Lots of lists this time of year…easy to get addicted : )
Goodreads Choice Awards 2015
With over 3 million votes cast, these are the only major book awards decided by readers. Categories include: Fiction; Mystery and thriller; Fantasy; Science fiction; Historical fiction; Horror; Humour; Graphic novels; Autobiography; Non fiction; Young Adult fiction; Middle grade and children’s; Picture books.
Fiction winner: Go set a watchman by Harper Lee.
Mystery and thriller winner: The girl on the train by Paula Hawkins.
Fantasy winner: Trigger warning by Neil Gaiman.
Sci-fi winner: Golden son by Pierce Brown.
Graphic novels winner: Saga vol. 4 by Brian K. Vaughan.
Young adult fiction winner: All the bright places by Jennifer Niven.
Picture book winner: The day the crayons came home by Drew Daywalt.
https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2015
Nice graphics and author photos: http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariannarebolini/the-best-books-of-2015-according-to-goodreads#.ki8ERxa4gE
Top 200 books published in 2015 added on Goodreads
Listed according to how many readers added them.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/popular_by_date/2015
Angus & Robertson Bookworld top picks of 2015
Best fiction: includes All the light we cannot see by Anthony Doerr; The heart goes last by Margaret Atwood.
Best non fiction: includes Reckoning by Magda Szubanski.
Also includes books of the month.
http://www.angusrobertson.com.au/our-picks-of-2015
The best books of 2015 – chosen by Amazon editors
Various categories. Best book of 2015 – Fates and furies by Lauren Groff.
http://www.amazon.com/b/?ie=UTF8&node=13108091011
Amazon best sellers of 2015
Always includes some old favourites.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015/books
Authors and critics select their favourite reads of 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2015/nov/28/best-books-of-2015-part-one
http://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2015/nov/29/best-books-of-2015-part-two
Publishers Weekly best books of 2015
http://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2015
Happy holiday reading!