Book Nominees

Award type Title Cover image Author Translator Winner Year of Nomination
Best Book Read VenCo Cover image of VenCo by Cherie Dimaline, featuring a black background with words repeating "VenCo" and "Coven" and several yellow birds Cherie Dimaline N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Gabrielle Zevin N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Tom Lake Cover image of Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, featuring a blue-green background with lots of white flowers Ann Patchett N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read The Vanishing Half Cover image of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, featuring two women with overlapping faces in bright color blocks Brit Bennett N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read The Two Towers Cover image of The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien, featuring a forest of tall trees J.R.R. Tolkien N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read The River Between Cover image of The River Between by Thiong'o Ngugi Wa, featuring a white background and art of a river headed toward a mountain and flanked by fields Thiong'o Ngugi Wa N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read The Poisonwood Bible Cover image of The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, featuring the inside of a book with ancient-looking art of people Barbara Kingsolver N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read The Memory Police Cover image of The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, featuring a woman's face, parts of which are replaced by red pen drawings Yoko Ogawa N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read The Magicians Cover image of The Magicians by J.B. Priestly, featuring a black background with orderly silver stars and swirls J.B. Priestly N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read The Labors of Hercules Beal Cover image of The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt, featuring a sunset on the beach with constellations in the sky and the outline of a person, a dog, and a cat Gary D. Schmidt N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read The Iliad Cover image of The Iliad by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson, featuring gold leaf which is peeling back to reveal the image of a Greek painting of a person with wings holding a helmet Homer Emily Wilson Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read The Helios Syndrome Cover image of The Helios Syndrome by Vivian Shaw, featuring a spooky-looking face hovering over a flying airplane Vivian Shaw N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read The Fragile Threads of Power Cover image of The Fragile Threads of Power by V. E. Schwab V. E. Schwab N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read The Fisherman Cover image of The Fisherman by John Langan John Langan N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read The Fifth Season The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin N.K. Jemisin N/A Won 2023
Best Book Read The Empire of Gold Cover image of The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty, featuring a city made of gold hidden in a leafy jungle S.A. Chakraborty N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Ship Fever Cover image of Ship Fever by Andrea Barrett, featuring a still ocean with a large rocky cliff Andrea Barrett N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Seasparrow Cover image of Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore Kristin Cashore N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Rodham Cover image of Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld, featuring the face of young Hillary Clinton, facing to the right Curtis Sittenfeld N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Project Hail Mary Cover image of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Andy Weir N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Pachinko Cover image of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Min Jin Lee N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Out of Darkness Cover image of Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez, featuring the back of a person's head with a long braid of dark brown hair Ashley Hope Perez N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Our Missing Hearts Cover image of Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Celeste Ng N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Magic Claims Cover image of Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews Ilona Andrews N/A Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Homicidal Aliens are Invading and All I Got is This Stat Menu Cover image of Homicidal Aliens are Invading and All I Got is This Stat Menu by J.J. Ackerknecht J.J. Ackerknecht N/A Didn't Win 2023