For each of the past five years, the Barnes & Noble editors have chosen their favorite books, then compiled them into a list to be sent to the B&N booksellers all around the country. In this sixth year of the program, the booksellers have cast their votes for this year’s finalists. Click on the titles for more information about the books. Congratulations to all!

There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension By Hanif Abdurraqib

Swift River (B&N Discover Prize Winner) By Essie Chambers

Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras   By Sarah Chapelle

Why I Cook By Tom Colicchio   With Joshua David Stein

Imminent: Inside the Pentagon’s Hunt for UFOs  By Luis Elizondo

Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering  By Malcolm Gladwell

The Women: A Novel By Kristin Hannah

The Dictionary Story By Oliver Jeffers , Sam Winston

The God of the Woods: A Novel  By Liz Moore

Intermezzo: A Novel  By Sally Rooney

Impossible Creatures  By Katherine Rundell

The Backyard Bird Chronicles By Amy Tan    

And the winner of the year is:

 

 

James: A Novel  By Percival Everett

 

 

 

 

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