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2018 BookPage Winners

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

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Best Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2018 BookPage Best Fiction category.

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An American Marriage

Jones, Tayari

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2018 2018 BookPage #8

Circe

Miller, Madeline

Standalone · Fantasy

Apr-2018 2018 BookPage #1

#12

Freshwater

Emezi, Akwaeke

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2018 2018 BookPage #12

#13

The Great Believers

Makkai, Rebecca

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2018 2018 BookPage #13

#11

The House of Broken Angels

Urrea, Luis Alberto

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2018 2018 BookPage #11

#14

Little

Carey, Edward

Standalone · Historical

Oct-2018 2018 BookPage #14

The Mars Room

Kushner, Rachel

Standalone · Suspense

May-2018 2018 BookPage #4

The Overstory

Powers, Richard

Standalone · Literary

Apr-2018 2018 BookPage #3

#15

Red Clocks

Zumas, Leni

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jan-2018 2018 BookPage #15

Severance

Ma, Ling

Standalone · Literary

Aug-2018 2018 BookPage #6

There There

Orange, Tommy

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2018 2018 BookPage #2

Transcription

Atkinson, Kate

Standalone · Historical

Sep-2018 2018 BookPage #5

Virgil Wander

Enger, Leif

Standalone · Literary

Aug-2019 2018 BookPage #9

Warlight

Ondaatje, Michael

Standalone · Literary

May-2018 2018 BookPage #7

#10

Washington Black

Edugyan, Esi

Standalone · Action Adventure

Sep-2018 2018 BookPage #10

Best Mystery & Suspense

Winner and nominees for the 2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense category.

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#10

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Turton, Stuart

Standalone · Thriller

Sep-2018 2018 BookPage #10

Baby Teeth

Stage, Zoje

Standalone · Horror

Jul-2018 2018 BookPage #7

#15

The Cabin at the End of the World

Tremblay, Paul

Standalone · Horror

Jul-2018 2018 BookPage #15

Dark Sacred Night

Connelly, Michael

Detective Renee Ballard Series · Book 2 · Police Procedural

Nov-2018 2018 BookPage #8

Dark Sacred Night

Connelly, Michael

Ballard and Bosch Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

Nov-2018 2018 BookPage #8

Dark Sacred Night

Connelly, Michael

A Harry Bosch Novel Series · Book 23 · Police Procedural

Nov-2018 2018 BookPage #8

#12

The Fighter

Smith, Michael Farris

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2018 2018 BookPage #12

The Infinite Blacktop

Gran, Sara

Claire DeWitt Series · Book 3 · Mystery

Sep-2018 2018 BookPage #6

Kingdom of the Blind

Penny, Louise

Chief Inspector Gamache Series · Book 14 · Police Procedural

Dec-2018 2018 BookPage #3

Lethal White

Galbraith, Robert

Cormoran Strike Series · Book 4 · Law Enforcement

Sep-2018 2018 BookPage #4

A Necessary Evil

Mukherjee, Abir

Wyndham and Banerjee Series · Book 2 · Police Procedural

Apr-2018 2018 BookPage #5

#13

Noir

Moore, Christopher

Sammy "Two Toes" Tiffin Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Apr-2018 2018 BookPage #13

#14

Red, White, Blue

Carpenter, Lea

Standalone · Action Adventure

Aug-2018 2018 BookPage #14

Sunburn

Lippman, Laura

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2018 2018 BookPage #9

The Witch Elm

French, Tana

Standalone · Law Enforcement

Oct-2018 2018 BookPage #1

#11

The Woman in the Window

Finn, A.J.

Standalone · Thriller

Jan-2018 2018 BookPage #11

The Word Is Murder

Horowitz, Anthony

Detective Daniel Hawthorne Series · Book 1 · Amateur Sleuth

Jun-2018 2018 BookPage #2

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