Attack of the Best Lists 2023: Booklist's Editors' Choice and A Chance for Readers to Vote For Their Favs as Well

This post is part of my year end "Attack of the Best Lists" coverage. To see every post in my "Attack of the Best Lists 2023" coverage [and more backlist best of the year options] you can click here.  

This week, Booklist released their 2023 Editors' Choice lists in all ages and formats: 

• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Adult Books, 2023
• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2023
• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Graphic Novels, 2023
• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2023
• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Youth Audio, 2023
• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Adult Audio, 2023

You can use this link to pull up all Editors' Choice lists beginning with 2023 and going backward.

As a reviewer for Booklist, I was thrilled to see multiple books I had reviewed this year show up on these lists, especially the Adult Books for YA list because Booklist takes those YA recs on adult books very seriously. We are even paid a few extra dollars to write the rec statement. 

But wait, there's more. As if this treasure trove of "Best" picks wasn't enough, last year Booklist raised the bar on "Best" lists with their first annual Readers' Choice Award. And now, it is back for year two. 

The details are here and below, but before you get to the specifics, I just want to remind everyone that not only is this a fun award for us, the library workers, to get to vote on, but also, what a great idea for you to use to run a year's best poll with your patrons. 

Vote in the Second Annual Booklist Blog Readers’ Choice Awards
		First published November 30, 2023 (Booklist Online). December is upon us, which means it’s the perfect time to look back and rave about the best books we’ve read this past year! The editors at Booklist will share their Top of the List and Editors’ Choice picks in the December issue of Booklist, and we recently announced the finalists for the 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medals of Excellence. But what about you? What novels did you fall in love with this year? Which stories excited you so much that you want others to hear about them too? The Booklist Blog Readers’ Choice Awards is your chance to vote for your favorite books in the following categories by writing in the title, author, and character(s) when applicable: Best Book Best Book Cover Best Protagonist Favorite Couple Most Surprising Plot Twist Only adult and young adult novels published in 2023 are eligible. Voting closes the last week of January 2024. Check our blog for updates, including a shortlist (which means more voting!) and winner announcements. And see last year’s winners here! Have your favorites ready? Then vote here!