Every year Goodreads analyzes statistics from hundreds of millions of books that are rated and reviewed by readers. The Opening Round nominees have a combined average rating of 4.17 (possible 5 stars) and have been added on Goodreads (by readers not reviewers) more than 6.2 million times. Voting progresses to the Final Round of Nominees, and ended on November 23rd. There are 20 categories (go to Goodreads and scroll down to the bottom to access these), and I have listed one category here for you, and where to find it at the Clarkston Independence District Library (CIDL).
Nominees for Best Fiction include:
- Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (At CIDL in Fiction, Large Print, Audio & Kindle Paperwhite.) Note: this book is set 2 decades after the Pulitzer prize masterpiece To Kill a Mockingbird.
- Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf (Available at CIDL in Fiction and Audio.) Literary Fiction, Family, Loneliness, Aging, Love Story. The author is known for his award winning Plainsong trilogy.
- Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (Find it at CIDL: FICTION GOFF) Contemporary Fiction, Marriage, Relationships. Author previously wrote The Monsters of Templeton.
- Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova (Available at CIDL in Fiction, Large Print & Audio.) Contemporary Fiction, Family, Huntington's Disease, Police. The author previously wrote Still Alice, a popular book and movie.
- After You by Jojo Moyes (Available at CIDL in Fiction, Large Print, Audio Book & Kindle Paperwhite.) Note: this is the sequel to the popular Me Before You.
- Trail of Broken Wings by Sejal Badani (Interested? Call and request!) This is a debut novel: Contemporary Fiction, Family, Love, Domestic Abuse
- Girl at War by Sara Novic (Interested? Call and request!) This is a debut novel: Historical Fiction, Yugoslavian Civil War
- A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (Interested? Call and request!) Contemporary Fiction, Friendship, Child Abuse.
- My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman (Find it here: FICTION BACKMAN) Swedish Fiction, Fairy tales, Grief, Humor. The author previously wrote A Man Called Ove.
- The Royal We by Heather Cocks (Find it here at CIDL: FICTION COCKS) Chick Lit! Romance!
What to read next? As you are well aware - there are so many books & so little time. Goodreads is another tool to enlarge our reading horizon in making informed choices, eyes wide open.
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