2023 Book Awards
Here's a list:
Agatha Awards
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction (ALA) 2023
Longlist
- Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
- Seeking Fortune Elsewhere.. by Sindya Bhanoo
- School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
- Trust by Hernan Diaz
- Greenland by David Santos Donaldson
- The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
- If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
- Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah
- The Kingdom of Sand by Andrew Holleran
- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
- What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri
- The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
- The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
- How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
- The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
- The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
- Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
- Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty
- Joan is Okay by Weike Wang
- Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm by Laura Warrell
- Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Shortlist
- Greenland by David Santos Donaldson
- The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
- Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty
winner announced 1/29/23
Arthur C. Clarke Award 2023
Shortlist
- Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman
- The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard
- Plutoshine by Lucy Kissick
- The Anomaly by Herve le Tellier, translated by Adriana Hunter
- The Coral Bones by E.J. Swift
- Metronome by Tom Watson
Booker Prize
Longlist
- The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng
- The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
- Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
- In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
- Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
- All the Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
- Pearl by Siân Hughes
- This Other Eden by Paul Harding
- How to Build a Boat by Elaine Feeney
- If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
- Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
- Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry
- A Spell of Good Things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
Shortlist
- The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
- Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
- Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
- This Other Eden by Paul Harding
- If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
- Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
Bram Stoker Awards 2022 (awarded in 2023)
"The HWA is the premier writers organization in the horror and dark fiction genre, with more than 1,800 members. We have presented the Bram Stoker Awards in various categories since 1987"
Superior Achievement in a Novel
- The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias
- The Fervor by Alma Katsu
- Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste
- Daphne by Josh Malerman
- Sundial by Catriona Ward
Superior Achievement in a First Novel
- Jackal by Erin Adams
- The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
- Black Tide by KC Jones
- Beulah by Christi Nogle
- All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes
Winners announced 6/17/23
British Fantasy Awards 2023
Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)
- The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller
- Cast Long Shadows by Cat Hellisen
- Glitterati by Oliver K. Langmead
- The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
- Path of War by David Green
- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
Horror Novel (August Derleth Award)
- Full Immersion by Gemma Amor
- The Hollows by Daniel Church
- Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
- Miracle Growth by Tim Mendees
- Sundial by Catriona Ward
Edgar Awards 2023
"Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce, as we celebrate the 214th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, the nominees for the 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2022."
Best Novel
- Devil House by John Darnielle
- Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett
- Gangland by Chuck Hogan
- The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias
- Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
- The Maid by Nita Prose
Best First Novel by an American Author
- Jackal by Erin E. Adams
- Don’t Know Tough by Eli Cranor
- Shutter by Ramona Emerson
- More Than You’ll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez
- Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
Best Paperback Original
- Quarry’s Blood by Max Allan Collins
- On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass
- Or Else by Joe Hart
- Cleopatra’s Dagger by Carole Lawrence
- A Familiar Stranger by A.R. Torre
winners announced 4/27/23
Hugo Awards
International Booker Prize 2023
"The 2023 judges are looking for the best work of international fiction translated into English, selected from entries published in the UK or Ireland between May 1, 2022 and April 30, 2023. The books, authors and translators the prize celebrates offer readers a window onto the world and the opportunity to experience the lives of people from different cultures."
Longlist
- Ninth Building by Jingzhi Zou
- A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding by Amanda Svensson
- Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel
- Pyre by Perumal Murugan
- While We Were Dreaming by Clemens Meyer
- The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier
- Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv by Andrey Kurkov
- Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth
- Standing Heavy by Gauz
- Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov
- The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé
- Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan
- Boulder by Eva Baltasar
Shortlist
- Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel
- Standing Heavy by Gauz
- Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov
- The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé
- Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan
- Boulder by Eva Baltasar
Winner announced 5/23/23
Kirkus Prize
Locus Awards 2023
Science Fiction Novel
- The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
- Sweep of Stars by Maurice Broaddus
- The Red Scholar’s Wake by Aliette de Bodard
- The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
- The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi
- Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Neom by Lavie Tidhar
- Eversion by Alastair Reynolds
Fantasy Novel
- Babel by R.F. Kuang
- The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison
- When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
- Spear by Nicola Griffith
- The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin
- Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
- Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
- The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
- Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse
- Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
Horror Novel
- What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
- Saturnalia by Stephanie Feldman
- Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
- Road of Bones by Christopher Golden
- The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias
- The Fervor by Alma Katsu
- Gwendy’s Final Task by Stephen King & Richard Chizmar
- Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
- No Gods for Drowning by Hailey Piper
- The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
- Sundial by Catriona Ward
First Novel
- The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
- The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
- The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
- The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamniali
- The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings
- The Unbalancing by R.B. Lemberg
- The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller
- How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
- The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang
Mythopoeic Award
National Book Awards 2023
Fiction Longlist
- Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
- Temple Folk by Aaliyah Bilal
- Ponyboy by Eliot Duncan
- This Other Eden by Paul Harding
- Loot by Tania James
- Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
- A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power
- The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen
- Blackouts by Justin Torres
- Holler, Child by LaToya Watkins
Finalists
- Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
- Temple Folk by Aaliyah Bilal
- This Other Eden by Paul Harding
- The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen
- Blackouts by Justin Torres
Tuesday, October 3 — Finalists announced
Tuesday, November 14 — Medal Ceremony & Finalist Reading
Winners announced 11/15/23
Nebula Awards 2023 (57th Annual)
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2023
2023 Fiction
- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
- Trust by Hernan Diaz
- The Immortal King Rao by Vauhini Vara
Shirley Jackson Award
Best Novel
- The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias
- Where I End by Sophie White
- Beulah by Christi Nogle
- The Dead Freinds Society by Paul Gandersman & Peter Hall
- Jackal by Erin E. Adams
- Unwieldy Creatures by Addie Tsai
Spur Awards 2023
"Western Writers of America annually honors writers for distinguished writing about the American West with the Spur Awards. Since 1953 the Spur Awards have been considered one of the most prestigious awards in American literature."
Best Western Contemporary Novel
- Beasts of the Earth by James Wade
- Blind Eye by Martha Burns
- River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan
Best Western Historical Novel
- Properties of Thrist by Marianne Wiggins
- Pony Boys by Richard Prosch
- Justice for All: The Search for Big Poker Tom by Wayne E. Purcell
Best Western Mass Market Paperback Novel
- Dead Man’s Trail: A Carson Stone Western by Nate Morgan
- The Unlikely Lawman by Steve Kelton
Best Western Romance Novel
- Proving Her Claim: On the Dakota Frontier by CK Van Dam
- Yet I Will Love Him by Carla Kelly
- Hearts and Mountains by Lynn Eldridge
Best Western Traditional Novel
- The Secret in the Wall: A Silver Rush Mystery by Ann Parker
- All My Sins Remembered by Peter Brandvold
- A Man Called Justice by John Deacon
- The Wonder Stone: And Other Stories About an Early African Settlement in Central Texas: March 1845-November 1864 by Butch Denny
Thriller Awards 2023
World Fantasy Award