Louise Penny, queen of the Agathas and Anthonys A Note from Laura: Here's a follow-up to the award-winning fiction list, this time focusing on GENRE FICTION!
While these are some of the better known awards, this is only a small number of the many genre awards out there. Many are awarded by writers' groups, and others by writers' conventions, panels, publishers, and private organizations. Most of these awards have multiple categories, often based on length or subgenre, and thus award multiple prizes per year. I encourage you to seek out awards lists on your own, to find one that gels with your reading style OR to explore new books beyond your usual fare!
Here, you'll see what's on our shelves from the last 10 to 15 years of the Spur Awards, Christy Award, Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Agatha Award, Anthony Award, and Edgar Award.
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While these are some of the better known awards, this is only a small number of the many genre awards out there. Many are awarded by writers' groups, and others by writers' conventions, panels, publishers, and private organizations. Most of these awards have multiple categories, often based on length or subgenre, and thus award multiple prizes per year. I encourage you to seek out awards lists on your own, to find one that gels with your reading style OR to explore new books beyond your usual fare!
Here, you'll see what's on our shelves from the last 10 to 15 years of the Spur Awards, Christy Award, Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Agatha Award, Anthony Award, and Edgar Award.
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Western
Selections from Spur Awards winners, 2010-2020
Double Wide, Leo W. Banks, W BAN
Legacy of a Lawman, Johnny D. Boggs, W BOG
West Texas Kill, Johnny D. Boggs, W BOG
Off the Grid, C.J. Box, M BOX PIC-16 *ª
Light of the World, James Lee Burke, M BUR ROB-20
With Blood in Their Eyes, Thomas Cobb, W COB
The Woman Who Built a Bridge, C.K. Crigger, W CRI
The Last Midwife, Sandra Dallas, F DAL *
Silver City, Jeff Guinn, W GUI MCL-3
The Flicker of Old Dreams, Susan Henderson, F HEN
Spider Woman’s Daughter, Anne Hillerman, M HIL LEA-19 *ª
Paradise Sky, Joe R. Lansdale, F LAN *ª
Damnation Road, Max McCoy, W MCC GAM-3
Bad Country, C.B. McKenzie, M MCK
Stranger in Thunder Basin, John D. Nesbitt, W NES
The Coming, David Osborne, F OSB
The Mustanger and the Lady, Dusty Richards, W RIC BRA-2
Crossing Purgatory, Gary Schanbacher, W SCH *ª
The Return of Kid Cooper, Brad Smith, W SMI
The Coyote Tracker, Larry D. Sweazy, W SWE WOL-5
Cherokee America, Margaret Verble, F VER
Hell Hath No Fury, Charles G. West, W WES HAW-1
Snowbound, Richard S. Wheeler, F WHE
Selections from Spur Awards winners, 2010-2020
Double Wide, Leo W. Banks, W BAN
Legacy of a Lawman, Johnny D. Boggs, W BOG
West Texas Kill, Johnny D. Boggs, W BOG
Off the Grid, C.J. Box, M BOX PIC-16 *ª
Light of the World, James Lee Burke, M BUR ROB-20
With Blood in Their Eyes, Thomas Cobb, W COB
The Woman Who Built a Bridge, C.K. Crigger, W CRI
The Last Midwife, Sandra Dallas, F DAL *
Silver City, Jeff Guinn, W GUI MCL-3
The Flicker of Old Dreams, Susan Henderson, F HEN
Spider Woman’s Daughter, Anne Hillerman, M HIL LEA-19 *ª
Paradise Sky, Joe R. Lansdale, F LAN *ª
Damnation Road, Max McCoy, W MCC GAM-3
Bad Country, C.B. McKenzie, M MCK
Stranger in Thunder Basin, John D. Nesbitt, W NES
The Coming, David Osborne, F OSB
The Mustanger and the Lady, Dusty Richards, W RIC BRA-2
Crossing Purgatory, Gary Schanbacher, W SCH *ª
The Return of Kid Cooper, Brad Smith, W SMI
The Coyote Tracker, Larry D. Sweazy, W SWE WOL-5
Cherokee America, Margaret Verble, F VER
Hell Hath No Fury, Charles G. West, W WES HAW-1
Snowbound, Richard S. Wheeler, F WHE
Inspirational
Selections from Christy Award winners, 2009-2019
From a Distance, Tamera Alexander, INS ALE TIM-1 *
A Note Yet Unsung, Tamera Alexander, INS ALE BEL-3
Wonderland Creek, Lynn N. Austin, INS AUS *
Catching Christmas, Terri Blackstock, INS BLA *ª
Twisted Innocence, Terri Blackstock, INS BLA MOO-3 *
Thief of Glory, Sigmund Brouwer, INS BRO *
Rare Earth, T. Davis Bunn, F BUN ROY-2 *
Becoming Mrs. Lewis, Patti Callahan, INS CAL *ª
Against the Tide, Elizabeth Camden, F CAM *
The Amish Midwife, Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould, INS CLA WOM-1 *
Outlaw, Ted Dekker, F DEK
Almost Heaven, Chris Fabry, INS FAB
A Broken Kind of Beautiful, Katie Ganshert, INS GAN *
Dangerous Passage, Lisa Harris, INS HAR SOU-1 *
The Wedding Chapel, Rachel Hauck, INS HAU WED-2 *
The Breath of Dawn, Kristen Heitzman, INS HEI SPE-3 *
The Bishop, Steven James, F JAM BOW-4 *
Missing Isaac, Valerie Fraser Luesse, F LUE
Long Way Gone, Charles Martin, INS MAR
The Man He Never Was, James L. Rubart, INS RUB
The Passion of Mary-Margaret, Lisa Samson, INS SAM
Stars in the Grass, Ann Marie Stewart, INS STE
Promises to Keep, Ann Tatlock, INS TAT *
The Story Keeper, Lisa Wingate, INS WIN CAR-2 *ª
The Sea Keeper’s Daughters, Lisa Wingate, INS WIN CAR-3 *
House on Foster Hill, Jaime Jo Wright, INS WRI *
Selections from Christy Award winners, 2009-2019
From a Distance, Tamera Alexander, INS ALE TIM-1 *
A Note Yet Unsung, Tamera Alexander, INS ALE BEL-3
Wonderland Creek, Lynn N. Austin, INS AUS *
Catching Christmas, Terri Blackstock, INS BLA *ª
Twisted Innocence, Terri Blackstock, INS BLA MOO-3 *
Thief of Glory, Sigmund Brouwer, INS BRO *
Rare Earth, T. Davis Bunn, F BUN ROY-2 *
Becoming Mrs. Lewis, Patti Callahan, INS CAL *ª
Against the Tide, Elizabeth Camden, F CAM *
The Amish Midwife, Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould, INS CLA WOM-1 *
Outlaw, Ted Dekker, F DEK
Almost Heaven, Chris Fabry, INS FAB
A Broken Kind of Beautiful, Katie Ganshert, INS GAN *
Dangerous Passage, Lisa Harris, INS HAR SOU-1 *
The Wedding Chapel, Rachel Hauck, INS HAU WED-2 *
The Breath of Dawn, Kristen Heitzman, INS HEI SPE-3 *
The Bishop, Steven James, F JAM BOW-4 *
Missing Isaac, Valerie Fraser Luesse, F LUE
Long Way Gone, Charles Martin, INS MAR
The Man He Never Was, James L. Rubart, INS RUB
The Passion of Mary-Margaret, Lisa Samson, INS SAM
Stars in the Grass, Ann Marie Stewart, INS STE
Promises to Keep, Ann Tatlock, INS TAT *
The Story Keeper, Lisa Wingate, INS WIN CAR-2 *ª
The Sea Keeper’s Daughters, Lisa Wingate, INS WIN CAR-3 *
House on Foster Hill, Jaime Jo Wright, INS WRI *
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Selections from Hugo Award Winners and Nebula Award Winners, 2005-2020
(Since 2005, the same books have often won both awards. I have combined the winners into one list here, and labeled Hugo winners and Nebula winners. If not labeled, the book won both awards.)
All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders SF AND, Nebula *
The Windup Girl, Paolo Bacigalupi, SF BAC *
Paladin of Souls, Lois McMaster Bujold, SF BUJ CHA-2 *ª
The Yiddish Policemen's Union, Michael Chabon, F CHA *
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke, F CLA, Hugo *ª
This is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, SF ELM *ª
The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman, +F GAI, Hugo *ª
The Fifth Season, N.K. Jemisin, SF JEM BRO-1, Hugo *ª
The Obelisk Gate, N.K. Jemisin, SF JEM BRO-2, Hugo *ª
The Stone Sky, N.K. Jemisin, SF JEM BRO-3 *ª
The Calculating Stars, Mary Robinette Kowal, SF KOW LAD-1 *
Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie, SF LEC IMP-1 *ª
Powers, Ursula K. Le Guin, YA F LEG-3, Nebula *
The Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu, SF LIU THR-1, Hugo *ª
Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire, SF MCG WAY-1 *ª
Uprooted, Naomi Novik, SF NOV, Nebula *ª
Binti, Nnedi Okorafor, SF OKO BIN-1 *ª
2312, Kim Stanley Robinson, SF ROB, Nebula
Redshirts, John Scalzi, SF SCA, Hugo *
Among Others, Jo Walton, SF WAL *
All Systems Red, Martha Wells, SF WEL MUR-1 *ª
Artificial Condition, Martha Wells, SF WEL MUR-2, Hugo *
Blackout and All Clear, Connie Willis, SF WIL ALL-1 *, SF WIL ALL-2 *
Spin, Robert Charles Wilson, SF WIL SPI-1, Hugo
Selections from Hugo Award Winners and Nebula Award Winners, 2005-2020
(Since 2005, the same books have often won both awards. I have combined the winners into one list here, and labeled Hugo winners and Nebula winners. If not labeled, the book won both awards.)
All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders SF AND, Nebula *
The Windup Girl, Paolo Bacigalupi, SF BAC *
Paladin of Souls, Lois McMaster Bujold, SF BUJ CHA-2 *ª
The Yiddish Policemen's Union, Michael Chabon, F CHA *
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke, F CLA, Hugo *ª
This is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, SF ELM *ª
The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman, +F GAI, Hugo *ª
The Fifth Season, N.K. Jemisin, SF JEM BRO-1, Hugo *ª
The Obelisk Gate, N.K. Jemisin, SF JEM BRO-2, Hugo *ª
The Stone Sky, N.K. Jemisin, SF JEM BRO-3 *ª
The Calculating Stars, Mary Robinette Kowal, SF KOW LAD-1 *
Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie, SF LEC IMP-1 *ª
Powers, Ursula K. Le Guin, YA F LEG-3, Nebula *
The Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu, SF LIU THR-1, Hugo *ª
Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire, SF MCG WAY-1 *ª
Uprooted, Naomi Novik, SF NOV, Nebula *ª
Binti, Nnedi Okorafor, SF OKO BIN-1 *ª
2312, Kim Stanley Robinson, SF ROB, Nebula
Redshirts, John Scalzi, SF SCA, Hugo *
Among Others, Jo Walton, SF WAL *
All Systems Red, Martha Wells, SF WEL MUR-1 *ª
Artificial Condition, Martha Wells, SF WEL MUR-2, Hugo *
Blackout and All Clear, Connie Willis, SF WIL ALL-1 *, SF WIL ALL-2 *
Spin, Robert Charles Wilson, SF WIL SPI-1, Hugo
Cozy Mystery
Selections from Agatha Award winners, 2009-2019
The Long Quiche Goodbye, Avery Aames, M AAM CHE-1 *
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Alan Bradley, M BRA DEL-1 *ª
In Farleigh Field, Rhys Bowen, M BOW
Learning to Swim, Sara J. Henry, F HEN *
Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King, M KIN RUS-13 *
Three-Day Town, Margaret Maron, M MAR KNO-17
Long Upon the Land, Margaret Maron, M MAR KNO-20 ª
The Widows of Malabar Hill, Sujata Massey, M MAS MIS-1 *
The Reek of Red Herrings, Catriona McPherson, M MCP GIL-9
The Cruelest Month, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-3 *ª
The Brutal Telling, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-5 *ª
Bury Your Dead, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-6 *ª
The Beautiful Mystery, Louise Penny M PEN GAM-8 *ª
A Great Reckoning, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-12 *ª
Glass Houses, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-13 *ª
Truth Be Told, Hank Phillippi Ryan, F RYA RYL-3 *ª
Selections from Agatha Award winners, 2009-2019
The Long Quiche Goodbye, Avery Aames, M AAM CHE-1 *
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Alan Bradley, M BRA DEL-1 *ª
In Farleigh Field, Rhys Bowen, M BOW
Learning to Swim, Sara J. Henry, F HEN *
Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King, M KIN RUS-13 *
Three-Day Town, Margaret Maron, M MAR KNO-17
Long Upon the Land, Margaret Maron, M MAR KNO-20 ª
The Widows of Malabar Hill, Sujata Massey, M MAS MIS-1 *
The Reek of Red Herrings, Catriona McPherson, M MCP GIL-9
The Cruelest Month, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-3 *ª
The Brutal Telling, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-5 *ª
Bury Your Dead, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-6 *ª
The Beautiful Mystery, Louise Penny M PEN GAM-8 *ª
A Great Reckoning, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-12 *ª
Glass Houses, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-13 *ª
Truth Be Told, Hank Phillippi Ryan, F RYA RYL-3 *ª
Mystery
Selections from Anthony Award winners, 2009-2019
The Long and Faraway Gone, Lou Berney, F BER *ª
November Road, Lou Berney, F BER *ª
My Sister, the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite, F BRA *ª
The Brass Verdict, Michael Connelly, F CON BOS-14 HAL-2 *ª
Yesterday’s Echo, Matt Coyle, F COY
Starvation Lake, Bryan Gruley, M GRU STA-1
Learning to Swim, Sara J. Henry, F HEN *
IQ, Joe Ide, M IDE IQ-1 *ª
Ordinary Grace, William Kent Krueger, F KRU *ª
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson, F LAR MIL-1 *ª
After I’m Gone, Laura Lippman, M LIP *ª
A Bad Day for Sorry, Sophie Littlefield, M LIT HAR-1
Bluebird, Bluebird, Attica Locke, M LOC HIG-1 *ª
The Expats, Chris Pavone, F PAV *ª
The Brutal Telling, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-5 *ª
Bury Your Dead, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-6 *ª
A Trick of the Light, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-7 *ª
The Beautiful Mystery, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-8 *ª
A Great Reckoning, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-12 *ª
The Black Hour, Lori Rader-Day, F RAD *
Selections from Anthony Award winners, 2009-2019
The Long and Faraway Gone, Lou Berney, F BER *ª
November Road, Lou Berney, F BER *ª
My Sister, the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite, F BRA *ª
The Brass Verdict, Michael Connelly, F CON BOS-14 HAL-2 *ª
Yesterday’s Echo, Matt Coyle, F COY
Starvation Lake, Bryan Gruley, M GRU STA-1
Learning to Swim, Sara J. Henry, F HEN *
IQ, Joe Ide, M IDE IQ-1 *ª
Ordinary Grace, William Kent Krueger, F KRU *ª
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson, F LAR MIL-1 *ª
After I’m Gone, Laura Lippman, M LIP *ª
A Bad Day for Sorry, Sophie Littlefield, M LIT HAR-1
Bluebird, Bluebird, Attica Locke, M LOC HIG-1 *ª
The Expats, Chris Pavone, F PAV *ª
The Brutal Telling, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-5 *ª
Bury Your Dead, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-6 *ª
A Trick of the Light, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-7 *ª
The Beautiful Mystery, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-8 *ª
A Great Reckoning, Louise Penny, M PEN GAM-12 *ª
The Black Hour, Lori Rader-Day, F RAD *
Mystery, Crime, Suspense & Intrigue
Selections from Edgar Award winners, 2010-2020
The Long and Faraway Gone, Lou Berney, F BER *ª
Dry Bones in the Valley, Tom Bouman, M BOU FAR-1 *
Rogue Island, Bruce DeSilva, F DES MUL-1 *
Long Time Coming, Robert Goddard F GOD *
The Stranger Diaries, Elly Griffiths, M GRI *
The Lock Artist, Steve Hamilton, M HAM
The Last Child, John Hart, F HAR ª
Before the Fall, Noah Hawley, F HAW *ª
Gone, Mo Hayder, F HAY CAF-5 *ª
Miracle Creek, Angie Kim, F KIM *ª
Mr. Mercedes, Stephen King, F KIN HOD-1 *ª
Ordinary Grace, William Kent Krueger, F KRU *ª
Live By Night, Dennis Lehane, F LEH COU-2 *ª
Bluebird, Bluebird, Attica Locke, M LOC HIG-1 *ª
Red Sparrow, Jason Matthews, F MAT *ª
Bearskin, James A. McLaughlin, F MCL *ª
Down the River Unto the Sea, Walter Mosley, F MOS *ª
The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen, F NGU *
The Expats, Chris Pavone, F PAV *ª
Bent Road, Lori Roy, F ROY *ª
Let Me Die in His Footsteps, Lori Roy, F ROY
The Last Policeman, Ben H. Winters, M WIN LAS-1 *
Selections from Edgar Award winners, 2010-2020
The Long and Faraway Gone, Lou Berney, F BER *ª
Dry Bones in the Valley, Tom Bouman, M BOU FAR-1 *
Rogue Island, Bruce DeSilva, F DES MUL-1 *
Long Time Coming, Robert Goddard F GOD *
The Stranger Diaries, Elly Griffiths, M GRI *
The Lock Artist, Steve Hamilton, M HAM
The Last Child, John Hart, F HAR ª
Before the Fall, Noah Hawley, F HAW *ª
Gone, Mo Hayder, F HAY CAF-5 *ª
Miracle Creek, Angie Kim, F KIM *ª
Mr. Mercedes, Stephen King, F KIN HOD-1 *ª
Ordinary Grace, William Kent Krueger, F KRU *ª
Live By Night, Dennis Lehane, F LEH COU-2 *ª
Bluebird, Bluebird, Attica Locke, M LOC HIG-1 *ª
Red Sparrow, Jason Matthews, F MAT *ª
Bearskin, James A. McLaughlin, F MCL *ª
Down the River Unto the Sea, Walter Mosley, F MOS *ª
The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen, F NGU *
The Expats, Chris Pavone, F PAV *ª
Bent Road, Lori Roy, F ROY *ª
Let Me Die in His Footsteps, Lori Roy, F ROY
The Last Policeman, Ben H. Winters, M WIN LAS-1 *
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