This used to a be a weekly meme posted on Thursdays, but I've decided to just move it to whenever there's news.
The news I have today is the 2012 goodreads Book Awards. After voting in two rounds by the fans/readers the winners are:
Fiction: The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling
Mystery & Thriller: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Historical Fiction: The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman
Fantasy: The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King, Illustrator Jae Lee
Paranormal Fantasy: Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Science Fiction: The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
Romance: Fifty Shades Freed by EL James
Horror: The Twelve by Justin Cronin
Memoir & Autobiography: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
History & Biography: Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith
Nonfiction: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Food & Cookbooks: The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from my Frontier by Ree Drummond
Humor: Let's Pretend this Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson
Graphic Novels & Comics: The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World by Robert Kirkman, Illustrator Charlie Adlard
Poetry: A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver
Goodreads Author: Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth
Young Adult Fiction: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction: Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth
Middle Grades and Children's: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Picture Books: Olivia and the Fairy Princess by Ian Falconer
Check out the website for the complete list of winners and nominees. This is a great bunch of books selected. While I have not read any of them (I have read a few nominees, though), there are a few on my to reads list that I will be getting to soon!
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