Best Books 2014 Choice Award

Top Best Books in 2014. Announcing the winners of the 2014 Choice Awards, the only major book awards decided by readers. Congratulations to the best books of the year!

Best Fiction Books 2014

Landline

by Rainbow Rowell

Big Little Lies

Big Little Lies

by Liane Moriarty

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

by Gabrielle Zevin

One Plus One

by Jojo Moyes

Leaving Time

by Jodi Picoult

Best Historical Fiction Books 2014

All the Light We Cannot See

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr

The Invention of Wings

The Invention of Wings

by Sue Monk Kidd

Edge of Eternity

Edge of Eternity

by Ken Follett

The Auschwitz Escape

The Auschwitz Escape

by Joel C. Rosenberg

The Miniaturist

The Miniaturist

by Jessie Burton

Best Romance Books 2014

Written in My Own Heart's Blood

Written in My Own Heart's Blood

by Diana Gabaldon

Maybe Someday

by Colleen Hoover

The King

by J.R. Ward

Ugly Love

by Colleen Hoover

Archer's Voice

by Mia Sheridan

Best Horror Books 2014

Prince Lestat

by Anne Rice

The Girl with All the Gifts

The Girl with All the Gifts

by M.R. Carey

The City

by Dean Koontz

The Winter People

The Winter People

by Jennifer McMahon

Bird Box

by Josh Malerman

Best Nonfiction Books 2014

The Opposite of Loneliness

The Opposite of Loneliness

by Marina Keegan

What If?

by Randall Munroe

The Underground Girls of Kabul

The Underground Girls of Kabul

by Jenny Nordberg

Bad Feminist

by Roxane Gay

The Future of the Mind

The Future of the Mind

by Michio Kaku

Best History Biography Books 2014

The Romanov Sisters

The Romanov Sisters

by Helen Rappaport

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy

by Karen Abbott

Joss Whedon

by Amy Pascale

Killing Patton

by Bill O'Reilly

The Woman Who Would Be King

The Woman Who Would Be King

by Kara Cooney

Best Poetry Books 2014

Lullabies

by Lang Leav

Poisoned Apples

Poisoned Apples

by Christine Heppermann

His Day Is Done

His Day Is Done

by Maya Angelou

Poems That Make Grown Men Cry

Poems That Make Grown Men Cry

by Anthony Holden

Chasers of the Light

Chasers of the Light

by Tyler Knott Gregson

Best Young Adult Fantasy Books 2014

City of Heavenly Fire

City of Heavenly Fire

by Cassandra Clare

Hollow City

by Ransom Riggs

Cress

by Marissa Meyer

The One

by Kiera Cass

Heir of Fire

by Sarah J. Maas

Best Picture Books 2014

The Pigeon Needs a Bath!

The Pigeon Needs a Bath!

by Mo Willems

The Book with No Pictures

The Book with No Pictures

by B.J. Novak

Julia's House for Lost Creatures

Julia's House for Lost Creatures

by Ben Hatke

Tuesday Tucks Me In

Tuesday Tucks Me In

by Luis Carlos Montalván

What Do You Do with an Idea?

What Do You Do with an Idea?

by Kobi Yamada

Best Food Cookbooks 2014

Make It Ahead

by Ina Garten

My Paris Kitchen

My Paris Kitchen

by David Lebovitz

Thug Kitchen

by Thug Kitchen

100 Days of Real Food

100 Days of Real Food

by Lisa Leake

Nom Nom Paleo

by Michelle Tam

Best Mystery Thriller Books 2014

Mr. Mercedes

by Stephen King

The Silkworm

by Robert Galbraith

The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line

The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line

by Rob Thomas

Festive in Death

Festive in Death

by J.D. Robb

Top Secret Twenty-One

Top Secret Twenty-One

by Janet Evanovich

Best Fantasy Books 2014

The Book of Life

The Book of Life

by Deborah Harkness

Words of Radiance

Words of Radiance

by Brandon Sanderson

Skin Game

by Jim Butcher

The Slow Regard of Silent Things

The Slow Regard of Silent Things

by Patrick Rothfuss

The Magician's Land

The Magician's Land

by Lev Grossman

Best Science Fiction Books 2014

The Martian

by Andy Weir

Lock In

by John Scalzi

Sand Omnibus

by Hugh Howey

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

by Claire North

The Long Mars

by Terry Pratchett

Best Humor Books 2014

Yes Please

by Amy Poehler

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

by Neil Patrick Harris

Rusty Nailed

by Alice Clayton

My Drunk Kitchen

My Drunk Kitchen

by Hannah Hart

Not That Kind of Girl

Not That Kind of Girl

by Lena Dunham

Best Memoir Autobiography Books 2014

This Star Won't Go Out

This Star Won't Go Out

by Esther Earl

As You Wish

by Cary Elwes

Not My Father's Son

Not My Father's Son

by Alan Cumming

Everybody's Got Something

Everybody's Got Something

by Robin Roberts

A Fighting Chance

A Fighting Chance

by Elizabeth Warren

Best Graphic Novels Comics 2014

Leaves on the Wind

Leaves on the Wind

by Zack Whedon

Saga, Vol. 3

by Brian K. Vaughan

by Gene Luen Yang

Batman, Volume 4

Batman, Volume 4

by Scott Snyder

Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan

by Hajime Isayama

Best Young Adult Fiction Books 2014

We Were Liars

by E. Lockhart

Isla and the Happily Ever After

Isla and the Happily Ever After

by Stephanie Perkins

Panic

by Lauren Oliver

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

by Jenny Han

Take Me On

by Katie McGarry

Best Childrens Books 2014

The Blood of Olympus

The Blood of Olympus

by Rick Riordan

The Long Haul

by Jeff Kinney

The Iron Trial

by Cassandra Clare

Sisters

by Raina Telgemeier

A Grimm Warning

A Grimm Warning

by Chris Colfer