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Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk, Kathleen Rooney
Columbine, Dave Cullen
Looker, Laura Sims
The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding, Jennifer Robson
The Dreamers, Karen Thompson Walker
No Exit, Taylor Adams
The Library Book, Susan Orelan
An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good, Helene Tursten
The Line That Held Us, David Joy
We Cast a Shadow, Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Well Read Black Girl, Glory Edim
On the Come Up, Angie Thomas
The Gunslinger, Stephen King
Milk and Honey, Rupi Kaur
Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela
The Drawing of the Three, Stephen King
Black Klansman, Ron Stallworth
The Silent Patient, Alex Michaelides
Daisy Jones and the Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Hunting Party, Lucy Foley
The Last, Hanna Jameson
The Huntress, Kate Quinn
Queenie, Candice Carty Williams
Life Will Be The Death of Me…And You Too!, Chelsea Handler
Washington Black, Esi Edugyan
They All Fall Down, Rachel Howzell Hall
Lock Every Door, Riley Sager
Run Away, Harlan Coben
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, Anissa Gray
The Escape Room, Megan Goldin
Too Much is Not Enough, Andrew Rannells
I Know Who You Are, Alice Feeney
Miracle Creek, Angie Kim
The Night Before- Wendy Walker
Necessary People- Anna Pintoniak
Out East- John Glynn
Notes From a Young Black Chef- Kwame Onwuache
My Lovely Wife- Samantha Downing
Ask Again, Yes- Mary Beth Keane
Red, White, and Royal Blue- Casey McQuiston
Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered- Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Recursion- Blake Crouch
The River- Peter Heller
Summer of ‘69- Elin Hilderbrand
City of Girls- Elizabeth Gilbert
Things You Save in a Fire- Katherine Center
Whisper Network- Chandler Baker
Wanderers- Chuck Wendig
Evvie Drake Starts Over- Linda Holmes
The Chain- Adrian McKinty
The Color of Water- James McBride
An Unsettled Grave- Bernard Schaffer
A Stranger on the Beach- Michelle Campbell
The Mother-In-Law- Sally Hepworth
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir- Ruth Reichl
Toil & Trouble- Augusten Burroughs
This Will Only Hurt a Little - Busy Philipps
Theme Music- T. Marie Vandelly
A Beautiful, Terrible, Thing- Jen Waite
Never Have I Ever- Joshilyn Jackson
So You Want to Start a Podcast- Kristen Meinzer
Hollow Kingdom- Kira Jane Buxton
My Friend Anna- Rachel DeLoache Williams
The Nickel Boys- Colson Whitehead
Dominicana- Angie Cruz
The Family Next Door- John Glatt
Ayesha At Last- Uzma Jalaluddin
Daring Greatly- Brene Brown
The Handmaid’s Tale- Margaret Atwood
The Whisper Man- Alex North
The Arrangement- Robyn Harding
Heaven, My Home- Attica Locke
American Royals- Katharine McGee
The Institute- Stephen King
The Troop- Nick Cutter
The Reckless Oath We Made- Bryn Greenwood
The Troop- Nick Cutter
The Passengers- John Marrs
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Dont Know- Malcolm Gladwell
Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me- Adrienne Brodeur
Good Girl, Bad Girl- Michael Robotham
The Only Plane in the Sky- Garrett Graff
Dear Girls- Ali Wong
I Miss You When I Blink- Mary Laura Philpott
Mistress of the Ritz- Melanie Benjamin
Social Creature- Tara Isabella Burton
All This Could Be Yours- Jami Attenberg
Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier- Victoria James
Imaginary Friend- Stephen Chbosky
The Family Upstairs- Lisa Jewell
Inheritance- Dani Shapiro
We Have Always Lived in the Castle- Shirley Jackson
Twice in a Blue Moon- Christina Lauren
Get a Life Chloe Brown- Talia Hibbert
The Lost Man- Jane Harper
She Said- Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey
Me- Elton John
The Dutch House- Ann Patchett
Before She Knew Him- Peter Swanson
The Testaments- Margaret Atwood
Nothing to See Here- Kevin Wilson
The Most Fun We Ever Had- Claire Lombardo
Rebecca- Daphne du Maurier
American Dirt- Jeanine Cummins
The Wives- Tarryn Fisher
Pachinko- Min Jin Lee
The Sun Down Motel- Simone St. James
If You Want to Make God Laugh- Bianca Marais
A Book You’ve Been Meaning to Read | Columbine, Dave Cullen
A Book About a Topic that Fascinates You | The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding, Jennifer Robson
A Book in the Backlist of a Favorite Author | The Drawing of the Three, Stephen King
A Book Recommended by Someone With Great Taste | Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk, Kathleen Rooney
Three Books by the Same Author | The Institute, The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three, Stephen King
A Book You Chose for the Cover | Looker, Laura Sims
A Book By An Author Who is New to You | The Dreamers, Karen Thompson Walker
A Book in Translation | An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good, Helene Tursten
A Book Outside Your (Genre) Comfort Zone | The Line That Held Us, David Joy
A Book Published Before You Were Born | The Gunslinger, Stephen King
An Epistolary Novel or Collection of Letters
An Alternate History Novel | American Royals- Katharine McGee
A Book By a Woman or Author of Color (AOC) That Won a Literary Award in 2018 | Washington Black, Esi Edugyan
A Humor Book | Life Will Be The Death of Me…And You Too!, Chelsea Handler
A Book By a Journalist or About Journalism | Columbine, Dave Cullen
A Book By an AOC About or Set in Space
An #OwnVoices Book Set in Mexico or Central America
An #OwnVoices Book Set in Oceania
A Book Published Prior to January 1st, 2019 with Fewer Than 100 Reviews on Goodreads
A Translated Book Written By And/Or Translated By a Woman | An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good, Helene Tursten
A Book of Manga
A Book in Which an Animal or Inanimate Object is a POV Character | Hollow Kingdom, Kira Jane Buxton
A Book By or About Someone that Identifies as Neurodiverse | The Reckless Oath We Made- Bryn Greenwood
A Cozy Mystery
A Book of Mythology or Folklore
A Historical Romance by an AOC
A Business Book- So You Want to Start a Podcast, Kristen Meinzer
A Novel By a Trans or Nonbinary Author
A Book of Nonviolent True Crime | The Library Book, Susan Orelan
A Book Written in Prison
A Comic by a LGBTQIA Creator
A Children’s or Middle Grade Book (not YA) That Has Won a Diversity Award Since 2009
A Self-Published Book
A Collection of Poetry Published Since 2014 | Milk and Honey, Rupi Kaur
Book Set on a Continent Other Than Your Own | An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good, Helene Tursten
Book Written By Two or More Authors | Well Read Black Girl, Glory Edim
Listen to an Audiobook | Columbine, Dave Cullen
Retelling of a Classic Book, Fairy Tale, or Play | Ayesha At Last- Uzma Jalaluddin
Classic Book You’ve Been Meaning to Read but Haven’t Yet | The Color of Water- James McBride
Children’s Book You’ve Never Read
Book by an Author of a Difference Race, Ethnicity, or Religion Than Your Own | We Cast a Shadow, Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Book Whose Movie or Television Adaptation Comes Out in 2019
Book That Has Appeared on ALA’s Frequently Challenged Book List
Book Published the Year You Were Born
Audiobook of a Memoir or Autobiography Read by the Author | Too Much is Not Enough, Andrew Rannells
January: Well Read Black Girl | Glory Edim
February: The Color Purple | Alice Walker
March: Washington Black | Esi Edugyan
April: The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls | Anissa Gray
May: Miracle Creek | Angie Kim
June: Silver Sparrow | Tayari Jones
July: The Affairs of the Falcóns | Melissa Rivero
August: The Wedding Date | Jasmine Guillory
September: Speaking of Summer | Kalisha Buckhanon
October: Red at the Bone | Jacqueline Woodson
November: Ordinary Girls | Jaquira Diaz
December: The Revisioners | Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
January: The Gunslinger
February: The Drawing of the Three
March: The Waste Lands
April & May: Wizard and Glass
June & July: Wolves of the Calla
August: Song of Susannah
September & October: The Dark Tower
November: The Wind Through the Keyhole