Libby Awards for 2023 Public

Created and curated by Phil in SF

Promulgated by Libby, the ebooks library app run by Overdrive.

Finalists announced here: www.libbylife.com/2024-02-09-announcing-the-finalists-for-the-first-annual-libby-book-awards-aka-the-libbys

Winners announced here: www.libbylife.com/2024-03-07-and-the-award-goes-to-the-winners-of-the-first-libby-book-awards

  1. The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by 

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    From James McBride, author of the bestselling Oprah’s Book Club pick Deacon King Kong and the National Book Award - …

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner for Best Adult Fiction

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  2. The Wager by 

    4 stars

    On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside …

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner for Best Adult Nonfiction

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  3. Divine Rivals by 

    3 stars

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction

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  4. I Have Some Questions for You by 

    4 stars

    The riveting new novel - “part true-crime page-turner, part campus coming-of-age” (San Francisco Chronicle) - from the author of the …

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner for Best Audiobook

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  5. The House in the Pines by 

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    Armed with only hazy memories, a woman who long ago witnessed her friend’s sudden, mysterious death, and has since spent …

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner for Best Debut Author

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  6. Camp Zero by 

    2 stars

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner for Best Diverse Author

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  7. The Talk by 

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    Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She said …

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner for Best Comic/Graphic Novel

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  8. Pageboy by 

    4 stars

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner for Best Memoir & Autobiography

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  9. Start Here by 

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    A practical, information-packed, and transformative guide to becoming a better cook and conquering the kitchen, Start Here is a must-have …

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner for Best Cookbook

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  10. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by 

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    A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery …

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner for Best Mystery

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  11. Bright Young Women by 

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    Masterfully blending elements of psychological suspense and true crime, Jessica Knoll - author of the bestselling novel Luckiest Girl Alive …

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner for Best Thriller

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  12. Georgie, All Along by 

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    The acclaimed author of Love Lettering weaves a wise and witty new novel that echoes with timely questions about love, …

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner for Best Romance

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  13. Fourth Wing by  (The Empyrean, #1)

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    Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca …

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner for Best Fantasy

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  14. Iron Flame by  (The Empyrean, #2)

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    Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College - Violet included. But Threshing was …

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner for Best Romantasy

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  15. System Collapse by  (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

    4 stars

    Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.

    Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back.

    Following the events …

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner for Best Science Fiction

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