Goodreads Choice Awards: Fiction and Historical Fiction winners

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Winner

1Q84

Haruki Murakami, 2009

Readers' Favourite

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr, 2014

Rising Star

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £7.73 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

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And the Mountains Echoed

Khaled Hosseini, 2013

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.99 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

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Atmosphere

Taylor Jenkins Reid, 2025

Readers' Favourite

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Beautiful World, Where are You

Sally Rooney, 2021

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.49 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

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Before We Were Yours

Lisa Wingate, 2016

Readers' Favourite

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Carrie Soto Is Back

Taylor Jenkins Reid, 2022

Readers' Favourite

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Daisy Jones & The Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid, 2019

Readers' Favourite

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Fall of Giants

Ken Follett, 2010

Readers' Favourite

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Go Set a Watchman

Harper Lee, 2015

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.00 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

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Landline

Rainbow Rowell, 2014

Readers' Favourite

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Life After Life

Kate Atkinson, 2013

Essential

Prize Winner

On 7 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.48 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

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Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng, 2017

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.24 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

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Malibu Rising

Taylor Jenkins Reid, 2021

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.49 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

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My Friends

Fredrik Backman, 2025

Rising Star

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 8 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £4.99 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

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Room

Emma Donoghue, 2010

Acclaimed

Readers' Favourite

On 4 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £6.43 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

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Still Me

Jojo Moyes, 2018

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.99 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

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The Casual Vacancy

J. K. Rowling, 2012

Readers' Favourite

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Great Alone

Kristin Hannah, 2018

Readers' Favourite

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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The Help

Kathryn Stockett, 2009

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK Bookshop.org

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The Light Between Oceans

M. L. Stedman, 2012

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £7.99 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

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The Midnight Library

Matt Haig, 2020

Rising Star

Readers' Favourite

On 3 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.99 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

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The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah, 2015

Readers' Favourite

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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The Paris Wife

Paula McLain, 2011

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.34 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

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The Testaments

Margaret Atwood, 2019

Essential

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

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The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead, 2016

All-Time Canon

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 5 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.98 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

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The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett, 2020

Rising Star

Readers' Favourite

On 4 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £6.85 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

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The Wedding People

Alison Espach, 2024

Readers' Favourite

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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The Women

Kristin Hannah, 2024

Readers' Favourite

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin, 2022

On 2 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £5.50 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

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Truly Madly Guilty

Liane Moriarty, 2016

Readers' Favourite

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Weyward

Emilia Hart, 2023

Readers' Favourite

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Yellowface

Rebecca F. Kuang, 2023

Rising Star

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £6.00 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

The lists that agree with this one most

List	Books in common
British Book Awards: Fiction Book of the Year (winners and shortlists) (The Bookseller, 1990-)	7
Waterstones Book of the Year (winners and shortlists) (Waterstones, 2012-)	5
The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times, 2024)	3
The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian, 2019)	2
Richard & Judy Book Club picks (Richard & Judy / WHSmith, 2004-)	7