Goodreads Choice Awards
Book award
The Goodreads Choice Awards is a yearly award program, first launched on Goodreads in 2009.
Winners are determined by users voting on books that Goodreads has nominated or books of their choosing, released in the given year. Most books that Goodreads nominates are from verified Goodreads authors. The final voting round collects the top 10 books from 20 different categories.[1]
Winners
Ongoing awards
2000s
2010s
2020s
Discontinued awards
Multiple wins
Several authors have won multiple Goodreads Readers Choice Awards or the same award in multiple years. Stephen King and both his sons, Owen and Joe , have won The Goodreads Choice Awards. The table below sets out those authors to have won more than one award:
(Listed by number of wins, then alphabetically by surname)
Number of wins
Author
Winning categories
11
Rick Riordan
Best Children's & Middle Grade (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
10
Stephen King
Best Science Fiction (2011), Best Fantasy (2012), Best Horror (2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023), Best Mystery & Thriller (2014, 2016, 2018)
7
Sarah J. Maas
Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), Best Fantasy (2020, 2021, 2022)
5
Veronica Roth
Best Book (2011), Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2011, 2012, 2013), Best Goodreads Author (2012)
4
Suzanne Collins
Best Book (2009, 2010), Best Young Adult Series (2009), Best Young Adult Fantasy (2011)
Neil Gaiman
Best Fantasy (2013, 2015), Best Graphic Novel (2009), Best Picture Book (2009)
3
Sarah Andersen
Best Graphic Novel and Comics (2016, 2017, 2018)
Margaret Atwood
Best Science Fiction (2013), Best Fiction (2019), Best Poetry (2020)
Pierce Brown
Best Goodreads Debut Author (2014), Best Science Fiction (2015, 2016)
Ree Drummond
Best Food & Cooking (2012, 2015, 2017)
Colleen Hoover
Best Romance (2015, 2016, 2017)
Rainbow Rowell
Best Fiction (2014), Best Young Adult Fiction (2013), Best Graphic Novels & Comics (2019)
J. K. Rowling
Best Fiction (2012), Best Fantasy (2016, 2017)
Angie Thomas
Best Goodreads Debut Author (2017), Best Young Adult Fiction (2017), Best of the Best (2018)
J. R. Ward
Best Romance (2010, 2011, 2013)
Andy Weir
Best Science Fiction (2014, 2017, 2021)
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Best Historical Fiction (2019, 2021, 2022)
Emily Henry
Best Romance (2021, 2022, 2023)
Leigh Bardugo
Best Fantasy (2019, 2023), Best Young Adult Fantasy (2021)
2
Holly Black
Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2019, 2020)
Cassandra Clare
Best Goodreads Author (2011), Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2014)
Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers
Best Picture Book (2013, 2015)
Diana Gabaldon
Best Romance (2009, 2014)
Ina Garten
Best Food & Cooking (2014, 2020)
John Green
Best Young Adult Fiction (2012), Best Nonfiction (2021)
Kristin Hannah
Best Historical Fiction (2015, 2018)
Deborah Harkness
Best Paranormal Fantasy (2012), Best Fantasy (2014)
Charlaine Harris
Best Fantasy (2009), Best Paranormal Fantasy (2010)
Paula Hawkins
Best Mystery & Thriller (2015, 2017)
Jeff Kinney
Best Children's & Middle Grade (2009, 2010)
Stieg Larsson
Best Mystery & Thriller (2009, 2010)
Jenny Lawson
Best Humor (2012, 2021)
Amanda Lovelace
Best Poetry (2016, 2018)
Casey McQuiston
Best Romance (2019), Best Debut Novel (2019)
Rebecca Skloot
Best Nonfiction (2010), Best Debut Author (2010)
Chrissy Teigen & Adeena Sussman
Best Food & Cooking (2016, 2018)
Mo Willems
Best Picture Book (2014, 2016)
Amanda Gorman
Best Poetry (2021, 2022)
V. E. Schwab
Best Science Fiction (2018), Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2022)
Alice Oseman
Best Graphic Novels & Comics (2020, 2022)
Emilia Hart
Best Historical Fiction (2023), Best Debut Novel (2023)
References
^ Kellogg, Carolyn (October 30, 2012). "Goodreads launches its 2012 awards" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2012 .
^ a b "The 2009 Goodreads Choice Awards" . goodreads.com . Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ a b "The 2010 Goodreads Choice Awards" . goodreads.com . Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ a b "The 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards" . goodreads.com . Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ a b "The 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards" . goodreads.com . Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ a b "The 2013 Goodreads Choice Awards" . goodreads.com . Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ a b "The 2014 Goodreads Choice Awards" . goodreads.com . Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ a b "The 2015 Goodreads Choice Awards" . goodreads.com . Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ a b "The 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards" . goodreads.com . Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ a b "Best Fiction 2017" . Goodreads Choice Awards . Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023 .
^ a b Russell, Scott (December 5, 2017). "Women Win Big at the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards" . Paste Magazine . Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ a b "The 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards" . goodreads.com . Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ a b "The 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards" . goodreads.com . Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ a b Jean-Philippe, McKenzie (December 11, 2019). "Goodreads' 20 Best Books of 2019 Will Keep You up at Night" . Oprah Magazine . Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ Rebolini, Arianna (December 11, 2019). "Here Are The Winners Of The 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards" . BuzzFeed News . Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024 .
^ a b "Winners of 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards: Barack Obama, Margaret Atwood, Ina Garten" . USA Today . December 8, 2020.
^ a b Mabee, Megan (December 8, 2020). "2020 Goodreads Choice Awards Winners Announced" . Book Riot . Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ Williams, Sydney (December 8, 2020). "Goodreads Choice Awards 2020: Best 20 books this year" . NBC News . Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f "The Goodreads Choice Awards List" . Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ "The 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards" . goodreads.com . Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021 .
^ "The 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards" . goodreads.com . Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022 .
^ "2022 Goodreads Choice Awards Winners Announced" . BOOK RIOT . December 8, 2022. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^ "The 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards" . goodreads.com . Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023 .
^ Schaub, Michael (December 8, 2023). "Winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards Revealed" . Kirkus Reviews . Retrieved December 9, 2023 .
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