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Literary Awards: 2010- 2019

This guide gives a listing of some of the literary award winners.

2019 Winners

BEST NOVEL

November Road by Lou Berney
Call Number: PS3552.E73125N68 2018
ISBN: 9780062663849
Publication Date: 2018-10-09

BEST FIRST NOVEL

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Call Number: PR9387.9.B73T48 2018
ISBN: 9780385544238
Publication Date: 2018-11-20

BEST CRITICAL/ BIOGRAPHICAL

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara; Gillian Flynn (Introduction by); Patton Oswalt (Afterword by)
Call Number: HV6565.C2M36 2018
ISBN: 9780062319784
Publication Date: 2018-02-27

2018 Winners

BEST NOVEL

Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
Call Number: PS3612.O247B58 2017
ISBN: 9780316363297
Publication Date: 2017-09-12

BEST FIRST NOVEL

A Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett
Call Number: PS3607.A7725H65 2017
ISBN: 9780738752617
Publication Date: 2017-08-08

2017 Winners

BEST NOVEL

A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
Call Number: PR9199.4.P464G74 2017
ISBN: 9781250022134
Publication Date: 2017-05-02

BEST FIRST NOVEL

IQ by Joe Ide
Call Number: PS 3609 .D356 I66 2016
ISBN: 9780316267724
Publication Date: 2017-09-15

2016 Winners

BEST NOVEL

The Killing Kind by Chris Holm
Call Number: PS3608.O49432324K55 2016
ISBN: 0316259527
Publication Date: 2016-08-02

BEST FIRTST NOVEL

Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton
Call Number: PS 3608 .A683 P37 2015
ISBN: 9780062344564
Publication Date: 2016-02-23

2015 Winners

BEST NOVEL

After I'm Gone by Laura Lippman
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9780062083401
Publication Date: 2014-02-11

BEST FIRST NOVEL

The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day
Call Number: PS3618.A3475B57 2014
ISBN: 9781616148850
Publication Date: 2014-07-08

2014 Winners

BEST NOVEL

Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
Call Number: PS3561.R766O73 2013
ISBN: 9781451645828
Publication Date: 2013-03-26

BEST FIRST NOVEL

Yesterday's Echo by Matt Coyle
Call Number: Not available- Request via Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9781608090761
Publication Date: 2013-05-07

2013 Winners

BEST NOVEL

The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
Call Number: PR9199.4.P464B43 2012
ISBN: 9780312655464
Publication Date: 2012-08-28

BEST FIRST NOVEL

The Expats by Chris Pavone
Call Number: PS3616.A9566E97 2012
ISBN: 9780307956354
Publication Date: 2012-03-06

2012 Winners

BEST NOVEL

A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
Call Number: PR9199.4 .P464 T75 2011 ab Audiobook
ISBN: 9781427213211
Publication Date: 2011

BEST FIRST NOVEL

Learning to Swim by Sara J. Henry
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9780307718402
Publication Date: 2011

2011 Winners

BEST NOVEL

Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Call Number: PR9199.4 .P464 B87 2010 ab Audiobook
ISBN: 9780312626907
Publication Date: 2011-08-02

BEST FIRST NOVEL

The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson
Call Number: Not available—Request via Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9780765336392
Publication Date: 2010-09-28

2010 Winners

BEST NOVEL

The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny; Ralph Cosham (Narrated by)
Call Number: PR9199.4 .P464 B78 2009 ab Audiobook
ISBN: 9781433297144
Publication Date: 2012-01-20

BEST FIRST NOVEL

A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield
Call Number: Not available—Request via Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9780312643232
Publication Date: 2010-05-25