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2018 ALA Notable Books Winners

Browse the 2018 ALA Notable Books winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

ALA Notable Books Awarded by American Library Association 1 category shown

Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2018 ALA Notable Books Fiction category.

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American War

El Akkad, Omar

Standalone · Literary

Apr-2017 2018 ALA Notable Books *

Days Without End

Barry, Sebastian

Standalone · Historical

Jan-2017 2018 ALA Notable Books *

Exit West

Hamid, Mohsin

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2017 2018 ALA Notable Books *

Here in Berlin

Garcia, Cristina

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2017 2018 ALA Notable Books *

Human Acts

Kang, Han

Standalone · Psychological Suspense

Jan-2017 2018 ALA Notable Books *

The Last Ballad

Cash, Wiley

Standalone · Thriller

Oct-2017 2018 ALA Notable Books *

Less

Greer, Andrew Sean

Standalone · Literary

Jul-2017 2018 ALA Notable Books *

Lincoln in the Bardo

Saunders, George

Standalone · Science Fiction

Feb-2017 2018 ALA Notable Books *

Pachinko

Lee, Min Jin

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2017 2018 ALA Notable Books *

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Ward, Jesmyn

Standalone · Fantasy

Sep-2017 2018 ALA Notable Books *

Solar Bones

McCormack, Mike

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2017 2018 ALA Notable Books *

Stay with Me

Adebayo, Ayobami

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2017 2018 ALA Notable Books *

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