Fiction:
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Mystery/Thriller:
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Historical Fiction:
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Fantasy:
Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas
Romance:
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Science Fiction:
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Palolini
Horror:
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Monreno-Garcia
Humor:
Strange Planet by Nathan W. Pyle
Non–Fiction:
Stamped: Racism, Anti-racism, and you by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
Memoir & Autobiography:
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
History & Biography:
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Science & Technology:
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and A Vision for the Future by David Attenborough
Food & Cookbooks:
Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten
Graphic Novels & Comics:
Heartstopper by Alice Osema
Poetry:
Dearly by Margaret Atwood
Debut Novel:
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
YA Fiction:
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
YA Fantasy:
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Middle Grade & Children’s:
The Trails of Apollo by Rick Riordan
Picture Books:
Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi and Ashely Lukashevsky
For a complete look at the nominees, check out Goodreads! Happy reading, Book Nerds!