# Goodreads Choice Awards

The Goodreads Choice Awards is a yearly award program, first launched on Goodreads in 2009.
Winners are determined by users voting on books that Goodreads has nominated or books of their choosing, released in the given year. Most books that Goodreads nominates are from verified Goodreads authors. The final voting round collects the top 10 books from 20 different categories.

## Winners
### 2000s

| Year | Category | Author | Title |
| 2009 | Children's | Jeff Kinney | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days |
| 2009 | Fantasy | Charlaine Harris | Dead and Gone |
| 2009 | Fiction | Kathryn Stockett | The Help |
| 2009 | Graphic Novel | Neil Gaiman | Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? |
| 2009 | Mystery & Thriller | Stieg Larsson | The Girl Who Played with Fire |
| 2009 | Nonfiction | Dave Cullen | Columbine |
| 2009 | Romance | Diana Gabaldon | An Echo in the Bone |
| 2009 | Science Fiction | Scott Westerfeld | Leviathan |
| 2009 | Young Adult Fiction | Sarah Dessen | Along for the Ride |
| 2009 | Chick Lit | Nicholas Sparks | The Last Song |
| 2009 | Picture Book | Neil Gaiman | Blueberry Girl |
| 2009 | Young Adult Series | Suzanne Collins | Catching Fire |

### 2010s

| Year | Category | Author | Title |
| 2010 | Children's & Middle Grade | Jeff Kinney | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth |
| 2010 | Fantasy | Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson | Towers of Midnight |
| 2010 | Fiction | Emma Donoghue | Room |
| 2010 | Goodreads Debut Author | Rebecca Skloot | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks |
| 2010 | Graphic Novel | Stephenie Meyer | Twilight: The Graphic Novel |
| 2010 | Historical Fiction | Ken Follett | Fall of Giants |
| 2010 | History & Biography | G. J. Meyer | The Tudors |
| 2010 | Humor | Christopher Moore | Bite Me: A Love Story |
| 2010 | Memoir & Autobiography | Portia de Rossi | Unbearable Lightness |
| 2010 | Mystery & Thriller | Stieg Larsson | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest |
| 2010 | Nonfiction | Rebecca Skloot | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks |
| 2010 | Poetry | Matthew Zapruder | Come On All You Ghosts |
| 2010 | Romance | J. R. Ward | Lover Mine |
| 2010 | Science Fiction | Mira Grant | Feed |
| 2010 | Young Adult Fantasy | Suzanne Collins | Mockingjay |
| 2010 | Young Adult Fiction | Lauren Oliver | Before I Fall |
| 2010 | Cover Art | Lauren Kate | Torment |
| 2010 | Paranormal Fantasy | Charlaine Harris | Dead in the Family |
| 2010 | Picture Book | Lane Smith | It's a Book |
| 2011 | Children's & Middle Grade | Rick Riordan | The Son of Neptune |
| 2011 | Fantasy | George R. R. Martin | A Dance with Dragons |
| 2011 | Fiction | Haruki Murakami | 1Q84 |
| 2011 | Graphic Novel & Comics | Richelle Mead | Vampire Academy: The Graphic Novel |
| 2011 | Historical Fiction | Paula McLain | The Paris Wife |
| 2011 | History & Biography | Walter Isaacson | Steve Jobs |
| 2011 | Horror | Melissa Marr | Graveminder |
| 2011 | Humor | Tina Fey | Bossypants |
| 2011 | Memoir & Autobiography | Matthew Logelin | Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love |
| 2011 | Mystery & Thriller | Janet Evanovich | Smokin' Seventeen |
| 2011 | Nonfiction | Alexandra Robbins | The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth |
| 2011 | Poetry | Billy Collins | Horoscopes for the Dead |
| 2011 | Romance | J. R. Ward | Lover Unleashed |
| 2011 | Science Fiction | Stephen King | 11/22/63 |
| 2011 | Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | Veronica Roth | Divergent |
| 2011 | Young Adult Fiction | Gayle Forman | Where She Went |
| 2011 | Food & Cooking | Gwyneth Paltrow | My Father's Daughter |
| 2011 | Goodreads Author | Cassandra Clare | City of Fallen Angels |
| 2011 | Paranormal Fantasy | Karen Marie Moning | Shadowfever |
| 2011 | Picture Book | Weird Al Yankovic | When I Grow Up |
| 2011 | Travel & Outdoors | Conor Grennan | Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal |
| 2012 | Children's & Middle Grade | Rick Riordan | The Mark of Athena |
| 2012 | Fantasy | Stephen King | The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole |
| 2012 | Fiction | J. K. Rowling | The Casual Vacancy |
| 2012 | Graphic Novel & Comics | Robert Kirkman | The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World |
| 2012 | Historical Fiction | M. L. Stedman | The Light Between Oceans |
| 2012 | Horror | Justin Cronin | The Twelve |
| 2012 | Humor | Jenny Lawson | Let's Pretend This Never Happened |
| 2012 | Memoir & Autobiography | Cheryl Strayed | Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail |
| 2012 | Mystery & Thriller | Gillian Flynn | Gone Girl |
| 2012 | Nonfiction | Susan Cain | Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking |
| 2012 | Poetry | Mary Oliver | A Thousand Mornings |
| 2012 | Romance | E. L. James | Fifty Shades Freed |
| 2012 | Science Fiction | Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter | The Long Earth |
| 2012 | Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | Veronica Roth | Insurgent |
| 2012 | Young Adult Fiction | John Green | The Fault in Our Stars |
| 2012 | Food & Cooking | Ree Drummond | The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl |
| 2012 | Goodreads Author | Veronica Roth | Insurgent |
| 2012 | Paranormal Fantasy | Deborah Harkness | Shadow of Night |
| 2012 | Picture Book | Ian Falconer | Olivia and the Fairy Princesses |
| 2013 | Children's & Middle Grade | Rick Riordan | The House of Hades |
| 2013 | Fantasy | Neil Gaiman | The Ocean at the End of the Lane |
| 2013 | Fiction | Khaled Hosseini | And the Mountains Echoed |
| 2013 | Goodreads Debut Author | Emma Chase | Tangled |
| 2013 | Graphic Novel & Comics | Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, and artist Cassandra Jean | Beautiful Creatures |
| 2013 | Historical Fiction | Kate Atkinson | Life After Life |
| 2013 | History & Biography | Brian Jay Jones | Jim Henson: The Biography |
| 2013 | Horror | Stephen King | Doctor Sleep |
| 2013 | Humor | Allie Brosh | Hyperbole & a Half |
| 2013 | Memoir & Autobiography | Malala Yousafzai | I am Malala |
| 2013 | Mystery & Thriller | Dan Brown | Inferno |
| 2013 | Nonfiction | Temple Grandin and Richard Panek | The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum |
| 2013 | Poetry | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Fall of Arthur |
| 2013 | Romance | J. R. Ward | Lover at Last |
| 2013 | Science Fiction | Margaret Atwood | MaddAddam |
| 2013 | Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | Veronica Roth | Allegiant |
| 2013 | Young Adult Fiction | Rainbow Rowell | Eleanor & Park |
| 2013 | Food & Cooking | Tim Federle | Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist |
| 2013 | Paranormal Fantasy | Jim Butcher | Cold Days |
| 2013 | Picture Book | Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers | The Day the Crayons Quit |
| 2014 | Children's & Middle Grade | Rick Riordan | The Blood of Olympus |
| 2014 | Fantasy | Deborah Harkness | The Book of Life |
| 2014 | Fiction | Rainbow Rowell | Landline |
| 2014 | Goodreads Debut Author | Pierce Brown | Red Rising |
| 2014 | Graphic Novel & Comics | Zack Whedon, Fábio Moon, and Daniel Dos Santos | Serenity: Leaves on the Wind |
| 2014 | Historical Fiction | Anthony Doerr | All the Light We Cannot See |
| 2014 | History & Biography | Helen Rappaport | The Romanov Sisters |
| 2014 | Horror | Anne Rice | Prince Lestat |
| 2014 | Humor | Amy Poehler | Yes Please |
| 2014 | Memoir & Autobiography | Esther Earl | This Star Won't Go Out |
| 2014 | Mystery & Thriller | Stephen King | Mr. Mercedes |
| 2014 | Nonfiction | Marina Keegan | The Opposite of Loneliness |
| 2014 | Poetry | Lang Leav | Lullabies |
| 2014 | Romance | Diana Gabaldon | Written in My Own Heart's Blood |
| 2014 | Science Fiction | Andy Weir | The Martian |
| 2014 | Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | Cassandra Clare | City of Heavenly Fire |
| 2014 | Young Adult Fiction | E. Lockhart | We Were Liars |
| 2014 | Business | Sophia Amoruso | #GIRLBOSS |
| 2014 | Food & Cooking | Ina Garten | Make It Ahead: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook |
| 2014 | Picture Book | Mo Willems | The Pigeon Needs a Bath! (I Do Not!) |
| 2015 | Children's & Middle Grade | Rick Riordan | The Sword of Summer |
| 2015 | Fantasy | Neil Gaiman | Trigger Warning: Short Fictions & Disturbances |
| 2015 | Fiction | Harper Lee | Go Set a Watchman |
| 2015 | Goodreads Debut Author | Victoria Aveyard | Red Queen |
| 2015 | Graphic Novel & Comics | Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples | Saga,Volume 4 |
| 2015 | Historical Fiction | Kristin Hannah | The Nightingale |
| 2015 | History & Biography | Erik Larson | Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania |
| 2015 | Horror | Dean Koontz | Saint Odd |
| 2015 | Humor | Mindy Kaling | Why Not Me? |
| 2015 | Memoir & Autobiography | Connor Franta | A Work in Progress |
| 2015 | Mystery & Thriller | Paula Hawkins | The Girl on the Train |
| 2015 | Nonfiction | Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg | Modern Romance: An Investigation |
| 2015 | Poetry | Trista Mateer | The Dogs I Have Kissed |
| 2015 | Romance | Colleen Hoover | Confess |
| 2015 | Science Fiction | Pierce Brown | Golden Son |
| 2015 | Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | Sarah J. Maas | Queen of Shadows |
| 2015 | Young Adult Fiction | Jennifer Niven | All the Bright Places |
| 2015 | Food & Cooking | Ree Drummond | The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime |
| 2015 | Picture Book | Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers | The Day the Crayons Came Home |
| 2015 | Science & Technology | John Hargrove | Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish |
| 2016 | Children's & Middle Grade | Rick Riordan | The Hidden Oracle |
| 2016 | Fantasy | J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child |
| 2016 | Fiction | Liane Moriarty | Truly Madly Guilty |
| 2016 | Goodreads Debut Author | Alwyn Hamilton | Rebel of the Sands |
| 2016 | Graphic Novel & Comics | Sarah Andersen | Adulthood is a Myth |
| 2016 | Historical Fiction | Colson Whitehead | The Underground Railroad |
| 2016 | History & Biography | William Shatner | Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man |
| 2016 | Horror | Joe Hill | The Fireman |
| 2016 | Humor | Amy Schumer | The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo |
| 2016 | Memoir & Autobiography | Paul Kalanithi | When Breath Becomes Air |
| 2016 | Mystery & Thriller | Stephen King | End of Watch |
| 2016 | Nonfiction | Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter | Hamilton: The Revolution |
| 2016 | Poetry | Amanda Lovelace | The Princess Saves Herself in This One |
| 2016 | Romance | Colleen Hoover | It Ends with Us |
| 2016 | Science Fiction | Pierce Brown | Morning Star |
| 2016 | Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | Sarah J. Maas | A Court of Mist and Fury |
| 2016 | Young Adult Fiction | Ruta Sepetys | Salt to the Sea |
| 2016 | Food & Cooking | Chrissy Teigen | Cravings |
| 2016 | Picture Book | Mo Willems | The Thank You Book |
| 2016 | Science & Technology | Frans De Waal | Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? |
| 2017 | Children's & Middle Grade | Rick Riordan | The Ship of the Dead |
| 2017 | Fantasy | J. K. Rowling | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay |
| 2017 | Fiction | Celeste Ng | Little Fires Everywhere |
| 2017 | Goodreads Debut Author | Angie Thomas | The Hate U Give |
| 2017 | Graphic Novel & Comics | Sarah Andersen | Big Mushy Happy Lump |
| 2017 | Historical Fiction | Lisa Wingate | Before We Were Yours |
| 2017 | History & Biography | Kate Moore | The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women |
| 2017 | Horror | Stephen King and Owen King | Sleeping Beauties |
| 2017 | Humor | Lauren Graham | Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between) |
| 2017 | Memoir & Autobiography | Hillary Rodham Clinton | What Happened |
| 2017 | Mystery & Thriller | Paula Hawkins | Into the Water |
| 2017 | Nonfiction | Lilly Singh | How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life |
| 2017 | Poetry | Rupi Kaur | The Sun and Her Flowers |
| 2017 | Romance | Colleen Hoover | Without Merit |
| 2017 | Science Fiction | Andy Weir | Artemis |
| 2017 | Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | Sarah J. Maas | A Court of Wings and Ruin |
| 2017 | Young Adult Fiction | Angie Thomas | The Hate U Give |
| 2017 | Food & Cooking | Ree Drummond | The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It! |
| 2017 | Picture Book | R. J. Palacio | We're All Wonders |
| 2017 | Science & Technology | Neil deGrasse Tyson | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry |
| 2018 | Children's & Middle Grade | Rick Riordan | The Burning Maze |
| 2018 | Fantasy | Madeline Miller | Circe |
| 2018 | Fiction | Jojo Moyes | Still Me |
| 2018 | Goodreads Debut Author | Tomi Adeyemi | Children of Blood and Bone |
| 2018 | Graphic Novel & Comics | Sarah Andersen | Herding Cats |
| 2018 | Historical Fiction | Kristin Hannah | The Great Alone |
| 2018 | History & Biography | Maxwell King | The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers |
| 2018 | Horror | Stephen King | Elevation |
| 2018 | Humor | Tiffany Haddish | The Last Black Unicorn |
| 2018 | Memoir & Autobiography | Tara Westover | Educated |
| 2018 | Mystery & Thriller | Stephen King | The Outsider |
| 2018 | Nonfiction | Michelle McNamara | I'll Be Gone in the Dark |
| 2018 | Poetry | Amanda Lovelace | The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One |
| 2018 | Romance | Helen Hoang | The Kiss Quotient |
| 2018 | Science Fiction | VE Schwab | Vengeful |
| 2018 | Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | Sarah J. Maas | Kingdom of Ash |
| 2018 | Young Adult Fiction | Becky Albertalli | Leah on the Offbeat |
| 2018 | Best of the Best | Angie Thomas | The Hate U Give |
| 2018 | Food & Cooking | Chrissy Teigen and Adeena Sussman | Cravings: Hungry for More |
| 2018 | Picture Book | Grace Byers | I Am Enough |
| 2018 | Science & Technology | Steve Brusatte | The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs |
| 2019 | Children's & Middle Grade | Rick Riordan | The Tyrant's Tomb |
| 2019 | Debut Novel | Casey McQuiston | Red, White & Royal Blue |
| 2019 | Fantasy | Leigh Bardugo | Ninth House |
| 2019 | Fiction | Margaret Atwood | The Testaments |
| 2019 | Graphic Novel & Comics | Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks | Pumpkin Heads |
| 2019 | Historical Fiction | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Daisy Jones & The Six |
| 2019 | History & Biography | Hallie Rubenhold | The Five |
| 2019 | Horror | Stephen King | The Institute |
| 2019 | Humor | Ali Wong | Dear Girls |
| 2019 | Memoir & Autobiography | Jonathan Van Ness | Over the Top |
| 2019 | Mystery & Thriller | Alex Michaelides | The Silent Patient |
| 2019 | Nonfiction | Rachel Hollis | Girl, Stop Apologizing |
| 2019 | Poetry | Laurie Halse Anderson | Shout |
| 2019 | Romance | Casey McQuiston | Red, White & Royal Blue |
| 2019 | Science Fiction | Blake Crouch | Recursion |
| 2019 | Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | Holly Black | The Wicked King |
| 2019 | Young Adult Fiction | Rachael Lippincott | Five Feet Apart |
| 2019 | Food & Cooking | Antoni Porowski | Antoni in the Kitchen |
| 2019 | Picture Book | Fred Rogers and Luke Flowers | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood |
| 2019 | Science & Technology | Caitlin Doughty | Will My Cats Eat My Eyeballs? |

### 2020s

| Year | Category | Author | Title |
| 2020 | Children's & Middle Grade | Rick Riordan | The Tower of Nero |
| 2020 | Debut Novel | Kiley Reid | Such a Fun Age |
| 2020 | Fantasy | Sarah J. Maas | House of Earth and Blood |
| 2020 | Fiction | Matt Haig | The Midnight Library |
| 2020 | Graphic Novel & Comics | Alice Oseman | Heartstopper,Volume Three |
| 2020 | Historical Fiction | Brit Bennett | The Vanishing Half |
| 2020 | History & Biography | Isabel Wilkerson | Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents |
| 2020 | Horror | Silvia Moreno-Garcia | Mexican Gothic |
| 2020 | Humor | Nathan W. Pyle | Strange Planet |
| 2020 | Memoir & Autobiography | Barack Obama | A Promised Land |
| 2020 | Mystery & Thriller | Lucy Foley | The Guest List |
| 2020 | Nonfiction | Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi | Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, & You |
| 2020 | Poetry | Margaret Atwood | Dearly: New Poems |
| 2020 | Romance | Jennifer L. Armentrout | From Blood & Ash |
| 2020 | Science Fiction | Christopher Paolini | To Sleep in a Sea of Stars |
| 2020 | Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | Holly Black | The Queen of Nothing |
| 2020 | Young Adult Fiction | Elizabeth Acevedo | Clap When You Land |
| 2020 | Food & Cooking | Ina Garten | Modern Comfort Food: A Barefoot Contessa CookbookI |
| 2020 | Picture Book | Ibram X. Kendi and Ashley Lukashevsky | Antiracist Baby |
| 2020 | Science & Technology | David Attenborough and Jonnie Hughes | A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future |
| 2021 | Children's & Middle Grade | Rick Riordan | Daughter of the Deep |
| 2021 | Debut Novel | Elena Armas | The Spanish Love Deception |
| 2021 | Fantasy | Sarah J. Maas | A Court of Silver Flames |
| 2021 | Fiction | Sally Rooney | Beautiful World, Where Are You |
| 2021 | Graphic Novel & Comics | Rachel Smythe | Lore Olympus |
| 2021 | Historical Fiction | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Malibu Rising |
| 2021 | History & Biography | Patrick Radden Keefe | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty |
| 2021 | Horror | Grady Hendrix | The Final Girl Support Group |
| 2021 | Humor | Jenny Lawson | Broken (in the Best Possible Way) |
| 2021 | Memoir & Autobiography | Michelle Zauner | Crying in H Mart |
| 2021 | Mystery & Thriller | Laura Dave | The Last Thing He Told Me |
| 2021 | Nonfiction | John Green | The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet |
| 2021 | Poetry | Amanda Gorman | The Hill We Climb |
| 2021 | Romance | Emily Henry | People We Meet on Vacation |
| 2021 | Science Fiction | Andy Weir | Project Hail Mary |
| 2021 | Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | Leigh Bardugo | Rule of Wolves |
| 2021 | Young Adult Fiction | Angeline Boulley | Firekeeper's Daughter |
| 2022 | Children's & Middle Grade | Andie Powers | I Am Quiet |
| 2022 | Debut Novel | Bonnie Garmus | Lessons in Chemistry |
| 2022 | Fantasy | Sarah J. Maas | House of Sky and Breath |
| 2022 | Fiction | Gabrielle Zevin | Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow |
| 2022 | Graphic Novel & Comics | Alice Oseman | Heartstopper, Volume Four |
| 2022 | Historical Fiction | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Carrie Soto is Back |
| 2022 | History & Biography | Huw Lemmey | Bad Gays: A Homosexual History |
| 2022 | Horror | Jason Rekulak | Hidden Pictures |
| 2022 | Humor | Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey | The Office BFFs |
| 2022 | Memoir & Autobiography | Jennette McCurdy | I'm Glad My Mom Died |
| 2022 | Mystery & Thriller | Nita Prose | The Maid |
| 2022 | Nonfiction | Brené Brown | Atlas of the Heart |
| 2022 | Poetry | Amanda Gorman | Call Us What We Carry |
| 2022 | Romance | Emily Henry | Book Lovers |
| 2022 | Science Fiction | Emily St. John Mandel | Sea of Tranquility |
| 2022 | Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | V. E. Schwab | Gallant |
| 2022 | Young Adult Fiction | Jennifer Lynn Barnes | The Final Gambit |
| 2023 | Debut Novel | Emilia Hart | Weyward |
| 2023 | Fantasy | Leigh Bardugo | Hell Bent |
| 2023 | Fiction | R. F. Kuang | Yellowface |
| 2023 | Historical Fiction | Emilia Hart | Weyward |
| 2023 | History & Biography | David Grann | The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder |
| 2023 | Horror | Stephen King | Holly |
| 2023 | Humor | Henry Winkler | Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond |
| 2023 | Memoir & Autobiography | Britney Spears | The Woman in Me |
| 2023 | Mystery & Thriller | Freida McFadden | The Housemaid's Secret |
| 2023 | Nonfiction | Matthew Desmond | Poverty, by America |
| 2023 | Romance | Emily Henry | Happy Place |
| 2023 | Romantasy | Rebecca Yarros | Fourth Wing |
| 2023 | Science Fiction | TJ Klune | In the Lives of Puppets |
| 2023 | Young Adult Fantasy | Rebecca Ross | Divine Rivals |
| 2023 | Young Adult Fiction | Ali Hazelwood | Check & Mate |
| 2024 | Audiobook | Emily Henry (author) and Julia Whelan (narrator) | Funny Story |
| 2024 | Debut Novel | Yulin Kuang | How to End a Love Story |
| 2024 | Fantasy | T.J. Klune | Somewhere Beyond the Sea |
| 2024 | Fiction | Alison Espach | The Wedding People |
| 2024 | Historical Fiction | Kristin Hannah | The Women |
| 2024 | History & Biography | Evan Friss | The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore |
| 2024 | Horror | Stephen King | You Like It Darker |
| 2024 | Memoir | Kelly Bishop | The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir |
| 2024 | Mystery & Thriller | Liz Moore | The God of the Woods |
| 2024 | Nonfiction | Jonathon Haidt | The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness |
| 2024 | Romance | Emily Henry | Funny Story |
| 2024 | Romantasy | Sarah J. Maas | House of Flame and Shadow |
| 2024 | Science Fiction | Kaliane Bradley | The Ministry of Time |
| 2024 | Young Adult Fantasy | Rebecca Ross | Ruthless Vows |
| 2024 | Young Adult Fiction | Alice Oseman | Heartstopper: Volume Five |

## Multiple wins

Several authors have won multiple Goodreads Readers Choice Awards or the same award in multiple years. Stephen King and both his sons, Owen and Joe, have won The Goodreads Choice Awards. The table below sets out those authors to have won more than one award:
(Listed by number of wins, then alphabetically by surname)
| Number of wins | Author | Winning categories |
| 11 | Rick Riordan | Best Children's & Middle Grade (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) |
| 10 | Stephen King | Best Science Fiction (2011), Best Fantasy (2012), Best Horror (2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023), Best Mystery & Thriller (2014, 2016, 2018) |
| 7 | Sarah J. Maas | Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), Best Fantasy (2020, 2021, 2022) |
| 5 | Veronica Roth | Best Book (2011), Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2011, 2012, 2013), Best Goodreads Author (2012) |
| 4 | Suzanne Collins | Best Book (2009, 2010), Best Young Adult Series (2009), Best Young Adult Fantasy (2011) |
| 4 | Neil Gaiman | Best Fantasy (2013, 2015), Best Graphic Novel (2009), Best Picture Book (2009) |
| 3 | Sarah Andersen | Best Graphic Novel and Comics (2016, 2017, 2018) |
| 3 | Margaret Atwood | Best Science Fiction (2013), Best Fiction (2019), Best Poetry (2020) |
| 3 | Pierce Brown | Best Goodreads Debut Author (2014), Best Science Fiction (2015, 2016) |
| 3 | Ree Drummond | Best Food & Cooking (2012, 2015, 2017) |
| 3 | Colleen Hoover | Best Romance (2015, 2016, 2017) |
| 3 | Rainbow Rowell | Best Fiction (2014), Best Young Adult Fiction (2013), Best Graphic Novels & Comics (2019) |
| 3 | J. K. Rowling | Best Fiction (2012), Best Fantasy (2016, 2017) |
| 3 | Angie Thomas | Best Goodreads Debut Author (2017), Best Young Adult Fiction (2017), Best of the Best (2018) |
| 3 | J. R. Ward | Best Romance (2010, 2011, 2013) |
| 3 | Andy Weir | Best Science Fiction (2014, 2017, 2021) |
| 3 | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Best Historical Fiction (2019, 2021, 2022) |
| 3 | Emily Henry | Best Romance (2021, 2022, 2023) |
| 3 | Leigh Bardugo | Best Fantasy (2019, 2023), Best Young Adult Fantasy (2021) |
| 2 | Holly Black | Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2019, 2020) |
| 2 | Cassandra Clare | Best Goodreads Author (2011), Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2014) |
| 2 | Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers | Best Picture Book (2013, 2015) |
| 2 | Diana Gabaldon | Best Romance (2009, 2014) |
| 2 | Ina Garten | Best Food & Cooking (2014, 2020) |
| 2 | John Green | Best Young Adult Fiction (2012), Best Nonfiction (2021) |
| 2 | Kristin Hannah | Best Historical Fiction (2015, 2018) |
| 2 | Deborah Harkness | Best Paranormal Fantasy (2012), Best Fantasy (2014) |
| 2 | Charlaine Harris | Best Fantasy (2009), Best Paranormal Fantasy (2010) |
| 2 | Paula Hawkins | Best Mystery & Thriller (2015, 2017) |
| 2 | Jeff Kinney | Best Children's & Middle Grade (2009, 2010) |
| 2 | Stieg Larsson | Best Mystery & Thriller (2009, 2010) |
| 2 | Jenny Lawson | Best Humor (2012, 2021) |
| 2 | Amanda Lovelace | Best Poetry (2016, 2018) |
| 2 | Casey McQuiston | Best Romance (2019), Best Debut Novel (2019) |
| 2 | Rebecca Skloot | Best Nonfiction (2010), Best Debut Author (2010) |
| 2 | Chrissy Teigen & Adeena Sussman | Best Food & Cooking (2016, 2018) |
| 2 | Mo Willems | Best Picture Book (2014, 2016) |
| 2 | Amanda Gorman | Best Poetry (2021, 2022) |
| 2 | V. E. Schwab | Best Science Fiction (2018), Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2022) |
| 2 | Alice Oseman | Best Graphic Novels & Comics (2020, 2022) |
| 2 | Emilia Hart | Best Historical Fiction (2023), Best Debut Novel (2023) |