Indies Choice Book Awards

The Indies Choice Book Award (formerly known as Book Sense Book of the Year 2000-2008) is an American literary award that was inaugurated at BookExpo America 2000. The American Booksellers Association (ABA) rededicated the award (previously known as the ABBY) in recognition of a new era in bookselling, as well as the important role the Book Sense Picks List has played for independent booksellers in discovering and spreading the word about books of quality to all stores, and readers, nationwide. Throughout the year, Book Sense independent booksellers from across the country nominate for inclusion in the monthly Book Sense Picks the books that they most enjoyed hand-selling to their customers. The books on each list represent a combined national and local staff pick selection of booksellers' favorites from more than 1,200 independent bookstores with Book Sense.

The award was renamed the Indies Choice Book Award in 2009. The winners are announced in conjunction with the E. B. White Read Aloud Award

Award winners and honor books +Award Recipients YearCategoryTitleAuthorResult2004Adult Fiction The Da Vinci CodeDan Brown WinnerThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeMark Haddon HonorThe Master Butchers Singing ClubLouise Erdrich Mrs. KimbleJennifer Haigh The Time Traveler's WifeAudrey Niffenegger Adult Nonfiction Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in BooksAzar Nafisi WinnerThe Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed AmericaErik Larson HonorFlyboys: A True Story of CourageJames Bradley Michelangelo & The Pope's CeilingRoss King Mountains Beyond MountainsTracy Kidder Children's Literature EragonChristopher Paolini WinnerArtemis Fowl and the Eternity CodeEoin Colfer HonorInkheartCornelia Funke The Second Summer of the SisterhoodAnn Brashares The Tale of DespereauxKate DiCamillo and Timothy Basil Ering (illus.)Children's Illustrated How I Became a PirateMelinda Long and David Shannon (illus.)WinnerDiary of a WombatJackie French and Bruce Whatley (illus.)HonorDiary of a WormDoreen Cronin and Harry Bliss (illus.)Old Turtle and the Broken TruthDouglas Wood and Jon J. Muth (illus.)Olivia ... and the Missing ToyIan Falconer Paperback The Secret Life of BeesSue Monk Kidd WinnerAtonementIan McEwan HonorThe Dive from Clausen's PierAnn Packer Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood PalChristopher Moore Life of PiYann Martel 2005Adult Fiction Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellSusanna Clarke WinnerEventideKent Haruf HonorThe Birth of VenusSarah Dunant The Plot Against AmericaPhilip Roth The Shadow of the WindCarlos Ruiz Zafon Adult Nonfiction Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War IIRobert Kurson WinnerCandyfreakSteve Almond HonorThe Complete Cartoons of the New YorkerRobert Mankoff (ed.)Magical ThinkingAugusten Burroughs Truth & Beauty: A FriendshipAnn Patchett Children's Literature Chasing VermeerBlue Balliett and Brett Helquist (Illus.)WinnerBecoming Naomi LeonPam Muñoz Ryan HonorIda B ... and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the WorldKatherine Hannigan Peter and the StarcatchersDave Barry and Ridley Pearson The Sea of TrollsNancy Farmer Children's Illustrated Duck for PresidentDoreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin (Illus.)WinnerKitten's First Full MoonKevin Henkes HonorKnuffle BunnyMo Willems Mister SeahorseEric Carle Wild About BooksJudy Sierra2006Adult Fiction The Historian: A NovelElizabeth Kostova WinnerKafka on the ShoreHaruki Murakami HonorThe March: A NovelE. L. DoctorowSaturdayIan McEwan Snow Flower and the Secret FanLisa See Adult Nonfiction Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of EverythingSteven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner WinnerThe Glass CastleJeannette Walls HonorThe Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio MasterpieceJonathan Harr Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst DogJohn Grogan The Tender Bar: A MemoirJ.R. Moehringer Children's Literature InkspellCornelia Funke WinnerA Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a StrayAnn M. Martin HonorEldestChristopher Paolini FlushCarl Hiaasen The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting BoyJeanne Birdsall Children's Illustrated Zen ShortsJon J Muth WinnerDiary of a SpiderDoreen Cronin and Harry Bliss (Illus.)HonorLeaf ManLois Ehlert Leonardo, the Terrible MonsterMo Willems Seen Art?Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith (Illus.)2007Adult Fiction Water for ElephantsSara GruenWinnerThe Brief History of the DeadKevin BrockmeierHonorThe Inheritance of LossKiran DesaiThe RoadCormac McCarthySuite françaiseIrène NémirovskyAdult Nonfiction I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a WomanNora EphronWinnerThe Life and Times of the Thunderbolt KidBill BrysonHonorMayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and WarNathaniel PhilbrickThunderstruckErik LarsonThe Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust BowlTimothy EganChildren's Literature The Book ThiefMarkus ZusakWinnerThe Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation, Volume One: The Pox PartyM. T. AndersonHonorEats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!Lynne Truss New MoonStephenie MeyerPeter and the Shadow ThievesDave Barry and Ridley PearsonChildren's Illustrated Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable FriendshipPaul Kahumbu, Isabella Hatkoff and Dr. Paul KahumbuWinnerFancy NancyJane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser (illus.)HonorFlotsamDavid WiesnerLibrary LionMichelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes (illus.)Pirateology: A Pirate Hunter's CompanionCaptain William Lubber and Nghiem Ta (designer)2008Adult Fiction A Thousand Splendid SunsKhaled HosseiniWinnerThe Yiddish Policemen's UnionMichael ChabonHonorBridge of SighsRichard RussoAwayAmy BloomRunAnn PatchettAdult Nonfiction Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food LifeBarbara Kingsolver, with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver WinnerThe World Without UsAlan WeismanHonorBorn Standing Up: A Comic's LifeSteve MartinThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean WarDavid HalberstamThe Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as PossibleA. J. JacobsChildren's Literature The Invention of Hugo CabretBrian Selznick WinnerThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianSherman Alexie HonorEclipseStephenie Meyer Diary of a Wimpy KidJeff Kinney The ArrivalShaun Tan Children's Illustrated Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken IdentityMo Willems WinnerFancy Nancy and the Posh PuppyJane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.)HonorPirates Don't Change DiapersMelinda Long and David Shannon (Illus.)The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron CurtainPeter Sis Llama Llama Mad at MamaAnna Dewdney 2009Best Indie Buzz Book (Fiction)The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyMary Ann Shaffer and Annie BarrowsWinnerBest Conversation Starter (Nonfiction)The Wordy ShipmatesSarah VowellBest Author DiscoveryThe Story of Edgar SawtelleDavid WroblewskiBest Indie Young Adult Buzz Book (Fiction)The Graveyard BookNeil GaimanBest New Picture BookBats at the LibraryBrian LiesMost Engaging AuthorSherman Alexie2010Adult FictionCutting for StoneAbraham VergheseAdult NonfictionThe Lost City of ZDavid GrannAdult DebutThe HelpKathryn StockettYoung AdultCatching FireSuzanne CollinsMiddle ReaderWhen You Reach MeRebecca SteadNew Picture BookThe Lion & the MouseJerry PinkneyMost Engaging AuthorKate DiCamillo2011Adult FictionRoomEmma DonoghueAdult NonfictionUnbrokenLaura HillenbrandAdult DebutMatterhornKarl MarlantesYoung AdultRevolutionJennifer Donnelly2012Adult FictionThe Marriage PlotJeffrey EugenidesAdult NonfictionBlood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant ChefGabrielle HamiltonAdult Debut The Tiger’s WifeTéa Obreht Young Adult Between Shades of GrayRuta SepetysMost Engaging Author Ann PatchettMiddle Reader The ApothecaryMaile Meloy and Ian Schoenherr (Illus.) Middle ReaderWildwoodColin Meloy and Carson Ellis (Illus.)Picture BookI Want My Hat BackJon Klassen 2013Adult FictionThe Round HouseLouise Erdrich Adult NonfictionWildCheryl Strayed 2014Adult FictionLife After LifeKate Atkinson Adult NonfictionThe Boys in the BoatDaniel James Brown Adult DebutA Constellation of Vital PhenomenaAnthony Marra Young AdultEleanor & ParkRainbow Rowell Indie ChampionJames Patterson2015Adult FictionAll the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr Adult NonfictionBeing Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the EndAtul Gawande Adult DebutThe MartianAndy Weir Young AdultThe Darkest Part of the ForestHolly Black Indie ChampionNeil GaimanAmanda Palmer2016Adult FictionFates and FuriesLauren Groff WinnerCity on FireGarth Risk Hallberg HonorGet in TroubleKelly Link A Little LifeHanya Yanagihara The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen Welcome to BraggsvilleT. Geronimo Johnson Adult NonfictionBetween the World and MeTa-Nehisi CoatesWinnerDead Wake: The Last Crossing of the LusitaniaErik Larson HonorDon't Suck, Don't Die: Giving Up Vic ChesnuttKristin Hersh H Is for HawkHelen Macdonald Hold Still: A Memoir With PhotographsSally Mann Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A JourneyMarie Mutsuki Mockett Adult DebutKitchens of the Great Midwest: A NovelJ. Ryan StradalWinnerBetween You & Me: Confessions of a Comma QueenMary Norris HonorDragonfishVu Tran The Meursault InvestigationKamel Daoud Our Endless Numbered DaysClaire Fuller The Turner HouseAngela Flournoy Young AdultAnna and the Swallow ManGavriel SavitWinnerNimonaND StevensonDumplin’Julie Murphy HonorMore Happy Than NotAdam Silvera Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens AgendaBecky Albertalli Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of LeningradM. T. Anderson Indie ChampionRichard RussoWinnerDave EggersHonorLouise ErdrichLoren LongCeleste NgMaggie Stiefvater

Picture Book Hall of Fame +Picture Book Hall of FameYear InductedTitleAuthorIllustrator2012Curious GeorgeH.A. Rey The Little Engine That CouldWatty Piper Miss RumphiusBarbara Cooney 2013Caps for SaleEsphyr Slobokina Harold and the Purple CrayonCrockett Johnson The True Story of the Three Little PigsJon ScieszkaLane Smith2014Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?Bill Martin Jr.Eric Carle Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise BrownClement HurdStellalunaJanell Cannon 2015Frog and ToadArnold Lobel Blueberries for SalRobert McCloskey If You Give a Mouse a CookieLaura NumeroffFelicia Bond2016EloiseKay ThompsonHilary Knight OliviaIan Falconer Strega NonaTomi dePaola Sylvester and the Magic PebbleWilliam Stieg

Indies Choice Book Awards

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