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Edition 11 (2019)

FictionHistorical FictionMystery & ThrillerRomanceRomantasyFantasyScience FictionHorrorDebut NovelAudiobookYoung Adult Fantasy & Science FictionYoung Adult FictionNonfictionMemoir & AutobiographyHistory & Biography

Winners

20 people
Rick Riordan Winner

The fourth volume in the series follows the young Apollo as he faces new trials against a mythic backdrop.

480 pages

An LGBTQ romance about Alex, the U.S. president's son, and Prince Henry of Wales, balancing political image-making with a relationship that becomes increasingly serious.

An LGBTQ romance about Alex, the U.

432 pages
romancepoliticsroyaltyqueer love
Leigh Bardugo Winner

A dark campus fantasy about a Yale student drawn into the violence and occult rituals of secret societies.

A dark campus fantasy about a Yale student drawn into the violence and occult rituals of secret societies.

458 pages
dark fantasycampussecret societiesoccult

A sequel to The Handmaid's Tale that follows three women in Gilead as the regime begins to crack and resistance takes shape.

A sequel to The Handmaid's Tale that follows three women in Gilead as the regime begins to crack and resistance takes shape.

432 pages
dystopiaresistancewomenpower

A seasonal graphic novel about two teens spending their last autumn shift together at a pumpkin patch.

A seasonal graphic novel about two teens spending their last autumn shift together at a pumpkin patch.

209 pages
coming of ageautumnfriendshipgraphic novel

An oral-history style novel that traces the rise, tensions, and breakup of a fictional rock band.

An oral-history style novel that traces the rise, tensions, and breakup of a fictional rock band.

368 pages
musicensemble castfamefallout

A nonfiction work that reconstructs the lives of the five canonical victims of Jack the Ripper and rethinks the usual crime narrative.

A nonfiction work that reconstructs the lives of the five canonical victims of Jack the Ripper and rethinks the usual crime narrative.

352 pages
nonfictionhistorywomen's historycrime history
Stephen King Winner

A horror thriller about children trapped inside a hidden facility and the boy who begins to resist it.

A horror thriller about children trapped inside a hidden facility and the boy who begins to resist it.

576 pages
horrorthrillerchildrenconfinement
Ali Wong Winner

A memoir written as letters to the author's daughters, mixing comic candor with reflections on family, race, and adulthood.

A memoir written as letters to the author's daughters, mixing comic candor with reflections on family, race, and adulthood.

240 pages
memoirfamilyhumoridentity

A candid memoir about identity, performance, and growing up in the public eye.

A candid memoir about identity, performance, and growing up in the public eye.

288 pages
memoiridentityperformancehumor

A psychological thriller about a woman who shoots her husband and then falls silent, and the psychotherapist determined to uncover the truth.

325 pages
Rachel Hollis Winner

A self-help book about believing in your own potential, dropping excuses, and moving toward your goals.

240 pages

A verse memoir that confronts the memory of sexual violence and reflects on what it means to speak out in the #MeToo era.

304 pages

A romantic comedy in which the feud between the U.S. president’s son Alex and British prince Henry turns into a secret love story.

440 pages
Blake Crouch Winner

An LGBTQ romance about Alex, the U.S. president's son, and Prince Henry of Wales, balancing political image-making with a relationship that becomes increasingly serious.

An LGBTQ romance about Alex, the U.

432 pages
romancepoliticsroyaltyqueer love
Holly Black Winner

A dark campus fantasy about a Yale student drawn into the violence and occult rituals of secret societies.

A dark campus fantasy about a Yale student drawn into the violence and occult rituals of secret societies.

458 pages
dark fantasycampussecret societiesoccult

A sequel to The Handmaid's Tale that follows three women in Gilead as the regime begins to crack and resistance takes shape.

A sequel to The Handmaid's Tale that follows three women in Gilead as the regime begins to crack and resistance takes shape.

432 pages
dystopiaresistancewomenpower

A seasonal graphic novel about two teens spending their last autumn shift together at a pumpkin patch.

A seasonal graphic novel about two teens spending their last autumn shift together at a pumpkin patch.

209 pages
coming of ageautumnfriendshipgraphic novel

A gentle tribute to Mr. Rogers that turns his kindness and everyday care into a children's picture-book narrative.

A gentle tribute to Mr.

144 pages
children's bookkindnessfamilytribute

A darkly funny guide to death-related questions and what happens to the body after death.

A darkly funny guide to death-related questions and what happens to the body after death.

222 pages
deathhumoressayguide