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The Best Winning Award Books

The Best Winning Award Books In 2022

Here’s an overview of all the books that have won a literary award in 2022. Let’s find out which are the best award-winning books of 2022.

As 2022 finishes and we start stepping in 2022, almost all the major Literary Awards around the world have been assigned.

Receiving a literary award is a prestigious recognition for all those who relentlessly work in the literary industry. As I mentioned in my Guide to the Most Prestigious Literary Awards, they also allow us, readers, to find the best next title to add to our to-be-read list or to suggest as a next book club pick.

1. National Book Award

Trust Exercise by Susan Choi

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Publication date: April 9, 2019

 

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Winner of the National Book Award 2019 for Fiction.

The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Autobiography/Memoir

Publication date: August 13, 2019

 

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Winner of the National Book Award 2019 for Nonfiction

2. Women’s Prize for Fiction

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Publication date: February 5, 2019

 

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3. The Hugo Awards

The Calculating Stars: A Lady Astronaut Novel by Mary Robinette Kowal

Most Anticipated New Book

Genre: Science Fiction

Publication date: January 3, 2018

 

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Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Science Fiction Novella

Publication date: May 8, 2018

 

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Wayfarers (Series) by Becky Chambers

Most Anticipated New Book
Genre: Science Fiction

Books included in the series: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1), A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers #2), Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers #3)

 

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Winner of The Hugo Awards for Best Series

 

4. The Booker Prize

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Dystopia

Publication date: September 10, 2019

 

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Co-winner of The Booker Prize 2019

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Publication date: November 5, 2019

 

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Co-winner of The Booker Prize 2019

5. The International Booker Prize

Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Publication date: October 8, 2019

 

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Winner of The International Booker Prize 2019

6. The British Book Awards

Normal People Sally Rooney

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Publication date: April 16, 2019

 

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Winner of The British Book Award Book of the Year and Fiction Book of the Year

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Autobiography/Memoir

Publication date: November 13, 2018

 

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Winner of The British Book Award Best Audiobook

7. Goodreads Choice Awards

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Science Fiction / Dystopia

Publication date: September 10, 2019

 

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Winner of the Goodreads Choice Awards for Fiction

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Mystery / Thriller

Publication date: February 5, 2019

 

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Winner of the Goodreads Choice Awards for Mystery & Thriller

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Historical Fiction

Publication date: March 5, 2019

 

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Winner of the Goodreads Choice Awards for Historical Fiction

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Fantasy

Publication date: October 8, 2019

 

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Winner of the Goodreads Choice Awards for Fantasy

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publication date: May 14, 2019

 

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Winner of the Goodreads Choice Awards for Romance

Recursion by Blake Crouch

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Science Fiction

Publication date: June 11, 2019

 

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Winner of the Goodreads Choice Awards for Science Fiction

The Institute by Stephen King

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Horror

Publication date: September 10, 2019

 

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Winner of the Goodreads Choice Awards for Horror

8. Book Shimmy Awards by Epic Reads

The Wicked King by Holly Black

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Fantasy Young Adult

Publication date: January 8, 2019

 

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Winner for Best of Shelf

9. King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Fantasy Young Adult

Publication date: January 29, 2019

 

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Winner for Cover Lust

10. Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

Most Anticipated New Book

 

Genre: Fantasy Young Adult

Publication date: June 4, 2019

 

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Winner for All By My Shelf

How many of these books have you read? Did you enjoy them? Let me know in the comments which are your favorite books of the year.

Happy readings!

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