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As we wrap up 2020 (finally), let's take a look back at our reading with a Best Of post. Feel free to pick and choose which categories to use (I know they don't all apply to everyone's reading), and feel free to add some you think I'm missing!

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BEST ADULT FICTION

BEST YA FICTION

BEST NONFICTION

BEST ON AUDIO

BREAKOUT READ
Book that was surprisingly good or exceeded expectations

MOST RECOMMENDED
Book I would recommend to anyone and everyone

BIGGEST PUSH
Book that got me most out of my comfort zone

BEST LGBTQIA+
Best book featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and/or written by an LGBTQIA+ author

TAUGHT A LESSON
Book that taught me something about myself

BEST BOOK CLUB PICK
Book that sparked discussion and encourage debate

MOST TIMELY
Book that spoke to our current culture

BEST TIME MACHINE
Historical fiction book that set the scene

BEST CHARACTERS
Book whose characters stuck with me long after I finished the book

BEST DRESSED
Book with the most attractive cover (that shows the greatness within)

BEST PLACE
Book that was set in an interesting environment

MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING
Book that made me think the most

BEST SHOCK
Book that made my jaw drop in surprise

MOST HUMOROUS
Book that kept me laughing

BEST FEELINGS
Book that made me really emotional

BEST FLUFF
Book that broke my routine of misery and heartbreak in books

WORTH THE PAGES
Book that was long but worth it

BEST ADULT FICTION
A Gentleman in Moscow

BEST YA FICTION
Tweet Cute

BEST NONFICTION
Know My Name

BEST ON AUDIO
The Dutch House read by Tom Hanks

BREAKOUT READ
Book that was surprisingly good or exceeded expectations
Migrations

MOST RECOMMENDED
Book I would recommend to anyone and everyone
A Gentleman in Moscow

BIGGEST PUSH
Book that got me most out of my comfort zone
The Count of Monte Cristo

BEST LGBTQIA+
Best book featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and/or written by an LGBTQIA+ author
The Death of Vivek Oji

TAUGHT A LESSON
Book that taught me something about myself

BEST BOOK CLUB PICK
Book that sparked discussion and encourage debate

MOST TIMELY
Book that spoke to our current culture

BEST TIME MACHINE
Historical fiction book that set the scene
Bring Up the Bodies

BEST CHARACTERS
Book whose characters stuck with me long after I finished the book

BEST DRESSED
Book with the most attractive cover (that shows the greatness within)


BEST PLACE
Book that was set in an interesting environment
Disappearing Earth

MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING
Book that made me think the most

BEST SHOCK
Book that made my jaw drop in surprise

MOST HUMOROUS
Book that kept me laughing
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

BEST FEELINGS
Book that made me really emotional
The Death of Vivek Oji

BEST FLUFF
Book that broke my routine of misery and heartbreak in books
It was a year of fluff:
The Heir Affair
Tweet Cute
Take a Hint, Dani Brown
The Switch

WORTH THE PAGES
Book that was long but worth it
The Count of Monte Cristo

BEST CLASSIC
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

BEST ADULT FICTION
This Tender Land

BEST YA FICTION
Kent State by Deborah Wiles

BEST NONFICTION
What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance by Carolyn Forché

BEST ON AUDIO
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

BREAKOUT READ - Book that was surprisingly good or exceeded expectations
The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen

MOST RECOMMENDED - I would recommend to everyone
Kent State by Deborah Wiles

BIGGEST PUSH - Book that got me most out of my comfort zone
Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler by Lynne Olson

TAUGHT A LESSON - taught me something about myself
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

BEST BOOK CLUB PICK - Book that sparked discussion
Human Touch: A Story in Real Time by Mitch Albom

MOST TIMELY - Book that spoke to our current culture
Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin

BEST TIME MACHINE - Historical fiction book that set the scene
Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran

BEST CHARACTERS - Book whose characters stuck with me
Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber

BEST DRESSED - Book with the most attractive cover
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

BEST PLACE - Book that was set in an interesting environment
The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Verant

MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING - Book that made me think the most
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines

MOST HUMOROUS - Book that kept me laughing
Don't Make Me Pull Over!: An Informal History of the Family Road Trip by Richard Ratay

BEST SHOCK - Book that made my jaw drop in surprise
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

BEST FEELINGS - Book that made me really emotional
The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere

BEST FLUFF - Book that broke my routine of misery and heartbreak in books
The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins

WORTH THE PAGES - Book that was long but worth it
Hild by Nicola Griffith

BEST ADULT FICTION -
This Tender Land - made me laugh and cry

BEST YA FICTION -
The War That Saved My Life - a wonderful spunky heroine whose story doesn't gloss over her struggles

BEST NONFICTION -
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents - brilliantly written besides being important

BEST ON AUDIO -
The Dutch House - The story in itself was fine but Tom Hanks' narration was wonderful

BREAKOUT READ -
Cannery Row - I read this because I wanted a short book for a Readathon. It was surprisingly funny and meaningful.

MOST RECOMMENDED -
#NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line - 1st person account from David and Lauren Hogg of Parkland, FL

BIGGEST PUSH
Book that got me most out of my comfort zone -
American Gods - a very weird book but I ended up giving 5 stars

BEST LGBTQIA+
Best book featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and/or written by an LGBTQIA+ author -
Band Sinister - all the trappings of Regency romance but with gay characters

TAUGHT A LESSON
Book that taught me something about myself -
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis - I had a lot of preconceived ideas about the author and his background that didn't turn out to be true

BEST BOOK CLUB PICK
Book that sparked discussion and encouraged debate -
New York 2140 - a long and complex book, mostly "cli-fi"

MOST TIMELY
Book that spoke to our current culture -
How to Be an Antiracist - very readable and encouraging rather than depressing

BEST TIME MACHINE
Historical fiction book that set the scene -
Blind Justice - detective fiction based on real people in 18th century London

BEST CHARACTERS
Book whose characters stuck with me long after I finished the book -
News of the World - eager to see the movie now!

BEST DRESSED
Book with the most attractive cover (that shows the greatness within) - - unusual historical fiction

BEST PLACE
Book that was set in an interesting environment -
In the Distance - a very different kind of Western

MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING -Book that made me think the most The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts - how the modern world is less sophisticated than the ancient

BEST SHOCK
Book that made my jaw drop in surprise -
Fata Morgana - WWII story with a twist

MOST HUMOROUS
Book that kept me laughing -
Heidi's Guide to Four Letter Words - Kindergarten teacher discovers erotica

BEST FEELINGS
Book that made me really emotional -
A Christmas Carol (in spite of the fact that I've read & seen it many times)

BEST FLUFF
Book that broke my routine of misery and heartbreak in books - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - short and great fun

WORTH THE PAGES
Book that was long but worth it -
Troubled Blood - I'm addicted to this series

BEST ADULT FICTION
- excellent sci-fi

BEST NONFICTION
- my top book of the year

BEST ON AUDIO
- performed by a full cast

MOST TIMELY


BEST CHARACTERS
- I'm a fan of the eccentric curmudgeon of a small town

BEST DRESSED


BEST PLACE


MOST HUMOROUS


BEST FLUFF
- a collection of restaurant reviews from small town North Dakota, including the Olive Garden review that went viral years ago.

BEST ADULT FICTION
The Shadow of the Wind

BEST YA FICTION
The House of the Scorpion

BEST NONFICTION
One for each of my three favorite nonfiction subjects:
Death - From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
Environment - The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
Education - "Multiplication Is for White People": Raising Expectations for Other People's Children

BEST YA NONFICTION
Adding this category because the book was great! I own the "adult" version this book was based on, but haven't read it yet.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

BREAKOUT READ
The Gone-Away World

MOST RECOMMENDED
Mornings in Jenin

BIGGEST PUSH
Blindness

BEST LGBTQIA+
George

TAUGHT A LESSON
Hollow Kingdom

MOST TIMELY
Everywhere You Don't Belong

BEST TIME MACHINE
Dissolution

BEST CHARACTERS
On Beauty
Spinning Silver

BEST DRESSED
Interesting, the two books with my favorite covers also share a plot theme - anatomical oddities



BEST PLACE
Once Upon a River

MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING
The Dispossessed

MOST HUMOROUS
The Shakespeare Requirement
Shakespeare for Squirrels

BEST FEELINGS
The One and Only Ivan

BEST FLUFF
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

WORTH THE PAGES
The Agony and the Ecstasy

BEST ADULT FICTION
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams


BEST YA FICTION
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead


BREAKOUT READ
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid


MOST RECOMMENDED
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle (Others are a bit too graphic or potentially triggering to widely recommend them)


BIGGEST PUSH
Any Man by Amber Tamblyn


BEST LGBTQIA+
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston


TAUGHT A LESSON
Any Man by Amber Tamblyn (very hard to pick just one)


BEST BOOK CLUB PICK
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams


MOST TIMELY
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid


BEST CHARACTERS
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams


BEST DRESSED
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett


BEST PLACE
The Silence by Tim Lebbon


MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams


BEST SHOCK
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager


BEST FEELINGS
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle


BEST FLUFF
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

BEST ADULT FICTION
The Prophets

BEST YA FICTION
Firekeeper's Daughter

BEST NONFICTION
The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England

BREAKOUT READ
Black Sun

MOST RECOMMENDED
The Vanishing Half

BIGGEST PUSH
Red Pill

BEST LGBTQIA+
The Chosen and the Beautiful

TAUGHT A LESSON
The Vanishing Half

BEST BOOK CLUB PICK
The Vanishing Half

MOST TIMELY
Such a Fun Age

BEST TIME MACHINE
The Good Lord Bird

BEST CHARACTERS
The Prophets

BEST DRESSED
Firekeeper's Daughter

BEST PLACE
Piranesi

MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING
The Committed

BEST SHOCK
The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn

MOST HUMOROUS
The Committed

BEST FEELINGS
The Vanishing Half

WORTH THE PAGES
The Well of Ascension

BEST ADULT FICTION


BEST YA FICTION


BEST NONFICTION
and

BEST ON AUDIO


Book that was surprisingly good or exceeded expectations


MOST RECOMMENDED
Book I would recommend to anyone and everyone


BIGGEST PUSH
Book that got me most out of my comfort zone


BEST LGBTQIA+
Best book featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and/or written by an LGBTQIA+ author


TAUGHT A LESSON
Book that taught me something about myself
and

BEST BOOK CLUB PICK
Book that sparked discussion and encourage debate


MOST TIMELY
Book that spoke to our current culture


BEST TIME MACHINE
Historical fiction book that set the scene


BEST CHARACTERS
Book whose characters stuck with me long after I finished the book


BEST PLACE
Book that was set in an interesting environment


BEST FEELINGS
Book that made me really emotional


BEST FLUFF
Book that broke my routine of misery and heartbreak in books


WORTH THE PAGES
Book that was long but worth it
,

BEST ADULT FICTION
Piranesi

BEST NONFICTION
Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany

BEST ON AUDIO
A Tale for the Time Being

BREAKOUT READ
No One Belongs Here More Than You

MOST RECOMMENDED
Piranesi

BIGGEST PUSH
The Invention of Wings

BEST LGBTQIA+
Girl, Woman, Other

BEST BOOK CLUB PICK
The City We Became

MOST TIMELY
The City We Became

BEST TIME MACHINE
The Air You Breathe

BEST DRESSED
Mexican Gothic

BEST PLACE
Piranesi

MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING
The Deep

BEST SHOCK
Luster

BEST FEELINGS
The Heart's Invisible Furies

BEST FLUFF
Sorry I Missed You

WORTH THE PAGES
A Game of Thrones

BEST ADULT FICTION
The Tsar of Love and Techno

BEST NONFICTION
American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst

BREAKOUT READ
Plum Rains

MOST RECOMMENDED
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

BIGGEST PUSH
Two on a Tower (I finally read a Thomas Hardy novel!)

TAUGHT A LESSON
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

MOST TIMELY
Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic

BEST TIME MACHINE
Green Island (Taiwan)

BEST CHARACTERS
Anxious People

BEST DRESSED
Malagash

BEST PLACE
Three Brothers: Memories of My Family (China)

MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING
China in Ten Words

MOST HUMOROUS
The Rotters' Club

BEST FEELINGS
The Sadness of Beautiful Things: Stories

BEST FLUFF
Terra

WORTH THE PAGES
Cutting for Stone

BEST ADULT FICTION My Sister, the Serial Killer

BEST YA FICTION Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

BEST NONFICTION Modern Romance

BEST ON AUDIO

BREAKOUT READ
Book that was surprisingly good or exceeded expectations

My Sister, the Serial Killer

MOST RECOMMENDED
Book I would recommend to anyone and everyone

My Sister, the Serial Killer

BIGGEST PUSH
Book that got me most out of my comfort zone

Midnight's Children

BEST LGBTQIA+
Best book featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and/or written by an LGBTQIA+ author

Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Stories

TAUGHT A LESSON
Book that taught me something about myself

Midnight's Children

BEST BOOK CLUB PICK
Book that sparked discussion and encourage debate

MOST TIMELY
Book that spoke to our current culture

BEST TIME MACHINE
Historical fiction book that set the scene

BEST CHARACTERS
Book whose characters stuck with me long after I finished the book

Villette

BEST DRESSED
Book with the most attractive cover (that shows the greatness within)

BEST PLACE
Book that was set in an interesting environment

MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING
Book that made me think the most

Midnight's Children

BEST SHOCK
Book that made my jaw drop in surprise

MOST HUMOROUS
Book that kept me laughing

Modern Romance

BEST FEELINGS
Book that made me really emotional

BEST FLUFF
Book that broke my routine of misery and heartbreak in books

WORTH THE PAGES
Book that was long but worth it

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

BEST ADULT FICTION
A Kiss Before Dying

BEST YA FICTION
Technically middle grade but I'm voting Tunnel of Bones

BEST NONFICTION
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

BREAKOUT READ
Book that was surprisingly good or exceeded expectations
So This is Love - I'm not a Cinderella fan but I liked this retelling

BEST LGBTQIA+
Best book featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and/or written by an LGBTQIA+ author
Dreadnought

MOST TIMELY
Book that spoke to our current culture
Highfire - not including the dragon but the corrupt cop was pretty timely this year

BEST TIME MACHINE
Historical fiction book that set the scene
Lightning Mary

BEST CHARACTERS
Book whose characters stuck with me long after I finished the book
All Systems Red

BEST DRESSED
Book with the most attractive cover (that shows the greatness within)


BEST PLACE
Book that was set in an interesting environment
Finale

BEST SHOCK
Book that made my jaw drop in surprise
Tampa - The whole book is a shock

BEST FEELINGS
Book that made me really emotional
The Princess Diarist

BEST FLUFF
Book that broke my routine of misery and heartbreak in books
Evil Thing - I love a bit of Disney fluff

WORTH THE PAGES
Book that was long but worth it
The Lies of Locke Lamora - a re-read but just as good the second time around

BEST ADULT FICTION
An American Marriage

BEST YA FICTION
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

BEST NONFICTION
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster

BEST MEMOIR
They Called Us Enemy

BEST CLASSIC
The Importance of Being Ernest

BREAKOUT READ
Book that was surprisingly good or exceeded expectations
The Thursday Murder Club

MOST RECOMMENDED
Book I would recommend to anyone and everyone
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

BIGGEST PUSH
Book that got me most out of my comfort zone
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

BEST LGBTQIA+
Best book featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and/or written by an LGBTQIA+ author
The House in the Cerulean Sea

MOST TIMELY
Book that spoke to our current culture
We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide

BEST TIME MACHINE
Historical fiction book that set the scene
The Tattooist of Auschwitz

BEST CHARACTERS
Book whose characters stuck with me long after I finished the book
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

BEST DRESSED
Book with the most attractive cover (that shows the greatness within)
Chain of Gold

BEST PLACE
Book that was set in an interesting environment
Hell Bay

MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING
Book that made me think the most
No Ballet Shoes in Syria

BEST SHOCK
Book that made my jaw drop in surprise
The Heatwave

BEST FLUFF
Book that broke my routine of misery and heartbreak in books
Rosemary and Rue

WORTH THE PAGES
Book that was long but worth it
A Court of Wings and Ruin

BEST ADULT FICTION
Carol by Patricia Highsmith - the best love story I read in a while.

BEST YA FICTION
´¡²ú¾±²µÃ©±ô by Magda Szabó - one of the best Hungarian books gets an English translation. Still fresh and riveting.

BEST NONFICTION
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China - riveting history, written like a novel - and I learned so much about China and the Chinese people.

BEST ON AUDIO
I enjoyed a lot of great audiobooksthis year. But the one wherethe performance made a huge difference was the Emily Wilson translation of the The Odyssey, narrated by Claire Danes.
I also recommend the Rivers of London series narrated by Kobna Holbrook-Smith.

BREAKOUT READ
Book that was surprisingly good or exceeded expectations
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster - expected tough read but it was rivetingly written and thought-provoking.

MOST RECOMMENDED
Book I would recommend to anyone and everyone
Abigail - it is so well written, a page-turner, a touch of history, great characters.

BIGGEST PUSH
Book that got me most out of my comfort zone
Stayed mostly in my comfort zone this year.

BEST LGBTQIA+
Best book featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and/or written by an LGBTQIA+ author
Carol

TAUGHT A LESSON
Book that taught me something about myself
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness - third read, and continues to teach what’s important.

BEST BOOK CLUB PICK
Book that sparked discussion and encourage debate
Behold the Dreamers was not the best read from the literary standpoint, but we had a great debate about the immigrant experience.

MOST TIMELY
So You Want to Talk About Race has actual advice in addition to being insightful and educational.

BEST TIME MACHINE
To Say Nothing of the Dog is an absolute delight. It is actually time travel and super fun!

BEST CHARACTERS
Abigail - again. Magda Szabó is a masterful writer.

BEST PLACE
Abigail, again - Matula is a highly unusual girl’s school.

MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING
There is competition for this!
The Power by Naomi Alderman - what if the power of the sexes was reversed? What if history was viewed through the lens of matriarchy?

BEST SHOCK
Troubled Blood

MOST HUMOROUS
To Say Nothing of the Dog

BEST FEELINGS
Abigail

BEST FLUFF
To Say Nothing of the Dog

BEST SERIES
The Murderbot Diaries, with the new full length novel Network Effect

Also great series discovered:
Rivers of London
Dr Siri: The Coroner's Lunch

BEST ALL-TME SERIES RE-READ
Several Discworld novels were re-read this year, the greatest are probably Jingo and Hogfather

BEST ADULT FICTION
Anxious People

BEST YA FICTION
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Best YA FANTASY
Wolf's Curse

BEST NONFICTION (Memoir)
Me

BEST NONFICTION (Entertainment)
Hamilton: The Revolution

BEST NONFICTION (History)
Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe

BEST FANTASY
The Empire of Gold

BEST SCI-FI
Exit Strategy

BEST ROMANCE
Beach Read
(RUNNER UP)
One to Watch

BEST SHORT STORY COLLECTION
Take Us To Your Chief And Other Stories

BREAKOUT READ
The House in the Cerulean Sea

BIGGEST PUSH
Book that got me most out of my comfort zone
The Cold Dish

BEST LGBTQIA+
Best book featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and/or written by an LGBTQIA+ author
The Archive of the Forgotten

MOST TIMELY
Book that spoke to our current culture
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets

BEST HISTORICAL FICTION & BEST CHARACTER
Historical fiction book that set the scene
The Huntress

BEST DRESSED
Book with the most attractive cover (that shows the greatness within)
The Night Circus

BEST PLACE
Book that was set in an interesting environment
The Starless Sea

MOST HUMOROUS
Book that kept me laughing
Book Love

BEST FLUFF
Almost Just Friends

BEST ADULT FICTION
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

BEST YA FICTION
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

BEST NONFICTION
In Pain: A Bioethicist's Personal Struggle with Opioids by Travis Rieder

BEST ON AUDIO
The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde

BREAKOUT READ
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

MOST RECOMMENDED
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

BEST LGBTQIA+
Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman

TAUGHT A LESSON
The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken

MOST TIMELY
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

BEST TIME MACHINE
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

BEST DRESSED


BEST PLACE
The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi

BEST SHOCK
The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon

MOST HUMOROUS
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

BEST FEELINGS
The Year After You by Nina de Pass

BEST FLUFF
Puddin' by Julie Murphy

WORTH THE PAGES
The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

BEST ADULT FICTION
The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead

BEST NONFICTION
Statistics Without Tears: An Introduction for Non-Mathematicians, Derek Rowntree

BREAKOUT READ
Book that was surprisingly good or exceeded expectations
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Olga Tokarczuk

MOST RECOMMENDED
Book I would recommend to anyone and everyone
Girl, Woman, Other, Bernardine Evaristo

BEST LGBTQIA+
Best book featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and/or written by an LGBTQIA+ author
Girl, Woman, Other, Bernardine Evaristo

TAUGHT A LESSON
Book that taught me something about myself
This Book Could Save Your Life: The Science of Living Longer Better, Graham Lawton

MOST TIMELY
Book that spoke to our current culture
The Far Right Today, Cas Mudde

BEST TIME MACHINE
Historical fiction book that set the scene
The Parisian, Isabella Hammad

BEST CHARACTERS
Book whose characters stuck with me long after I finished the book
46% Better Than Dave, Alastair Puddick

BEST DRESSED
Book with the most attractive cover (that shows the greatness within)
, Isabella Hammad

BEST PLACE
Book that was set in an interesting environment
Chroniques de Jérusalem, Guy Delisle

MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING
Book that made me think the most
Humankind: A Hopeful History, Rutger Bregman

BEST SHOCK
Book that made my jaw drop in surprise
The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead

MOST HUMOROUS
Book that kept me laughing
Diary of a Somebody, Brian Bilston

WORTH THE PAGES
Book that was long but worth it
Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World, Adam Tooze