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The Libby Book Award winners have been officially announced, making history at the first-annual Libbys ceremony, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPF-Qcqx89o" target="_blank">presented on YouTube</a> by the popular podcast duo, the <a href="https://professionalbooknerds.com/" target="_blank">Professional Book Nerds</a>.</p><p></p><p>In each of the 17 categories, <a href="https://www.libbylife.com/2024-02-09-announcing-the-finalists-for-the-first-annual-libby-book-awards-aka-the-libbys" target="_blank">five books were nominated</a>, but only one took home the award - with honorable mentions in several categories when the race was a close call. Winners were chosen by a vote from over 1,700 librarians and library workers across North America.</p><p></p><p>Be sure to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPF-Qcqx89o" target="_blank">watch all the highlights</a> and red carpet fashion moments from the evening (so many stunning book jackets!), and find the full list of winners below to borrow in the <a href="https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby" target="_blank">Libby app.</a></p><p></p><p>The envelope, please. Here are the winners of the 2023 Libby Book Awards...</p><p></p><h4><strong>Winner for Best Adult Fiction</strong></h4><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9475693" target="_blank"><img alt="The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt5d8e43ad4091c913/65ef677c9b2cda992093bc65/the_heaven_and_earth_grocery_store.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong></strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9476452" target="_blank"><em><strong>The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store</strong></em></a><strong> by James McBride</strong> <a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9475693" target="_blank">🎧</a></p><p></p><p>From the author of the bestselling Oprah’s Book Club pick <a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/4815724" target="_blank"><em>Deacon King Kong</em></a> and the National Book Award–winning <a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/1173399" target="_blank"><em>The Good Lord Bird</em></a>, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them.</p><hr/><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9350882" target="_blank"><img alt="Tom Lake" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt4b3ba0a68cb35fb5/65ef67dd39973e7ac06e68d3/tom_lake.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a>✨<strong>Honorable mention: </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9352710" target="_blank"><em><strong>Tom Lake</strong></em></a><strong> by Ann Patchett </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9350882" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America's finest writers.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Adult Nonfiction</strong></h4><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9138206" target="_blank"><img alt="The Wager" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt2c8945b925810c14/65ef680b9b2cda71ac93bcb2/the_wager.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9138206" target="_blank"><em><strong>The Wager</strong></em></a><strong> by David Grann </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9173367" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>A page-turning story of shipwreck, survival and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on <em>The Wager</em>, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction</strong></h4><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/8918327" target="_blank"><img alt="Divine Rivals" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt1344f22cfdd688e5/65ef684f54369a7624692955/divine_rivals.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/8918327" target="_blank"><em><strong>Divine Rivals</strong></em></a><strong> by Rebecca Ross </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/8916743" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9497048" target="_blank"><img alt="What the River Knows" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/bltc8774ab02e984b01/65ef687ff4a4cf349b14c915/what_the_river_knows.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong>✨Honorable mention: </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9497048" target="_blank"><em><strong>What the River Knows</strong></em></a><strong> by Isabel Ibañez </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9805953" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>A lush, immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt and filled with adventure, a rivals-to-lovers romance and a dangerous race.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Audiobook</strong></h4><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9090082" target="_blank"><img alt="I Have Some Questions for You" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/bltddd2a679b70e61d6/65ef68afa1e815017fd599d0/i_have_some_questions_for_you.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong></strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9090082" target="_blank"><em><strong>I Have Some Questions for You</strong></em></a><strong> by Rebecca Makkai</strong></p><p></p><p>Narrated by Julia Whelan, this stirring investigation into collective memory and a deeply felt examination of one woman’s reckoning with her past is a compulsive page-turner and a literary triumph.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Debut Author</strong></h4><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/8905293" target="_blank"><img alt="The House in the Pines" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/bltef1d2bf22cdf0058/65ef68e5f4a4cfe09314c91a/the_house_in_the_pines.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong></strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/8905293" target="_blank"><em><strong>The House in the Pines</strong></em></a><strong> by Ana Reyes </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/8957216" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Armed with only hazy memories, a woman who long ago witnessed her friend’s sudden, mysterious death, and has since spent her life trying to forget, sets out to track down answers. What she uncovers, deep in the woods, is hardly to be believed.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Diverse Author</strong></h4><p></p><p>This award celebrates the voices in the sci-fi and fantasy space that address themes of racial and gender inequality, LGTBQ+ rights, environmental justice, poverty, refugee and immigrant rights and other social issues.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9062476" target="_blank"><img alt="Camp Zero" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt70f7e147c1136ee4/65ef6918a1e815216bd599d5/camp_zero.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong></strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9062476" target="_blank"><em><strong>Camp Zero</strong></em></a><strong> by Michelle Min Sterling </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9077536" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>In a near-future northern settlement, the fates of a young woman, a professor and a mysterious collective of researchers collide in this mesmerizing and electrifying debut.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Comic/Graphic Novel</strong></h4><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9805987" target="_blank"><img alt="The Talk" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt6febe4ee6675ca10/65ef6945d326761fe07e39af/the_talk.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong></strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9805987" target="_blank"><em><strong>The Talk</strong></em></a><strong> by Darrin Bell</strong></p><p></p><p>Inspired by his mother's warning about police bias, Bell explores the impact of "The Talk" on his life through evocative illustrations and sharp humor. His journey culminates in the reckoning with racial injustice, prompting him to contemplate a similar conversation with his own six-year-old son.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Memoir & Autobiography</strong></h4><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9079155" target="_blank"><img alt="Pageboy" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt477b99169838978d/65ef697368d57e083c450f77/pageboy.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong></strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9079155" target="_blank"><em><strong>Pageboy</strong></em></a><strong> by Elliot Page </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9076341" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Full of intimate stories, from chasing down secret love affairs to battling body image and struggling with familial strife, <em>Pageboy </em>is a love letter to the power of being seen. The Oscar-nominated star captures the universal human experience of searching for ourselves and our place in this complicated world.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Cookbook</strong></h4><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9661237" target="_blank"><img alt="Start Here" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt6f8bf4d6dc8a791e/65ef6a93e55fcb02a7233312/start_here.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong></strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9661237" target="_blank"><em><strong>Start Here</strong></em></a><strong> by Sohla El-Waylly</strong></p><p></p><p>In this epic guide to better eating, the chef, recipe developer and video producer Sohla El-Waylly reimagines what a cookbook can be, teaching home cooks of all skill levels how cooking <em>really </em>works.</p><hr/><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9679588" target="_blank"><img alt="Let's Eat" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt88db22daf15fa274/65ef6abc54369a28bb692967/let_s_eat.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong>✨Honorable mention: </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9679588" target="_blank"><em><strong>Let’s Eat</strong></em></a><strong> by Dan Pelosi</strong></p><p></p><p>With his warm humor and love for food and cooking radiating off every page, Dan Pelosi is a culinary star in the making. Anyone searching for a new pasta cookbook will find plenty to work with in Dan's supply of simple "Wednesday night" recipes perfect for weeknight dinners.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Mystery</strong></h4><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9067547" target="_blank"><img alt="Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt04602f0c71a84c6b/65ef6bb00780b9a9b361b00e/vera_wong_s_unsolicited_advice_for_murderers.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong></strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9067547" target="_blank"><em><strong>Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers</strong></em></a><em><strong> </strong></em><strong>by Jesse Q. Sutanto </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9091304" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery.</p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Thriller</strong></h4><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9667338" target="_blank"><img alt="Bright Young Women" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blte318643681ac147e/65ef6c1c64055268957ae33e/bright_young_women.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong></strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9598701" target="_blank"><em><strong>Bright Young Women</strong></em></a><strong> by Jessica Knoll </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9667338" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Inspired by the real-life case of the “All-American Sex Killer,” this blisteringly paced novel from Jessica Knoll aims to flip the usual serial killer story upside down.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Romance</strong></h4><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9004618" target="_blank"><img alt="Georgie, All Along" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blta09fd46b8ed2af39/65ef6ceba7eab43e2c914328/georgie_all_day.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong></strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9004618" target="_blank"><em><strong>Georgie, All Along</strong></em></a><strong> by Kate Clayborn </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9567847" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>The acclaimed author of <a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/4834596" target="_blank"><em>Love Lettering</em></a> weaves a wise and witty novel that echoes with timely questions about love, career, reconciling with the past and finding your path while knowing your true worth.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9228397" target="_blank"><img alt="We Could Be So Good" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt48bf8ed8723e311a/65ef6d4ca1e8152493d599ee/we_could_be_so_good.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong>✨Honorable mention: </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9228397" target="_blank"><em><strong>We Could Be So Good</strong></em></a><strong> by Cat Sebastian </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9215993" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>This mid-century grumpy/sunshine rom-dram about a scrappy reporter and a newspaper mogul's son was also a <em>New York Times</em> Notable Book of 2023.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Fantasy</strong></h4><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9738374" target="_blank"><img alt="Fourth Wing" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt506d21f6fb2c3735/65ef6d98ba94f0335c7ccef2/fourth_wing.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong></strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9738374" target="_blank"><em><strong>Fourth Wing</strong></em></a><strong> by Rebecca Yarros </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9575397" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Romantasy</strong></h4><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9835979" target="_blank"><img alt="Iron Flame" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt95ca42cfe5a8397c/65ef6dd9d467d247ed0b9405/iron_flame.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9835979" target="_blank"><em><strong>Iron Flame</strong></em></a><strong> by Rebecca Yarros </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9944318" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>In this explosive sequel, Violet’s <em>real </em>training at Basgiath War College for dragon riders begins. She knows the secret hidden for centuries at the college—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Science Fiction</strong></h4><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9496834" target="_blank"><img alt="System Collapse" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt9e5e13507f4ebe47/65ef6e2d73d0bccce0f39c20/system_collapse.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong></strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9496834" target="_blank"><em><strong>System Collapse</strong></em></a><strong> by Martha Wells </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9765114" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment in Martha Wells' award-winning <em>Murderbot Diaries</em> series, where she tackles questions of the ethics of sentient robotics.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Historical Fiction</strong></h4><p><strong></strong></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9580570" target="_blank"><img alt="Let Us Descend" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt786f73a3cf1a7073/65ef6e8a173215a1a7d29f79/let_us_descend.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong></strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9580570" target="_blank"><em><strong>Let Us Descend</strong></em></a><strong> by Jesmyn Ward </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9580491" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Bestselling author Jesmyn Ward delivers a haunting masterpiece about an enslaved girl in the years before the Civil War that's destined to become a classic.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h4><strong>Winner for Best Book Club Pick</strong></h4><p></p><p><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9191516" target="_blank"><img alt="Yellowface" inline="true" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt323d2e64648cb1f3/65ef6ec0a93acb706530f856/yellowface.jpg" height="auto" width="null" style="text-align: left;float: left;width: null;"/></a><strong></strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9191516" target="_blank"><em><strong>Yellowface</strong></em></a><strong> by R. F. Kuang </strong><a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9173603" target="_blank"><strong>🎧</strong></a></p><p></p><p>White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences. Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn't write the book she claims she wrote and she is most certainly not Asian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><h6><em>*Title availability may vary by library & region.</em></h6><p></p><p>You can also see the full list of winners <a href="https://www.overdrive.com/collections/1129744/2023-libby-award-winners" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p></p><p>With this year’s awards in the books, who will be a finalist in the next Libby Book Awards? <a href="https://www.libbylife.com/subscribe" target="_blank">Subscribe</a> to <em>Libby Life</em> and stay on top of all the best books coming in 2024!</p><p></p><p><strong>RELATED READ: </strong><a href="https://www.libbylife.com/2024-02-09-announcing-the-finalists-for-the-first-annual-libby-book-awards-aka-the-libbys" target="_blank">Announcing the finalists for the first annual Libby Book Awards, aka The Libbys</a></p></div></div></div><div></div><div class="BlogPostPage_blogDate__qI8V7" title="2024-03-07T14:50:20.403Z"><p>Published <!-- -->Mar 07, 2024</p></div><div class="BlogPostAuthor_authorWrapper__c5Mey"><div class="BlogPostAuthor_authorImage__mz4k6"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative;max-width:100%"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;max-width:100%"><img style="display:block;max-width:100%;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0" alt="" aria-hidden="true" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg%20xmlns=%27http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%27%20version=%271.1%27%20width=%27100%27%20height=%27100%27/%3e"/></span><img alt="Annie_square.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="intrinsic" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Annie_square.png" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.contentstack.io%2Fv3%2Fassets%2Fblt64b2de096a6f4663%2Fblt00999a7d04c528a4%2F633470c4188544355479467c%2FAnnie_square.png&w=128&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.contentstack.io%2Fv3%2Fassets%2Fblt64b2de096a6f4663%2Fblt00999a7d04c528a4%2F633470c4188544355479467c%2FAnnie_square.png&w=256&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.contentstack.io%2Fv3%2Fassets%2Fblt64b2de096a6f4663%2Fblt00999a7d04c528a4%2F633470c4188544355479467c%2FAnnie_square.png&w=256&q=75" decoding="async" data-nimg="intrinsic" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div><div class="BlogPostAuthor_authorBio__XAUyC"><h4>About the Author</h4><p>Annie Suhy is the editor of Libby Life. 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The Libby Book Award winners have been officially announced, making history at the first-annual Libbys ceremony, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPF-Qcqx89o\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epresented on YouTube\u003c/a\u003e by the popular podcast duo, the \u003ca href=\"https://professionalbooknerds.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eProfessional Book Nerds\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn each of the 17 categories, \u003ca href=\"https://www.libbylife.com/2024-02-09-announcing-the-finalists-for-the-first-annual-libby-book-awards-aka-the-libbys\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efive books were nominated\u003c/a\u003e, but only one took home the award - with honorable mentions in several categories when the race was a close call. Winners were chosen by a vote from over 1,700 librarians and library workers across North America.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe sure to \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPF-Qcqx89o\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewatch all the highlights\u003c/a\u003e and red carpet fashion moments from the evening (so many stunning book jackets!), and find the full list of winners below to borrow in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLibby app.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe envelope, please. Here are the winners of the 2023 Libby Book Awards...\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for Best Adult Fiction\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9475693\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The Heaven \u0026 Earth Grocery Store\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt5d8e43ad4091c913/65ef677c9b2cda992093bc65/the_heaven_and_earth_grocery_store.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9476452\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Grocery Store\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by James McBride\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9475693\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e🎧\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the bestselling Oprah’s Book Club pick \u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/4815724\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeacon King Kong\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and the National Book Award–winning \u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/1173399\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Good Lord Bird\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them.\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9350882\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Tom Lake\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt4b3ba0a68cb35fb5/65ef67dd39973e7ac06e68d3/tom_lake.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e✨\u003cstrong\u003eHonorable mention: \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9352710\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Lake\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Ann Patchett \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9350882\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎧\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this beautiful and moving novel about family, love and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America's finest writers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for Best Adult Nonfiction\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9138206\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The Wager\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt2c8945b925810c14/65ef680b9b2cda71ac93bcb2/the_wager.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9138206\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wager\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by David Grann \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9173367\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎧\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA page-turning story of shipwreck, survival and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on \u003cem\u003eThe Wager\u003c/em\u003e, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for Best Young Adult Fiction\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/8918327\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Divine Rivals\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt1344f22cfdd688e5/65ef684f54369a7624692955/divine_rivals.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/8918327\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDivine Rivals\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Rebecca Ross \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/8916743\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎧\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9497048\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"What the River Knows\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/bltc8774ab02e984b01/65ef687ff4a4cf349b14c915/what_the_river_knows.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✨Honorable mention: \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9497048\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat the River Knows\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Isabel Ibañez \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9805953\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎧\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lush, immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt and filled with adventure, a rivals-to-lovers romance and a dangerous race.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for Best Audiobook\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9090082\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"I Have Some Questions for You\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/bltddd2a679b70e61d6/65ef68afa1e815017fd599d0/i_have_some_questions_for_you.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9090082\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI Have Some Questions for You\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Rebecca Makkai\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated by Julia Whelan, this stirring investigation into collective memory and a deeply felt examination of one woman’s reckoning with her past is a compulsive page-turner and a literary triumph.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for Best Debut Author\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/8905293\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The House in the Pines\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/bltef1d2bf22cdf0058/65ef68e5f4a4cfe09314c91a/the_house_in_the_pines.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/8905293\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe House in the Pines\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Ana Reyes \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/8957216\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎧\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with only hazy memories, a woman who long ago witnessed her friend’s sudden, mysterious death, and has since spent her life trying to forget, sets out to track down answers. 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His journey culminates in the reckoning with racial injustice, prompting him to contemplate a similar conversation with his own six-year-old son.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for Best Memoir \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9079155\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Pageboy\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt477b99169838978d/65ef697368d57e083c450f77/pageboy.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9079155\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePageboy\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Elliot Page \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9076341\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎧\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of intimate stories, from chasing down secret love affairs to battling body image and struggling with familial strife, \u003cem\u003ePageboy \u003c/em\u003eis a love letter to the power of being seen. The Oscar-nominated star captures the universal human experience of searching for ourselves and our place in this complicated world.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for Best Cookbook\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9661237\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Start Here\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt6f8bf4d6dc8a791e/65ef6a93e55fcb02a7233312/start_here.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9661237\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStart Here\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Sohla El-Waylly\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this epic guide to better eating, the chef, recipe developer and video producer Sohla El-Waylly reimagines what a cookbook can be, teaching home cooks of all skill levels how cooking \u003cem\u003ereally \u003c/em\u003eworks.\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9679588\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Let's Eat\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt88db22daf15fa274/65ef6abc54369a28bb692967/let_s_eat.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✨Honorable mention: \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9679588\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLet’s Eat\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Dan Pelosi\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his warm humor and love for food and cooking radiating off every page, Dan Pelosi is a culinary star in the making. 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Sutanto \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9091304\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎧\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery.\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for Best Thriller\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9667338\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Bright Young Women\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blte318643681ac147e/65ef6c1c64055268957ae33e/bright_young_women.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9598701\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBright Young Women\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Jessica Knoll \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9667338\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎧\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the real-life case of the “All-American Sex Killer,” this blisteringly paced novel from Jessica Knoll aims to flip the usual serial killer story upside down.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for Best Romance\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9004618\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Georgie, All Along\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blta09fd46b8ed2af39/65ef6ceba7eab43e2c914328/georgie_all_day.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9004618\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorgie, All Along\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Kate Clayborn \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9567847\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎧\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/4834596\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove Lettering\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e weaves a wise and witty novel that echoes with timely questions about love, career, reconciling with the past and finding your path while knowing your true worth.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9228397\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"We Could Be So Good\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt48bf8ed8723e311a/65ef6d4ca1e8152493d599ee/we_could_be_so_good.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✨Honorable mention: \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9228397\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe Could Be So Good\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Cat Sebastian \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9215993\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎧\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis mid-century grumpy/sunshine rom-dram about a scrappy reporter and a newspaper mogul's son was also a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c/em\u003e Notable Book of 2023.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for Best Fantasy\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9738374\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Fourth Wing\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt506d21f6fb2c3735/65ef6d98ba94f0335c7ccef2/fourth_wing.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9738374\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFourth Wing\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Rebecca Yarros \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9575397\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎧\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c/em\u003e bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for Best Romantasy\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9835979\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Iron Flame\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt95ca42cfe5a8397c/65ef6dd9d467d247ed0b9405/iron_flame.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9835979\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIron Flame\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Rebecca Yarros \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9944318\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎧\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this explosive sequel, Violet’s \u003cem\u003ereal \u003c/em\u003etraining at Basgiath War College for dragon riders begins. She knows the secret hidden for centuries at the college—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for Best Science Fiction\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9496834\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"System Collapse\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt9e5e13507f4ebe47/65ef6e2d73d0bccce0f39c20/system_collapse.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9496834\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSystem Collapse\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Martha Wells \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9765114\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎧\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment in Martha Wells' award-winning \u003cem\u003eMurderbot Diaries\u003c/em\u003e series, where she tackles questions of the ethics of sentient robotics.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for Best Historical Fiction\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9580570\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Let Us Descend\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt786f73a3cf1a7073/65ef6e8a173215a1a7d29f79/let_us_descend.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9580570\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLet Us Descend\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Jesmyn Ward \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9580491\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎧\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestselling author Jesmyn Ward delivers a haunting masterpiece about an enslaved girl in the years before the Civil War that's destined to become a classic.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for Best Book Club Pick\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9191516\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Yellowface\" inline=\"true\" src=\"https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt64b2de096a6f4663/blt323d2e64648cb1f3/65ef6ec0a93acb706530f856/yellowface.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left;float: left;width: null;\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9191516\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYellowface\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by R. F. Kuang \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9173603\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎧\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences. Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn't write the book she claims she wrote and she is most certainly not Asian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr/\u003e\u003ch6\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Title availability may vary by library \u0026amp; region.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can also see the full list of winners \u003ca href=\"https://www.overdrive.com/collections/1129744/2023-libby-award-winners\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this year’s awards in the books, who will be a finalist in the next Libby Book Awards? \u003ca href=\"https://www.libbylife.com/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSubscribe\u003c/a\u003e to \u003cem\u003eLibby Life\u003c/em\u003e and stay on top of all the best books coming in 2024!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELATED READ: \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.libbylife.com/2024-02-09-announcing-the-finalists-for-the-first-annual-libby-book-awards-aka-the-libbys\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnnouncing the finalists for the first annual Libby Book Awards, aka The Libbys\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","previewText":"\u003cp\u003eWho won a Libby Book Award? 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