Every week, on a random night, I will report the latest newsworthy items in the world of books with some thoughts from myself.
It's been 3 weeks from the last Book News Night, but I'm back to reporting all the latest and greatest in the world of publishing! For tonight, there is just one item, though...
If you've been on Goodreads lately, you'll find a link to the Goodreads Choice Awards! It's an annual book awards, decided by votes from readers. There are 3 rounds, the first of which is closed by now, and the voting ends on November 27. You can read more about the schedule and the rules here!
Now, without further ado, here are the categories, and who I'm voting for picking in each of them. I'm not voting, because I haven't read any of the nominees, and I don't think it would be fair if I voted in that case. So basically, my picks are based on the cover/synopsis/reviews I've read :)
My pick: This is a hard one - I've heard of all the books, and most of them have been well received. I wish I could split my vote between The Casual Vacancy and Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore!
But my final pick is Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan. I haven't read neither, but The Casual Vacancy's reviews have been too mixed.
My pick: A hard one again. But my pick is Defending Jacob by William Landay after reading the synopsis :)
4. Best Fantasy
7. Best Romance
My pick: Here we are at the ever-dreaded category! I'll be the first to admit I don't enjoy romances that much, and I've got something against book covers with a bare-chested man :) That said, my pick is Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson, in hope that a touch of historical fiction will lighten the romance!
My pick: Again, I'm not that much of a reader for horrors, but base on the synopsis and cover alone I'll choose The Void by Brett J. Talley.
My pick: Now, we are really in the part where I've got no idea what the nominees are about! By perusing the covers, I'll go for Paris in Love by Eloisa James.
11. Best Nonfiction
My pick: There are great nominees in the Nonfiction category this year! My pick is The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't by Nate Silver - there's a reason why this blog is called Fiction Predictions, after all!
My pick: I so wanted The Unofficial Hunger Games Cookbook by Emily Ansara Baines to be on here, but it was published in 2011, so I guess it's not eligible. But there is still A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Game of Thrones Companion Cookbook by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Sariann Lehrer, with a foreword by George R.R. Martin himself!
13. Best Humor
My pick: The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World by Robert Kirkman, for the love of the TV series.
15. Best Poetry
My pick: Judging by the covers alone, I'll choose B by Sarah Kay.
My pick: Defending Jacob and Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson, #3) are also included in this category, but for the sake of diversity, I'm not choosing them (it's not like I'm voting anyway) :) I'll go with Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth.
My pick: Remember when I said Best Young Adult Fiction is so hard to choose from? I take that back. This one is so hard to choose from! I'll just tentatively pick Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass, but it'll probably change the next few hours.
My pick: I'll have to go with The Last Guardian (Artemis Fowl #8) by Eoin Colfer. Reviews have been all over the place for the last installment of Artemis Fowl, but I'll give it a try. Because I freaking love the series.
My pick: Just a quick pick for this one - I don't think I've read a picture book in years! And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano and illustrated by Erin E. Stead.
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