 · 4.0 stars

Goodreads Choice Award Fiction Winner LibraryReads Year-End Favorite

2 awards

Marrying Winterborne

Kleypas, Lisa

Ravenels #2 · Historical Romance · Jun 2016 · 5.0 stars

RT Reviewers Choice Award Book of the Year Winner RT Seal of Excellence

2 awards

The Glorious Heresies

McInerney, Lisa

Standalone · Suspense · Aug 2016 · 4.0 stars

Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Fiction Shortlist Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Fiction Winner

2 awards

Penric's Demon

Bujold, Lois McMaster

Chalion/World of the Five Gods #4 · Fantasy · Jan 2016 · 4.0 stars

Hugo Award Novella Nominee Locus Award Novella Nominee

2 awards

Penric's Demon

Bujold, Lois McMaster

Penric & Desdemona #1 · Fantasy · Jan 2016 · 4.0 stars

Hugo Award Novella Nominee Locus Award Novella Nominee

2 awards

Little Pretty Things

Rader-Day, Lori

Standalone · Mystery · Jul 2015 · 4.0 stars

Anthony Award Paperback Original/E-Book Original Nominee Edgar Allan Poe Award Mary Higgins Clark Award Winner

2 awards

A Great Reckoning

Penny, Louise

Chief Inspector Gamache #12 · Police Procedural · Sep 2016 · 5.0 stars

LibraryReads Year-End Favorite Agatha Award Contemporary Novel Winner

2 awards

Ghosts of Heaven

Sedgwick, Marcus

Standalone · Science Fiction · Jan 2015 · 4.0 stars

Carnegie Medal Children's Nominee Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult Honor Book

2 awards

Night Tremors

Coyle, Matt

Rick Cahill #2 · Thriller · Jun 2015 · 4.0 stars

Anthony Award Novel Nominee Shamus Award First P.I. Novel Nominee

2 awards

Last Stop on Market Street

De La Pena, Matt

Standalone · General Fiction · Jan 2015 · 5.0 stars

Caldecott Medal Picture Book Honor Book Newbery Medal Children's Winner

2 awards

The Sin Eater's Daughter

Salisbury, Melinda

A Sin Eater's Daughter Novel #1 · Action Adventure · Feb 2015 · 4.0 stars

Anthony Award Young Adult Nominee Edgar Allan Poe Award Young Adult Nominee

2 awards

Jurassic Park

Crichton, Michael

Jurassic Park #1 · Action Adventure · Oct 1990 · 5.0 stars

Audies Narration (Male) Finalist Audies Science Fiction Finalist

2 awards

Life or Death

Robotham, Michael

Standalone · Thriller · Mar 2015 · 5.0 stars

Edgar Allan Poe Award Novel Nominee Macavity Award Mystery Novel Nominee

2 awards

A Madness So Discreet

McGinnis, Mindy

Standalone · Historical · Oct 2015 · 4.5 stars

Anthony Award Young Adult Nominee Edgar Allan Poe Award Young Adult Winner

2 awards

The Obelisk Gate

Jemisin, N.K.

Broken Earth #2 · Epic Fantasy · Aug 2016 · 5.0 stars

RT Reviewers Choice Award Epic Fantasy Novel Winner Nebula Award Novel Nominee

2 awards

Seveneves

Stephenson, Neal

Standalone · Science Fiction · May 2015 · 5.0 stars

Hugo Award Novel Nominee Locus Award Science Fiction Novel Nominee

2 awards

The Sleeper and the Spindle

Gaiman, Neil

Fairytale Retellings: Snow White · Fantasy · Sep 2015 · 4.0 stars

Audies Audio Drama Finalist Audies Young Adult Finalist

2 awards

The Sleeper and the Spindle

Gaiman, Neil

Fairytale Retellings: Sleeping Beauty · Fantasy · Sep 2015 · 4.0 stars

Audies Audio Drama Finalist Audies Young Adult Finalist

2 awards

Binti

Okorafor, Nnedi

Binti #1 · Science Fiction · Sep 2015 · 5.0 stars

Hugo Award Novella Winner Locus Award Novella Nominee

2 awards

Eileen

Moshfegh, Ottessa

Standalone · General Fiction · Aug 2015 · 4.0 stars

Man Booker Prize Novel Nominee PEN Literary Award Hemingway Award: Debut Fiction Winner

2 awards

Concrete Angel

Abbott, Patricia

Standalone · Mystery · Feb 2015 · 5.0 stars

Anthony Award First Novel Nominee Macavity Award First Mystery Novel Nominee

2 awards

The Girl on the Train

Hawkins, Paula

Standalone · Thriller · Jan 2015 · 5.0 stars

Anthony Award Audiobook Nominee Thriller Award Novel Nominee

2 awards

The Lady from Zagreb

Kerr, Philip

Bernie Gunther #10 · Historical Mystery · Apr 2015 · 5.0 stars

Edgar Allan Poe Award Novel Nominee Macavity Award Sue Feder Memorial Historical Mystery Nominee

2 awards

The Choosing

Dekker, Rachelle

A Seer Novel #1 · Fantasy · May 2015 · 4.0 stars

Christy Award First Novel Winner Christy Award Young Adult Winner

2 awards

Career of Evil

Galbraith, Robert

Cormoran Strike #3 · Private Investigator · Oct 2015 · 5.0 stars

Audies Mystery Finalist Booklist Editors Choice Adult: Audio

2 awards

Salt to the Sea

Sepetys, Ruta

Standalone · Action Adventure · Feb 2016 · 5.0 stars

Goodreads Choice Award Young Adult Fiction Winner LibraryReads Year-End Favorite

2 awards

Tempest

Jesberger, S.L.

Standalone · Fantasy · Mar 2015 · 5.0 stars

RWA PRISM Award Best of the Best Winner RWA PRISM Award Fantasy Winner

2 awards

The Hating Game

Thorne, Sally

Standalone · Contemporary Romance · Aug 2016 · 4.5 stars

RT Reviewers Choice Award Mainstream Fiction Winner RT Seal of Excellence

2 awards

Girl at War

Novic, Sara

Standalone · Literary · May 2015 · 5.0 stars

Alex Award Adult/For Young Adults Winner Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Fiction Longlist

2 awards

The Strongest Steel

Cole, Scarlett

Second Circle Tattoos #1 · Romantic Suspense · Nov 2015 · 5.0 stars

Rita Award First Book Finalist Rita Award Romantic Suspense Finalist

2 awards

Thunder Boy Jr.

Alexie, Sherman

Standalone · General Fiction · May 2016 · 5.0 stars

Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Picture Book Honor Book Kirkus Prize Young Readers Finalist

2 awards

The Masque of a Murderer

Calkins, Susanna

A Lucy Campion Mystery #3 · Historical Mystery · Apr 2015 · 3.0 stars

Edgar Allan Poe Award Mary Higgins Clark Award Nominee Macavity Award Sue Feder Memorial Historical Mystery Winner

2 awards

To Win Her Favor

Alexander, Tamera

A Belle Meade Plantation Novel #2 · Historical · May 2015 · 5.0 stars

Audies Inspirational/Fiction Finalist Christy Award Historical Romance Finalist

2 awards

The Reader

Chee, Traci

Sea of Ink and Gold #1 · Action Adventure · Jan 2016 · 4.0 stars

RT Seal of Excellence Kirkus Prize Young Readers Finalist

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