Nominees

Award type Title Cover image Author Episode number Narrator Short description 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 Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Gabrielle Zevin 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read The Fisherman Cover image of The Fisherman by John Langan John Langan Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read The Fifth Season The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin N.K. Jemisin 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 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 Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Seasparrow Cover image of Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore Kristin Cashore 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 Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Project Hail Mary Cover image of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Andy Weir Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Pachinko Cover image of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Min Jin Lee 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 Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Our Missing Hearts Cover image of Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Celeste Ng Didn't Win 2023
Best Book Read Magic Claims Cover image of Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews Ilona Andrews 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 Didn't Win 2023