Goodreads members have spoken!

Goodreads members have spoken! Thousands of votes were cast in the first-ever Goodreads Choice Awards. A few books dominated their categories, such as The Girl Who Played with Fire in the Mysteries/Thrillers genre. But many races came down to a photo finish. Catching Fire narrowly edged out The Help to become the all-time favorite book of 2009. The zombies of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies put up a good fight, but were bitten back in the final days of voting by the vampires of Dead and Gone. Here are the winners in each category! See the full results »

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Goodreads Favorite of 2009
Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins

Fiction
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
(Goodreads Author)

Nonfiction
Columbine
by Dave Cullen
(Goodreads Author)

Mystery/Thriller
The Girl Who Played with Fire
by Stieg Larsson

Fantasy
Dead and Gone
by Charlaine Harris


Science Fiction
Leviathan
by Scott Westerfeld

Chick Lit
The Last Song
by Nicholas Sparks

Romance
An Echo in the Bone
by Diana Gabaldon

Graphic Novel
Batman
by Neil Gaiman
(Goodreads Author)


Young Adult Fiction
Along for the Ride
by Sarah Dessen
(Goodreads Author)

Young Adult Series
Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins

Children's
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
by Jeff Kinney

Picture Book
Blueberry Girl
by Neil Gaiman
(Goodreads Author)
illustrated by Charles Vess