2023 LibraryReads (Awarded by LibraryReads)

Awards List

Monthly Pick

Take the Lead
(*)
Alexis Daria

The Vacation
(*)
John Marrs

All the Dangerous Things
(*)
Stacy Willingham

Back in a Spell
(*)
Lana Harper

Bad Cree
(*)
Jessica Johns

The Bandit Queens
(*)
Parini Shroff

The Duke Gets Even
(*)
Joanna Shupe

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
(*)
Heather Fawcett

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
(*)
Benjamin Stevenson

Exes and O's
(*)
Amy Lea

Godkiller
(*)
Hannah Kaner

The House in the Pines
(*)
Ana Reyes

The Other Half
(*)
Charlotte Vassell

For Her Consideration
(*)
Amy Spalding

The House of Eve
(*)
Sadeqa Johnson

I Have Some Questions for You
(*)
Rebecca Makkai

It's One Of Us
(*)
J.T. Ellison

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
(*)
Roshani Chokshi

The Whispers
(*)
Ashley Audrain

All That Is Mine I Carry With Me
(*)
William Landay

The Crane Husband
(*)
Kelly Barnhill

A Day of Fallen Night
(*)
Samantha Shannon

The Gospel of Orla
(*)
Eoghan Walls

Hello Beautiful
(*)
Ann Napolitano

The London Seance Society
(*)
Sarah Penner

The Neighbor Favor
(*)
Kristina Forest

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen
(*)
K.J. Charles

Weyward
(*)
Emilia Hart

Dirty Laundry
(*)
Disha Bose

Hang the Moon
(*)
Jeannette Walls

The Haunting of Alejandra
(*)
V. Castro

Homecoming
(*)
Kate Morton

A House With Good Bones
(*)
T. Kingfisher

Natural Beauty
(*)
Ling Ling Huang

The Scourge Between Stars
(*)
Ness Brown

Sisters of the Lost Nation
(*)
Nick Medina

Symphony of Secrets
(*)
Brendan Slocumb

Chain-Gang All-Stars
(*)
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Clytemnestra
(*)
Costanza Casati

The Guest
(*)
Emma Cline

Killing Me
(*)
Michelle Gagnon

Mastering the Art of French Murder
(*)
Colleen Cambridge

Moorewood Family Rules
(*)
Helenkay Dimon

Practice Makes Perfect
(*)
Sarah Adams

The Senator's Wife
(*)
Liv Constantine

All the Sinners Bleed
(*)
S.A. Cosby

The Brightest Star
(*)
Gail Tsukiyama

The Celebrants
(*)
Steven Rowley

A Crown of Ivy and Glass
(*)
Claire Legrand

Same Time Next Summer
(*)
Annabel Monaghan

The Wishing Game
(*)
Meg Shaffer

The Block Party
(*)
Jamie Day

Dead of Winter
(*)
Darcy Coates

The First Ladies
(*)
Marie Benedict; Murray Victoria Christopher

How Can I Help You
(*)
Laura Sims

A Lady's Guide to Scandal
(*)
Sophie Irwin

The Librarianist
(*)
Patrick deWitt

A Most Agreeable Murder
(*)
Julia Seales

One Summer in Savannah
(*)
Terah Shelton Harris

The Rachel Incident
(*)
Caroline O'Donoghue

A Rulebook for Restless Rogues
(*)
Jess Everlee

The Seven Year Slip
(*)
Ashley Poston

Thief Liar Lady
(*)
D.L. Soria

The Woman in the Castello
(*)
Kelsey James

The Blonde Identity
(*)
Ally Carter

Codename Charming
(*)
Lucy Parker

Family Lore
(*)
Elizabeth Acevedo

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
(*)
James McBride

Kiss the Girl
(*)
Zoraida Cordova

Mister Magic
(*)
Kiersten White

Plot Twist
(*)
Erin La Rosa

Vampires of El Norte
(*)
Isabel Canas

Whalefall
(*)
Daniel Kraus

Hush Harbor
(*)
Anise Vance

The Long Game
(*)
Elena Armas

A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel
(*)
K.J. Charles

Perfectly Nice Neighbors
(*)
Kia Abdullah

Things We Left Behind
(*)
Lucy Score

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic
(*)
Breanne Randall

The Vaster Wilds
(*)
Lauren Groff

The Witch is Back
(*)
Sophie H. Morgan

Better Hate than Never
(*)
Chloe Liese

A Holly Jolly Ever After
(*)
Julie Murphy; Sierra Simone

The Hurricane Wars
(*)
Thea Guanzon

The Leftover Woman
(*)
Jean Kwok

Let Him In
(*)
William Friend

Let Us Descend
(*)
Jesmyn Ward

Midnight Is the Darkest Hour
(*)
Ashley Winstead

The Museum of Failures
(*)
Thrity Umrigar

The Unmaking of June Farrow
(*)
Adrienne Young

West Heart Kill
(*)
Dann McDorman

Day
(*)
Michael Cunningham

The Future
(*)
Naomi Alderman

Good Girls Don't Die
(*)
Christina Henry

A Grandmother Begins the Story
(*)
Michelle Porter

The Manor House
(*)
Gilly MacMillan

The Couple in the Photo
(*)
Helen Cooper

The Curse of Penryth Hall
(*)
Jess Armstrong

The Fake Mate
(*)
Lana Ferguson

The Mystery Guest
(*)
Nita Prose

The Other Mothers
(*)
Katherine Faulkner

Rebecca, Not Becky
(*)
Christine Platt; Catherine Wigginton Greene

This Spells Love
(*)
Kate Robb

Familia
(*)
Lauren E. Rico

On the Plus Side
(*)
Jenny L. Howe

Top Pick

Georgie, All Along
(*)
Kate Clayborn

Wildfire
(*)
Hannah Grace

The Writing Retreat
(*)
Julia Bartz

Lone Women
(*)
Victor Lavalle

The Ferryman
(*)
Justin Cronin

In the Lives of Puppets
(*)
T.J. Klune

The Quiet Tenant
(*)
Clemence Michallon

Everyone Here is Lying
(*)
Shari Lapena

Happiness Falls
(*)
Angie Kim

The September House
(*)
Carissa Orlando

Bookshops & Bonedust
(*)
Travis Baldree

Raiders of the Lost Heart
(*)
Jo Segura

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