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Apeirogon by Colum McCann
Anticipated 2020 Literary Fiction
587 books — 1,241 voters
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidMiracle Creek by Angie KimThe Lost Man by Jane HarperLock Every Door by Riley SagerNormal People by Sally Rooney
Most Anticipated Books of 2019 Not From a Series
340 books — 510 voters

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesThe Bird King by G. Willow WilsonNormal People by Sally RooneyAn Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma
Anticipated 2019 Literary Fiction
221 books — 332 voters
Muse of Nightmares by Laini TaylorLittle by Edward CareyThe Witch Elm by Tana French
October 2018 Book Releases
115 books — 113 voters

An American Marriage by Tayari JonesCirce by Madeline MillerMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghWhere the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon HobsonFlorida by Lauren Groff
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2019
92 books — 190 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAtonement by Ian McEwanOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Best Historical Fiction
7,386 books — 25,573 voters

Hellbent by Gregg HurwitzThe Kremlin's Candidate by Jason Matthews
2018 Mystery Thriller Horror
288 books — 291 voters
Lost Stars by Claudia GrayBloodline by Claudia GrayThrawn by Timothy ZahnStar Wars by James LucenoStar Wars by Alan Dean Foster
Best New Star Wars Canon Books
161 books — 581 voters

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardPachinko by Min Jin LeeKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannHer Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoA Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
2017 National Book Awards Longlist
40 books — 56 voters
The Luminaries by Eleanor CattonThe Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard FlanaganDisgrace by J.M. CoetzeeThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Booker Prize Winners
60 books — 1,985 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyAtonement by Ian McEwanNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Major Award-Winning Fiction Since 1990
252 books — 567 voters
Lincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersExit West by Mohsin HamidAll Grown Up by Jami AttenbergIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioKillers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2018
174 books — 384 voters

Norse Mythology by Neil GaimanLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersAll Our Wrong Todays by Elan MastaiAutumn by Ali SmithMade for Love by Alissa Nutting
2017 Books I'm Psyched About
72 books — 110 voters
Lincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersWoman No. 17 by Edan LepuckiSelection Day by Aravind AdigaAnything Is Possible by Elizabeth StroutBad Dreams and Other Stories by Tessa Hadley
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great 2017 Book Preview
83 books — 165 voters

Heir to the Empire by Timothy ZahnStar Wars by Michael A. StackpoleTraitor by Matthew StoverPath of Destruction by Drew KarpyshynStar Wars by James Luceno
Best Star Wars Books
462 books — 1,299 voters
A God in Ruins by Kate AtkinsonSpeak by Louisa HallFates and Furies by Lauren GroffHow to be Both by Ali SmithUndermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWitt
Goodreads Picks For Tournament of Books 2016
283 books — 1,364 voters

A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaFates and Furies by Lauren GroffFortune Smiles by Adam Johnson
2015 National Book Awards Longlist
40 books — 32 voters
The Moor's Account by Laila LalamiA Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon JamesThe Green Road by Anne EnrightThe Chimes by Anna Smaill
Man Booker 2015 Long List
13 books — 174 voters

The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Martian by Andy WeirShutter Island by Dennis LehaneThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Best Beach Reads 2015
1,738 books — 2,268 voters
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,614 voters

Get in Trouble by Kelly LinkThe Buried Giant by Kazuo IshiguroTrigger Warning by Neil GaimanAlmost Famous Women by Megan Mayhew BergmanFunny Girl by Nick Hornby
Anticipated 2015 Literary Fiction
195 books — 545 voters
The Bone Clocks by David MitchellThe Children Act by Ian McEwan10 by Ben LernerLet Me Be Frank With You by Richard FordSkylight by José Saramago
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great 2014 Book Preview II - Fall and Winter
70 books — 191 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineOld Man's War by John ScalziLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyCloud Atlas by David MitchellNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,952 voters
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua FerrisAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great 2014 Book Preview
94 books — 402 voters