Booklist Editors' Choice

Booklist Editors' Choice is an annual list of the best adult and youth books and audiobooks, according to Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association. The list is separated into nine categories: adult and youth fiction, adult and youth nonfiction, youth picture book, adult and youth graphic novels, and adult and youth audiobooks.^[1]

Recipients[]

Booklist Top of the List
Year	Category	Title	Author	Contributor
2020^[2]^[3]	Graphic Novels for Adults	Year of the Rabbit	Tian Veasna	Helge Dascher (Illus.)
	Adult Fiction	These Ghosts Are Family	Maisy Card
	Adult Nonfiction	Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration	Morgan Jerkins
	Adult Audio	The Girl with the Louding Voice	Abi Daré	Adjoa Andoh (narrator)
	Graphic Novels for Youth	Dragon Hoops	Gene Luen Yang	Gene Luen Yang and Lark Pien (Illus.)
	Youth Picture Book	Nana Akua Goes to School	Tricia Elam Walker	April Harrison (Illus.)
	Youth Nonfiction	All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team	Christina Soontornvat
	Youth Fiction	Burn	Patrick Ness
	Youth Audio	Clap When You Land	Elizabeth Acevedo	Elizabeth Acevedo and Melania Luisa Marte (narrators)
2019^[4]	Adult Fiction	Quichotte	Salman Rushdie
	Adult Nonfiction	Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story	Marie Arana
	Adult Audio	Bowlaway	Elizabeth McCracken	Kate Reading (narrator)
	Youth Picture Book	Home in the Woods	Eliza Wheeler
	Youth Nonfiction	Monstrous: The Lore, Gore, and Science behind Your Favorite Monsters	Carlyn Beccia
	Youth Fiction	This Was Our Pact	Ryan Andrews
	Youth Audio	Shout	Laurie Halse Anderson
2018^[5]	Adult Nonfiction	The Library Book	Susan Orlean
	Adult Audio	The Mars Room	Rachel Kushner
	Youth Picture Book	Circe	Madeline Miller	Perdita Weeks (narrator)
	Youth Nonfiction	Hey, Kiddo	Jarrett J. Krosoczka
	Youth Fiction	Blood Water Paint	Joy McCullough
	Youth Audio	Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein	Linda Bailey	Júlia Sardà (illustrator)

References[]

^ "Booklist's Top of the List | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
^ Carr, Melissa (2020-12-14). "Booklist's 2020 Top of the List and Editors' Choice announced". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
^ "Top of the List: 2020". Booklist. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
^ Shemroske, Briana (December 12, 2019). "Booklist's 2019 Top of the List Picks Announced! : The Booklist Reader". Booklist. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
^ Ruzicka, Michael (December 13, 2018). "2018 Booklist Editors' Choice & Top of the List Announced! : The Booklist Reader". Booklist. Retrieved 2021-07-18.

[1] "Booklist's Top of the List | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-06-23.

[2] Carr, Melissa (2020-12-14). "Booklist's 2020 Top of the List and Editors' Choice announced". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-06-23.

[3] "Top of the List: 2020". Booklist. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

[4] Shemroske, Briana (December 12, 2019). "Booklist's 2019 Top of the List Picks Announced! : The Booklist Reader". Booklist. Retrieved 2021-07-18.

[5] Ruzicka, Michael (December 13, 2018). "2018 Booklist Editors' Choice & Top of the List Announced! : The Booklist Reader". Booklist. Retrieved 2021-07-18.

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