The votes have been tallied for the 2020 Goodreads choice awards and the top 20 book picks named in celebration of authors from a multitude of genres will be presented momentarily.
The author who collected the most tallies for the best work of literary Fiction by a nose was Matt Haig for The Midnight Library.
When Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi collaborated on Stamped together they topped the Nonfiction nominees.
Kiley Reid‘s Debut Novel Such A Fun Age fascinatednew readers who cheered her story about domestic biases to the top contention.
Reese’s book club author, Lucy Foley earned the coveted award for The Guest List sweeping the competition in the Mystery and Thriller genre.
Pageturners and suspense lovers selected the Horror tale Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia as their preferred book.
Fantasy fans chose Crescent City author Sarah J. Maas handing her the head title.
Science Fiction followers heralded To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars by Paolini to the lead.
Barack Obama garnered praise for A Promised Land when he won the Memoir and Autobiography category by popular vote.
Author of The Vanishing Half Britt Bennett reaped the highest totals in the Historical Fiction classification.
Oprah’s Book Club delved into Caste The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson and propelled her to star in the History And Biography designation.
Climate change activists crowned David Attenborough’s A Life On Our Planet the clear winner of theScience And Technology venue.
The epic first novel of the Jezebel series From Blood and Ash, by Jennifer L. Armentrout, gained momentum from Romance readers.
Poetry star Margaret Atwood penned Dearly andbeautifully captivated audiences with her everyday thoughts on life.
Humor category favorite writer and cartoonist Matthew Pyle delivered comic relief in Strange Planet.
Foodies and aspiring chefs named Ina Garten‘s Modern Comfort Food recipes their number one Food and Cookbook selection.
Alice Oseman’s Graphic Novel and ComicHeartstopper the sweet coming of age narrative scored hugely successful with young adults.
Poet Elizabeth Acevedo touched readers with her number one Young Adult Fiction book entitled Clap When You Land.
Young Adult Fantasy The Queen Of Nothing secured author Holly Black rave reviews from Goodreads and bookish blogs.
Middle Grade And Children’s story author Rick Riordan took the reigns with The Trials Of Apollo The Tower of Nero.
The top pick of the PictureBook arena, Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi appealed to many Goodreads voters.
That’s a wrap. Are you a member of Goodreads? Did you participate in the 12 annual Goodreads choice awards? How do you feel about the top 20 book picks? Will you select a few titles to add to your to-be-read book list?
