The Alice Network by Kate QuinnThe Orphan's Tale by Pam JenoffBefore We Were Yours by Lisa WingateThe Women in the Castle by Jessica ShattuckWe Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
Historical Fiction 2017
341 books — 854 voters
Circe by Madeline MillerWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThere There by Tommy OrangeAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
The 2019 Tournament of Books Longlist
76 books — 431 voters

The Wicked King by Holly BlackKing of Scars by Leigh BardugoThe Gilded Wolves by Roshani ChokshiRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonA Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
Best Books 2019
1,143 books — 1,311 voters
Circe by Madeline MillerThe Great Alone by Kristin HannahEducated by Tara WestoverWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThe Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Best Books of 2018
1,655 books — 2,957 voters