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Kawartha Lakes Readers' Choice Awards

These awards are given to the best books as chosen by the people of Kawartha Lakes. The Library compiles a list of the most read books for the year to offer shortlists in a variety of categories.

The winning books are announced in March of the following year.

How are the books selected?

We gather lists of the most read books from October of the previous year to the end of September of the current year. The most-read books in each genre are placed in lists for you to choose the best titles of the year in each list.

Rules

  • The voting period runs from November 30 to February 28.
  • You can have one voting booklet for each category (Adult, Teens and Kids) and you can only vote once per category.
  • You can only vote once in each sub-category (Fiction - General, Fiction - Mystery/Thriller, etc.)
  • You do not have to vote in every sub-category if you do not wish to do so. Just pick your favourite book from the lists you know or borrow one of the ones you don't know to help you choose.
  • You can vote in the library or online, but we ask that you only vote once. If you want to use the paper booklet to keep track of your votes before you submit them online, you are welcome to do so.
  • Paper booklets can be returned to any Kawartha Lakes Public Library during open hours or even through the outside dropbox.
  • If you vote both online and in the library, you will only receive one ballot for the draw at the end of the voting period. If you voted in multiple categories (Adult, Teen and Kids), you will receive one ballot per category you voted in.
  • All votes must be submitted by February 28. No new voting booklets will be printed after this date and the online voting form will be closed. You have until March 7 to return your completed paper voting booklet to any Kawartha Lakes Public Library. 

Categories

There are three broad categories of Adult, Teens and Kids and each has sub-categories. You can pick up a voting booklet at any public library during the voting period, download the voting booklet below and print it yourself or you can vote online.

Download the Adult Voting Booklet

Download the Teen Voting Booklet

Download the Kids Voting Booklet

Click here to Vote Online

Shortlists

Find below the shortlists for each category. Click on the name of the book to find it in our catalogue.

 Adult Fiction 2022 Shortlists
 General Fiction
  • Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
  • Indians on Vacation by Thomas King
  • The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
  • The End of Her by Shari Lapena
  • The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
 Mystery / Thriller
  • All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny
  • Camino Winds by John Grisham
  • American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
  • The Law of Innocence by Michael Connolly
  • Win by Harlen Coben
 Historical
  • The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
  • The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
  • The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
  • The Forgotten Home Child by Genevieve Graham
  • The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
 Fantasy
  • The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
  • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab
  • The Awakening by Nora Roberts
  • Chance of a Lifetime by Jude Deveraux
  • Lightning Game by Christine Feehan
 Romance
  • The Return by Nicholas Sparks
  • The English Wife by Adrienne Chinn
  • The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
  • Thick as Thieves by Sandra Brown
  • The Wedding Dress by Danielle Steel
 Science Fiction
  • Elsewhere by Dean R. Koontz
  • Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
  • Spin by Patricia Cornwell
  • The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
  • The End of the Ocean by Maja Lunde
 Debut Novels
  • The Push by Ashley Audrain
  • The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
  • The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
  • Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi
  • The Windsor Knot by S. J. Bennett
 Adult Non-Fiction 2022 Shortlists
 General
  • Keep Sharp by Sanjay Gupta
  • Rage by Bob Woodward
  • All Together Now by Alan Doyle
  • The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King
  • Tiny Habits by B. J. Fogg
 Memoir / Autobiography
  • A Promised Land by Barack Obama
  • From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle
  • If I Knew Then by Jann Arden
  • Untamed by Glennon Doyle
  • Friends and Enemies by Barbara Amiel
 History / Biography
  • Too Much and Never Enough by Mary Trump
  • The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
  • Finding Freedom by Omid Scobie & Carolyn Durand
  • Looking for Old Victoria County by Rae Fleming
  • Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga
 Science & Technology
  • The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wolleben
  • Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
  • Ultimate Guide to Basements, Attics & Garages by Anthony Regolino
  • Invisible Rainbow by Changlin Zhang
  • 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
 Food & Cookbooks
  • Healthy One Pan Dinners by Dana White & Kelley Schuyler
  • Herb Gardening for Canada by Laura Peters
  • Farmhouse Favorites by Taste of Home Books
  • Oh She Glows! for Dinner by Angela Liddon
  • Beyond Canning by Autumn Giles
 Teen Fiction 2022 Shortlist
  • Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya
  • The Maze Runner by James Dashner
  • Ao Haru Ride by Io Sakisaka
  • Shelter by Harlen Coben
  • Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson
 Teen Fantasy Fiction 2022 Shortlist
  • Straight on Till Morning by Liz Braswell
  • A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
  • Romanov by Nadine Brandes
  • Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts by Yu Tomofuji
  • Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
 Kids Chapter Books 2022 Shortlist
  • Brawl of the Wild by Dan Pilkey
  • These Are My Words by Ruby Slipperjack
  • Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney
  • The Worst Book Ever by Elise Gravel
  • Guts by Raina Telgemeier
 Kids Picture Books 2022 Shortlist
  • The Pigeon Has to Go to School by Mo Willems
  • Trucks Zooming By by Pamela Jane
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
  • If You Plant A Seed by Kadir Nelson
  • Pig the Tourist by Aaron Blabey

Winners

 2022 Winners

Adults

 Category

 Title

 Author

 Fiction

 Where the Crawdads Sing

 Delia Owens

 Mystery / Thriller

 All the Devils Are Here

 Louise Penny

 Historical

 The Pull of the Stars

 The Rose Code

 Emma Donoghue

 Kate Quinn

 Fantasy

 The Midnight Library

 Matt Haig

 Romance

 The Giver of Stars

 Jojo Moyes

 Science Fiction

 Klara and the Sun

 Kazuo Ishiguro

 Debut Novel

 The Silent Patient

 Alex Michaelides

 Non-Fiction

 The Inconvenient Indian

 Thomas King

 Autobiography / Memoir

 A Promised Land

 Barack Obama

 History / Biography

 Seven Fallen Feathers

 Tanya Talaga

 Science and Technology

 The Hidden Life of Trees

 Peter Wolleben

 Food and Cookbooks

 Oh She Glows for Dinner

 Farmhouse Favorites

 Angela Liddon

 Taste of Home Books

Teens

 Category

 Title

 Author

 Fiction

 The Maze Runner

 James Dashner

 Fantasy

 Red Queen

 Victoria Aveyard

Kids

 Category

 Title

 Author

 Chapter Books

 Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild

 Dav Pilkey

 Picture Books

 The Very Hungry Caterpillar

 If You Plant a Seed

 Eric Carle

 Kadir Nelson

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