A Season of Light by Julie Iromuanya
The Bones Beneath My Skin by T.J. Klune
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison
Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
Penitence by Krintin Koval
Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
Here is a list of all the BOTM Main picks
| Historical Fiction | 76 |
| Contemporary Fiction | 83 |
| Thriller | 90 |
| Romance | 47 |
| Fantasy | 34 |
| Sci-Fi | 16 |
| Literary Fiction | 90 |
| Memoir | 26 |
| Mystery | 26 |
| YA | 18 |
| Suspense | 1 |
| Short stories | 8 |
| History | 5 |
| Historical Romance | 2 |
| Horror | 16 |
| Narrative Non-fiction | 5 |
| Legal Thriller | 10 |
| Non-fiction | 11 |
| Essay | 6 |
| True Crime | 5 |
| Dystopian | 3 |
| Historical Fantasy | 3 |
| Magical Realism | 6 |
| Goth Fiction | 4 |
| Paranormal Fiction | 1 |
| Spy Thriller | 1 |
| Crime Fiction | 1 |
| Speculative Fiction | 1 |
| Debuts | Early Releases |
| 176 (30%) | 58 (10%) |