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A Boy Called Cin by Cecil WildeCoffee Boy by Austin ChantPet by Akwaeke EmeziAn Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Novels by Trans Authors with Trans Protagonists
269 books — 133 voters
The Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine Hubbard
2021 Mock Caldecott List
117 books — 89 voters

Any Old Diamonds by K.J. Charles
Radical Romance
297 books — 209 voters
She Said by Jodi Kantor
Best Of Investigative Journalism - Nonfiction
87 books — 54 voters

The Need by Helen PhillipsWork for It by Talia Hibbert
Goodreads Choice Awards 2019 (eligible for write-in only)
1,119 books — 1,361 voters
For Real by Alexis HallWaiting for the Flood by Alexis HallTigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy
Gay Fiction by Men
565 books — 251 voters

Riven by Roan ParrishFor Real by Alexis HallWaiting for the Flood by Alexis HallWhat It Takes by Jude SierraA Tiny Piece of Something Greater by Jude Sierra
Emotionally Honest, Character-Driven MM Romance
24 books — 9 voters
The Nowhere Girls by Amy ReedInto the Drowning Deep by Mira GrantBeneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuireMerry Inkmas by Talia HibbertPuddin' by Julie Murphy
Fat Positive Fiction
152 books — 77 voters

Dumplin' by Julie MurphyPuddin' by Julie MurphyMy Life as a Goddess by Guy BranumMerry Inkmas by Talia HibbertThe Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Unapologetically Fat Folks in Folks in Fiction, Comics, and Memoirs
45 books — 7 voters
The Big Bed by Bunmi LaditanGrandma's Purse by Vanessa Brantley-NewtonThirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy by Tony MedinaI Got the Christmas Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison
2018 Picture Books by African-Americans
37 books — 8 voters

The Day You Begin by Jacqueline WoodsonHiking Day by Anne RockwellDrawn Together by Minh LêJulián Is a Mermaid by Jessica LoveGrandma's Purse by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
2018 Picture Books With POC Leads
154 books — 42 voters
Night Job by Karen HesseA Different Pond by Bao PhiSunday Shopping by Sally Derby MillerThe Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd BaylorThose Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
Picture Books About Poverty & Material Wealth
145 books — 30 voters

The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney MilanThe Story Guy by Mary Ann RiversSweet Disorder by Rose LernerAttachments by Rainbow RowellThe Duchess War by Courtney Milan
Romances with Beta Heroes
234 books — 131 voters
Saturday by Oge MoraNight Job by Karen HesseA Different Pond by Bao PhiLove by Matt de la PeñaSunday Shopping by Sally Derby Miller
I See Me - Kids from Low-Income Families
21 books — 5 voters

Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
2017 Picture Books With POC Leads
133 books — 30 voters
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky AlbertalliRamona Blue by Julie Murphy
2017 YA contemporary
212 books — 561 voters

Kitchen Dance by Maurie J. ManningDrum Dream Girl by Margarita EngleSchomburg by Carole Boston WeatherfordBrown Baby Lullaby by Tameka Fryer BrownIslandborn by Junot Díaz
Afro Latinx and Afro Caribbean Picture Books
28 books — 3 voters
Don't Call Me Grandma by Vaunda Micheaux NelsonAda Twist, Scientist (The Questioneers by Andrea BeatyLooking for Bongo by Eric VelásquezHow to Find Gold by Viviane SchwarzLittle Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith
2016 Picture Books With POC Leads
138 books — 48 voters

The Wedding Date by Jasmine GuilloryLevel Up by Cathy YardleyOne Giant Leap by Kay SimoneThe Story Guy by Mary Ann RiversAttachments by Rainbow Rowell
Romances w/ Main Characters Who Aren't Jerks to Each Other
141 books — 30 voters
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarA Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante WilsonThe Killing Moon by N.K. JemisinThe Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante WilsonPet by Akwaeke Emezi
Queer SFF by Authors of Colour
250 books — 36 voters

Rock and Riot by Chelsey FurediYou're the One That I Want by Kay SimoneFingersmith by Sarah WatersOne Man Guy by Michael BarakivaODY-C, Vol. 1 by Matt Fraction
Casually Queer Books
459 books — 251 voters
Locke & Key, Vol. 1 by Joe HillAfterlife with Archie, Vol. 1 by Roberto Aguirre-SacasaHarrow County, Vol. 1 by Cullen BunnNailbiter, Vol. 1 by Joshua WilliamsonWytches, Volume 1 by Scott Snyder
Spookybooktober Recommends (Comics edition)
39 books — 7 voters

Harrow County, Vol. 1 by Cullen BunnNailbiter, Vol. 1 by Joshua WilliamsonLocke & Key, Vol. 1 by Joe HillWytches, Volume 1 by Scott Snyder
Best Horror Comics/Graphic Novels!
673 books — 445 voters
Henry Wants More! by Linda Ashman
Children's Books Depicting Multiracial Families
291 books — 104 voters

Lullaby by Langston HughesMy People (Coretta Scott King Award - Illustrator Winner Title by Langston HughesYou Can Do It Too! by Karen BaickerThis Little Light of Mine by E.B. LewisHot Day on Abbott Avenue by Karen English
Black and African American Contemporary Picture Books
266 books — 57 voters
Level Up by Cathy YardleyThe Story Guy by Mary Ann Rivers
Imperfect Heroine/Hot Hero Contemporary Non Paranormal Romance
190 books — 288 voters

Sweet by Alysia ConstantineLevel Up by Cathy YardleyRustic Melody by Nic StarrAttachments by Rainbow RowellDefinitely, Maybe, Yours by Lissa Reed
Best Sweet Romance Books
227 books — 231 voters
Splinters by Thorny Sterling
Best Gay Romances That Are Not Part Of A Series
560 books — 164 voters


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