| Year
|
Category
|
Title
|
Author
|
Result
|
| 2004
|
Adult Fiction
|
The Da Vinci Code
|
Dan Brown
|
Winner
|
| The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
|
Mark Haddon
|
Honor
|
| The Master Butchers Singing Club
|
Louise Erdrich
|
| Mrs. Kimble
|
Jennifer Haigh
|
| The Time Traveler's Wife
|
Audrey Niffenegger
|
| Adult Nonfiction
|
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
|
Azar Nafisi
|
Winner
|
| The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
|
Erik Larson
|
Honor
|
| Flyboys: A True Story of Courage
|
James Bradley
|
| Michelangelo & The Pope's Ceiling
|
Ross King
|
| Mountains Beyond Mountains
|
Tracy Kidder
|
| Children's Literature
|
Eragon
|
Christopher Paolini
|
Winner
|
| Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code
|
Eoin Colfer
|
Honor
|
| Inkheart
|
Cornelia Funke
|
| The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
|
Ann Brashares
|
| The Tale of Despereaux
|
Kate DiCamillo and Timothy Basil Ering (illus.)
|
| Children's Illustrated
|
How I Became a Pirate
|
Melinda Long and David Shannon (illus.)
|
Winner
|
| Diary of a Wombat
|
Jackie French and Bruce Whatley (illus.)
|
Honor
|
| Diary of a Worm
|
Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss (illus.)
|
| Old Turtle and the Broken Truth
|
Douglas Wood and Jon J. Muth (illus.)
|
| Olivia ... and the Missing Toy
|
Ian Falconer
|
| Paperback
|
The Secret Life of Bees
|
Sue Monk Kidd
|
Winner
|
| Atonement
|
Ian McEwan
|
Honor
|
| The Dive from Clausen's Pier
|
Ann Packer
|
| Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
|
Christopher Moore
|
| Life of Pi
|
Yann Martel
|
| 2005
|
Adult Fiction
|
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
|
Susanna Clarke
|
Winner
|
| Eventide
|
Kent Haruf
|
Honor
|
| The Birth of Venus
|
Sarah Dunant
|
| The Plot Against America
|
Philip Roth
|
| The Shadow of the Wind
|
Carlos 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 II
|
Robert Kurson
|
Winner
|
| Candyfreak
|
Steve Almond
|
Honor
|
| The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker
|
Robert Mankoff (ed.)
|
| Magical Thinking
|
Augusten Burroughs
|
| Truth & Beauty: A Friendship
|
Ann Patchett
|
| Children's Literature
|
Chasing Vermeer
|
Blue Balliett and Brett Helquist (Illus.)
|
Winner
|
| Becoming Naomi Leon
|
Pam Muñoz Ryan
|
Honor
|
| Ida B ... and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
|
Katherine Hannigan
|
| Peter and the Starcatchers
|
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
|
| The Sea of Trolls
|
Nancy Farmer
|
| Children's Illustrated
|
Duck for President
|
Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin (Illus.)
|
Winner
|
| Kitten's First Full Moon
|
Kevin Henkes
|
Honor
|
| Knuffle Bunny
|
Mo Willems
|
| Mister Seahorse
|
Eric Carle
|
| Wild About Books
|
Judy Sierra
|
| 2006
|
Adult Fiction
|
The Historian: A Novel
|
Elizabeth Kostova
|
Winner
|
| Kafka on the Shore
|
Haruki Murakami
|
Honor
|
| The March: A Novel
|
E. L. Doctorow
|
| Saturday
|
Ian McEwan
|
| Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
|
Lisa See
|
| Adult Nonfiction
|
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
|
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
|
Winner
|
| The Glass Castle
|
Jeannette Walls
|
Honor
|
| The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece
|
Jonathan Harr
|
| Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
|
John Grogan
|
| The Tender Bar: A Memoir
|
J.R. Moehringer
|
| Children's Literature
|
Inkspell
|
Cornelia Funke
|
Winner
|
| A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray
|
Ann M. Martin
|
Honor
|
| Eldest
|
Christopher Paolini
|
| Flush
|
Carl Hiaasen
|
| The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
|
Jeanne Birdsall
|
| Children's Illustrated
|
Zen Shorts
|
Jon J Muth
|
Winner
|
| Diary of a Spider
|
Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss (Illus.)
|
Honor
|
| Leaf Man
|
Lois Ehlert
|
| Leonardo, the Terrible Monster
|
Mo Willems
|
| Seen Art?
|
Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith (Illus.)
|
| 2007
|
Adult Fiction
|
Water for Elephants
|
Sara Gruen
|
Winner
|
| The Brief History of the Dead
|
Kevin Brockmeier
|
Honor
|
| The Inheritance of Loss
|
Kiran Desai
|
| The Road
|
Cormac McCarthy
|
| Suite française
|
Irène Némirovsky
|
| Adult Nonfiction
|
I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
|
Nora Ephron
|
Winner
|
| The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
|
Bill Bryson
|
Honor
|
| Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
|
Nathaniel Philbrick
|
| Thunderstruck
|
Erik Larson
|
| The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
|
Timothy Egan
|
| Children's Literature
|
The Book Thief
|
Markus Zusak
|
Winner
|
| The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation, Volume One: The Pox Party
|
M. T. Anderson
|
Honor
|
| Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!
|
Lynne Truss
|
| New Moon
|
Stephenie Meyer
|
| Peter and the Shadow Thieves
|
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
|
| Children's Illustrated
|
Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
|
Paul Kahumbu, Isabella Hatkoff and Dr. Paul Kahumbu
|
Winner
|
| Fancy Nancy
|
Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser (illus.)
|
Honor
|
| Flotsam
|
David Wiesner
|
| Library Lion
|
Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes (illus.)
|
| Pirateology: A Pirate Hunter's Companion
|
Captain William Lubber and Nghiem Ta (designer)
|
| 2008
|
Adult Fiction
|
A Thousand Splendid Suns
|
Khaled Hosseini
|
Winner
|
| The Yiddish Policemen's Union
|
Michael Chabon
|
Honor
|
| Bridge of Sighs
|
Richard Russo
|
| Away
|
Amy Bloom
|
| Run
|
Ann Patchett
|
| Adult Nonfiction
|
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
|
Barbara Kingsolver, with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver
|
Winner
|
| The World Without Us
|
Alan Weisman
|
Honor
|
| Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
|
Steve Martin
|
| The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
|
David Halberstam
|
| The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
|
A. J. Jacobs
|
| Children's Literature
|
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
|
Brian Selznick
|
Winner
|
| The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
|
Sherman Alexie
|
Honor
|
| Eclipse
|
Stephenie Meyer
|
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid
|
Jeff Kinney
|
| The Arrival
|
Shaun Tan
|
| Children's Illustrated
|
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
|
Mo Willems
|
Winner
|
| Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy
|
Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.)
|
Honor
|
| Pirates Don't Change Diapers
|
Melinda Long and David Shannon (Illus.)
|
| The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
|
Peter Sis
|
| Llama Llama Mad at Mama
|
Anna Dewdney
|
| 2009
|
Best Indie Buzz Book (Fiction)
|
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
|
Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
|
Winner
|
| Best Conversation Starter (Nonfiction)
|
The Wordy Shipmates
|
Sarah Vowell
|
| Best Author Discovery
|
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
|
David Wroblewski
|
| Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book (Fiction)
|
The Graveyard Book
|
Neil Gaiman
|
| Best New Picture Book
|
Bats at the Library
|
Brian Lies
|
| Most Engaging Author
|
Sherman Alexie
|
|
| 2010
|
Adult Fiction
|
Cutting for Stone
|
Abraham Verghese
|
| Adult Nonfiction
|
The Lost City of Z
|
David Grann
|
| Adult Debut
|
The Help
|
Kathryn Stockett
|
| Young Adult
|
Catching Fire
|
Suzanne Collins
|
| Middle Reader
|
When You Reach Me
|
Rebecca Stead
|
| New Picture Book
|
The Lion & the Mouse
|
Jerry Pinkney
|
| Most Engaging Author
|
Kate DiCamillo
|
|
| 2011
|
Adult Fiction
|
Room
|
Emma Donoghue
|
| Adult Nonfiction
|
Unbroken
|
Laura Hillenbrand
|
| Adult Debut
|
Matterhorn
|
Karl Marlantes
|
| Young Adult
|
Revolution
|
Jennifer Donnelly
|
| 2012[1][2]
|
Adult Fiction
|
The Marriage Plot
|
Jeffrey Eugenides
|
| Adult Nonfiction
|
Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
|
Gabrielle Hamilton
|
| Adult Debut
|
The Tiger’s Wife
|
Téa Obreht
|
| Young Adult
|
Between Shades of Gray
|
Ruta Sepetys
|
| Most Engaging Author
|
Ann Patchett
|
|
| Middle Reader
|
The Apothecary
|
Maile Meloy and Ian Schoenherr (Illus.)
|
| Middle Reader
|
Wildwood
|
Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis (Illus.)
|
| Picture Book
|
I Want My Hat Back
|
Jon Klassen
|
| 2013[3][4]
|
Adult Fiction
|
The Round House
|
Louise Erdrich
|
| Adult Nonfiction
|
Wild
|
Cheryl Strayed
|
| 2014[5][6]
|
Adult Fiction
|
Life After Life
|
Kate Atkinson
|
| Adult Nonfiction
|
The Boys in the Boat
|
Daniel James Brown
|
| Adult Debut
|
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
|
Anthony Marra
|
| Young Adult
|
Eleanor & Park
|
Rainbow Rowell
|
| Indie Champion
|
James Patterson
|
|
| 2015
|
Adult Fiction
|
All the Light We Cannot See
|
Anthony Doerr
|
| Adult Nonfiction
|
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
|
Atul Gawande
|
| Adult Debut
|
The Martian
|
Andy Weir
|
| Young Adult
|
The Darkest Part of the Forest
|
Holly Black
|
| Indie Champion
|
Neil Gaiman
|
|
| Amanda Palmer
|
|
| 2016[7]
|
Adult Fiction
|
Fates and Furies
|
Lauren Groff
|
Winner
|
| City on Fire
|
Garth Risk Hallberg
|
Honor
|
| Get in Trouble
|
Kelly Link
|
| A Little Life
|
Hanya Yanagihara
|
| The Sympathizer
|
Viet Thanh Nguyen
|
| Welcome to Braggsville
|
T. Geronimo Johnson
|
| Adult Nonfiction
|
Between the World and Me
|
Ta-Nehisi Coates
|
Winner
|
| Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
|
Erik Larson
|
Honor
|
| Don't Suck, Don't Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt
|
Kristin Hersh
|
| H Is for Hawk
|
Helen Macdonald
|
| Hold Still: A Memoir With Photographs
|
Sally Mann
|
| Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey
|
Marie Mutsuki Mockett
|
| Adult Debut
|
Kitchens of the Great Midwest: A Novel
|
J. Ryan Stradal
|
Winner
|
| Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen
|
Mary Norris
|
Honor
|
| Dragonfish
|
Vu Tran
|
| The Meursault Investigation
|
Kamel Daoud
|
| Our Endless Numbered Days
|
Claire Fuller
|
| The Turner House
|
Angela Flournoy
|
| Young Adult
|
Anna and the Swallow Man
|
Gavriel Savit
|
Winner
|
| Nimona
|
ND Stevenson
|
| Dumplin’
|
Julie Murphy
|
Honor
|
| More Happy Than Not
|
Adam Silvera
|
| Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
|
Becky Albertalli
|
| Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
|
M. T. Anderson
|
| Indie Champion
|
Richard Russo
|
|
Winner
|
| Dave Eggers
|
|
Honor
|
| Louise Erdrich
|
|
| Loren Long
|
|
| Celeste Ng
|
|
| Maggie Stiefvater
|