After two rounds of voting, it has been decided. The winners of the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards have been announced, and I want to first give a huge congratulations to every winner, as well as those who were nominated.
Taylor Jenkins Reid managed to come away with the win in Best Historical Fiction for Malibu Rising, beating out Kristin Hannah, Kate Quinn, and Amor Towles. And Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary won for Best Science Fiction, which is probably not at all surprising to most. I am also happy to see that Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro came in second.
It gives me great pleasure to see that Broken by Jenny Lawson took the top spot in Best Humor. And another winner that I personally voted for is The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green, which has won for Best Nonfiction.
My favorite category of Best Young Adult Fiction was absolutely stacked, with seven DSNs initially nominated in the first round, and four of them making it to the finals. I am ecstatic that Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley has won it, and there was some stiff competition, with less than 2,000 votes separating first and second place.
Now that we have our winners for 2021, it is time to look forward to the possibilities that can come in 2022. And of course, these awards also offer up the chance to maybe discover some books that have been published over the past year that may not have made it onto your radar. I will certainly enjoy researching some of the other nominees, while also looking into new books yet to be published.
Happy Reading!
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