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Goodreads Winter Challenge 2026: Choice Archive - Page 2

More than any other medium, books move through the culture by way of recommendations and word of mouth. We've all got that one friend who's constantly recommending the book they just read. Whether you pay attention depends on the friend, we've found. But as a general principle, book recommendations are a Good Thing.

Today's collection is based on this principle. Below we have paired two books for each calendar year going back to 2019. The first book is the winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Readers' Favorite in that particular genre and year—basically, the recommendation of millions of Goodreads regulars.
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required scores: 1, 6, 12, 26, 40 

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Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
41
Emily St.John Mandel
Mickey 7 (Edward Ashton)
Mickey 7
42
Edward Ashton
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
43
Andy Weir
Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
Light From Uncommon Stars
44
Ryka Aoki
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Christopher Paolini)
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
45
Christopher Paolini
The Vanished Birds (Simon Jimenez)
The Vanished Birds
46
Simon Jimenez
Recursion (Blake Crouch)
Recursion
47
Blake Crouch
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
48
Tamsyn Muir
Somewhere Beyond the Sea (T.J. Klune)
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
49
T.J. Klune
The Bright Sword (Lev Grossman)
The Bright Sword
50
Lev Grossman
Hell Bent (Leigh Bardugo)
Hell Bent
51
Leigh Bardugo
Tress of the Emerald Sea (Brandon Sanderson)
Tress of the Emerald Sea
52
Brandon Sanderson
House of Sky and Breath (Sarah J. Maas)
House of Sky and Breath
53
Sarah J. Maas
Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree)
Legends & Lattes
54
Travis Baldree
A Court of Silver Flames (Sarah J. Maas)
A Court of Silver Flames
55
Sarah J. Maas
A Master of Djinn (P. Djeli Clark)
A Master of Djinn
56
P. Djeli Clark
Crescent City (Sarah J. Maas)
Crescent City
57
Sarah J. Maas
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
58
Susanna Clarke
Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
Ninth House
59
Leigh Bardugo
The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
The Priory of the Orange Tree
60
Samantha Shannon
Funny Story (Emily Henry)
Funny Story
61
Emily Henry
This Could Be Us (Kennedy Ryan)
This Could Be Us
62
Kennedy Ryan
Happy Place (Emily Henry)
Happy Place
63
Emily Henry
The Seven Year Slip (Ashley Poston)
The Seven Year Slip
64
Ashley Poston
Book Lovers (Emily Henry)
Book Lovers
65
Emily Henry
Part of Your World (Abby Jimenez)
Part of Your World
66
Abby Jimenez
People We Meet on Vacation (Emily Henry)
People We Meet on Vacation
67
Emily Henry
The Charm Offensive (Alison Cochrun)
The Charm Offensive
68
Alison Cochrun
From Blood and Ash (Jennifer L. Armentrout)
From Blood and Ash
69
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Take a Hint, Dani Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Take a Hint, Dani Brown
70
Talia Hibbert
Red, White & Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
Red, White & Royal Blue
71
Casey McQuiston
Ayesha at Last (Uzma Jalaluddin)
Ayesha at Last
72
Uzma Jalaluddin
You Like It Darker (Stephen King)
You Like It Darker
73
Stephen King
The Eyes Are the Best Part (Monika Kim)
The Eyes Are the Best Part
74
Monika Kim
Holly (Stephen King)
Holly
75
Stephen King
The Reformatory (Tananarive Due)
The Reformatory
76
Tananarive Due
Hidden Pictures (Jason Rekulak)
Hidden Pictures
77
Jason Rekulak
The Hacienda (Isabel Canas)
The Hacienda
78
Isabel Canas
The Final Girl Support Group (Grady Hendrix)
The Final Girl Support Group
79
Grady Hendrix
Chasing the Boogeyman (Richard Chizmar)
Chasing the Boogeyman
80
Richard Chizmar
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