Booklist Editors' Choice

Booklist Editors' Choice is an annual list compiled and reviewed by Booklist's editorial staff as the best adult and youth books and videos, and audiobooks.^[1] Booklist is a publication "that has been published by the American Library Association for more than 100 years, and is widely viewed as offering the most reliable reviews to help libraries decide what to buy and to help library patrons and students decide what to read, view, or listen to."^[2][3][4] 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.^[5]

Recipients

Booklist Top of the List

Year	Category	Author(s)	Title
2018[6]	Adult Nonfiction	Susan Orlean	The Library Book
	Adult Audio	Rachel Kushner	The Mars Room
	Youth Picture Book	Madeline Miller	Circe
	Youth Nonfiction	Jarrett J. Krosoczka	Hey, Kiddo
	Youth Fiction	Joy McCullough	Blood Water Paint
	Youth Audio	Linda Bailey with Júlia Sardà (Illus.)	Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein
2019[7]	Adult Fiction	Salman Rushdie	Quichotte
	Adult Nonfiction	Marie Arana	Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story
	Adult Audio	Elizabeth McCracken	Bowlaway
	Youth Picture Book	Eliza Wheeler	Home in the Woods
	Youth Nonfiction	Carlyn Beccia	Monstrous: The Lore, Gore, and Science behind Your Favorite Monsters
	Youth Fiction	Ryan Andrews	This Was Our Pact
	Youth Audio	Laurie Halse Anderson	Shout
2020[8][9]	Graphic Novels for Adults	Tian Veasna with Helge Dascher (Illus.)	Year of the Rabbit
	Adult Fiction	Maisy Card	These Ghosts Are Family
	Adult Nonfiction	Morgan Jerkins	Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration
	Adult Audio	Abi Daré with Adjoa Andoh (narrator)	The Girl with the Louding Voice
	Graphic Novels for Youth	Gene Luen Yang with Lark Pien (Illus.)	Dragon Hoops
	Youth Picture Book	Tricia Elam Walker with April Harrison (Illus.)	Nana Akua Goes to School
	Youth Nonfiction	Christina Soontornvat	All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team
	Youth Fiction	Patrick Ness	Burn
	Youth Audio	Elizabeth Acevedo with Melania Luisa Marte (narrator)	Clap When You Land

References

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4. "Booklist archives". The Online Books Page. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
5. "Booklist's Top of the List | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
6. Ruzicka, Michael (December 13, 2018). "2018 Booklist Editors' Choice & Top of the List Announced! : The Booklist Reader". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
7. Shemroske, Briana (December 12, 2019). "Booklist's 2019 Top of the List Picks Announced! : The Booklist Reader". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
8. Carr, Melissa (2020-12-14). "Booklist's 2020 Top of the List and Editors' Choice announced". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
9. "Top of the List: 2020". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved July 18, 2021.