Indies Choice Book Awards

Indies Choice Book Award Winners

• Fates and Furies: A Novel, by Lauren Groff

• Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates

• Kitchens of the Great Midwest: A Novel, by J. Ryan Stradal

• Anna and the Swallow Man, by Gavriel Savit
• Nimona, by Noelle Stevenson

• Richard Russo

• Eloise, by Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight
• Olivia, by Ian Falconer
• Strega Nona, by Tomi dePaola
• Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, by William Stieg

• City on Fire: A Novel, by Garth Risk Hallberg
• Get in Trouble: Stories, by Kelly Link
• A Little Life: A Novel, by Hanya Yanagihara
• The Sympathizer: A Novel, by Viet Thanh Nguyen
• Welcome to Braggsville: A Novel, by T. Geronimo Johnson

• Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, by Erik Larson
• Don't Suck, Don't Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt, by Kristin Hersh
• H Is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald
• Hold Still: A Memoir With Photographs, by Sally Mann
• Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey, by Marie Mutsuki Mockett

• Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen, by Mary Norris
• Dragonfish: A Novel, by Vu Tran
• The Meursault Investigation: A Novel, by Kamel Daoud
• Our Endless Numbered Days: A Novel, by Claire Fuller
• The Turner House: A Novel, by Angela Flournoy

• Dumplin’, by Julie Murphy
• More Happy Than Not, by Adam Silvera
• Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, by Becky Albertalli
• Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad, by M.T. Anderson

• Dave Eggers
• Louise Erdrich
• Loren Long
• Celeste Ng
• Maggie Stiefvater

• Adult Fiction: The Marriage Plot, by Jeffrey Eugenides
• Adult Nonfiction: ', by Gabrielle Hamilton
• Adult Debut: The Tiger’s Wife, by Téa Obreht
• Young Adult: Between Shades of Gray, by Ruta Sepetys
• Most Engaging Author: Ann Patchett
• Middle Reader: The Apothecary, by Maile Meloy, Ian Schoenherr and Wildwood, by Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis
• Picture Book: I Want My Hat Back, by Jon Klassen
• Picture Book Hall of Fame Inductees:
• *Curious George, by H.A. Rey
• *The Little Engine That Could, by Watty Piper
• *Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney

• Adult Fiction: Room, Emma Donoghue
• Adult Nonfiction: ', Laura Hillenbrand
• Adult Debut: ', Karl Marlantes
• Young Adult: Revolution, Jennifer Donnelly

• Best Indie Buzz Book : The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
• Best Conversation Starter : The Wordy Shipmates, Sarah Vowell
• Best Author Discovery: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
• Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book : The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
• Best New Picture Book: Bats at the Library'', Brian Lies
• Most Engaging Author: Sherman Alexie

  Book Sense Book of the Year Winners

2008

• The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
• Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
• Away by Amy Bloom
• Run by Ann Patchett

• The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
• Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin
• ' by David Halberstam
• ' by A.J. Jacobs

• Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss-Glasser
• Pirates Don't Change Diapers by Melinda Long, David Shannon
• by Peter Sis
• Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney

  2007

• The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier
• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• Suite Francaise by Irène Némirovsky

• The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
• Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick
• Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
• The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan

• The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation, Volume One: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
• Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! by Lynne Truss and illustrated by Bonnie Timmons
• New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
• Peter and the Shadow Thieves by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

• Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
• Flotsam by David Wiesner
• Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
• by Captain William Lubber and edited by Dugald A. Steer

  2006

• Kafka on the Shore: A Novel by Haruki Murakami
• The March: A Novel by E.L. Doctorow
• Saturday: A Novel by Ian McEwan
• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel by Lisa See

• The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
• The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece by Jonathan Harr
• Marley & Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan
• The Tender Bar: A Memoir by J.R. Moehringer

• by Ann M. Martin
• Eldest: Inheritance, Book 2 by Christopher Paolini
• Flush by Carl Hiaasen
• by Jeanne Birdsall

• Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin; illustrated by Harry Bliss
• Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
• Leonardo, the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems
• Seen Art? By Jon Scieszka; illustrated by Lane Smith

  2005

• Eventide by Kent Haruf
• The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
• The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

• Candyfreak by Steve Almond
• The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker, Robert Mankoff
• Magical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs
• Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett

• Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Muñoz Ryan
• Ida B... and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and Save the World by Katherine Hannigan
• Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
• The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer

• Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
• Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
• Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle
• Wild About Books by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Marc Brown

  2004

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
• The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
• Mrs. Kimble by Jennifer Haigh
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
• by James Bradley
• Michelangelo & The Pope's Ceiling by Ross King
• Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder

• by Eoin Colfer
• Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
• The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
• The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo; illus. by Timothy Basil Ering

• Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French; illus. by Bruce Whatley
• Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin; illus. by Harry Bliss
• Old Turtle and the Broken Truth by Douglas Wood; illus. by Jon J. Muth
• Olivia... and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer

• Atonement by Ian McEwan
• The Dive From Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer
• by Christopher Moore
• Life of Pi by Yann Martel