Literally Leander discussion

We would be remiss if we didn't mention that 2020 was a hard year for everyone involved. This year, we faced COVID-19, murder hornets, various natural disasters, and much more. And we did it all with books in hand. With a year as packed with calamities as this one, we find ourselves forgetting what month it is, much less which books we read. Luckily, Goodreads has come to the rescue: click here to see all books you've recorded as read this year.

For those of you who love the Goodreads Choice Awards, you now have the chance to give YOUR choice awards! Tell us your favorite books of 2020!

For your own choice awards, please focus on books for a young adult audience! Copy and paste the list below in your own comment to share your award picks.

Books read in 2020:
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Shortest book:
Best Book Club Book:

Best Fiction:
Best Mystery/Thriller:
Best Historical Fiction:
Best Fantasy:
Best Science Fiction:
Best Romance:
Best Horror:
Best Nonfiction:
Best Biography:
Best Graphic Novel:
Best Book of the Year:

Books read in 2020: 261
Longest book: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (middle grade, 870 pages)
Shortest book: Zikora: A Short Story (adult, 35 pages)
Best Book Club Book: With the Fire on High

Best Fiction: Felix Ever After
Best Mystery/Thriller: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Best Historical Fiction: Uprising
Best Fantasy: Mooncakes
Best Science Fiction: Not Your Sidekick
Best Romance: Love, Creekwood
Best Horror:
Best Nonfiction: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Best Biography: They Called Us Enemy
Best Graphic Novel: Dancing at the Pity Party
Best Book of the Year: Exit, Pursued by a Bear

Books read in 2020: 90
Longest book: House of Earth and Blood (803 pgs)
Shortest book: The Bone Knife (35 pgs)
Best Book Club Book: Stepsister

Best Fiction: Rent a Boyfriend
Best Mystery/Thriller: Texas Gothic
Best Historical Fiction: The Court of Miracles
Best Fantasy: The Merciful Crow
Best Science Fiction: Sanctuary
Best Romance: Chasing Lucky
Best Horror: The Bone Houses
Best Nonfiction:
Best Biography:
Best Graphic Novel: Check, Please!, Book 2: Sticks & Scones
Best Book of the Year: Stepsister