In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we talk about all the nominees for the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards. We always enjoy talking about the books that have been selected for the annual awards, seeing if we've read any and if we agree that they should be added. Let us know who you think will win!

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading 

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia and narrated by Frankie Corzo

Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) by Rebecca Yarros and narrated by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton

Additional Book Mentions

Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros and narrated by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

Goodreads Choice Awards 2023 Nominees

Our Predictions:

Fiction:

S: The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand or Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano

M: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Historical Fiction: 

S: The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

M: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Mystery & Thriller:

S: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

M: Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney

Romance:

S: Happy Place by Emily Henry or Hello Stranger by Katherine Center

M: Powerless (Chestnut Springs #3) by Elsie Silver or Happy Place by Emily Henry

Romantasy:

S & M: Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros

Fantasy:

S: Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes #0) by Travis Baldree

M: A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos #0) by Samantha Shannon

Science Fiction:

S & M: In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune

Horror:

S: Holly by Stephen King

M: How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction:

S & M: Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment) by Rebecca Ross

Young Adult Fiction:

S: Highly Suspicious & Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

M: Five Survive by Holly Jackson 

Debut: 

S: Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? By Crystal Smith Paul

M: (no guess)

Nonfiction:

S: The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

M: How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler

Memoir & Autobiography:

S: Pageboy by Elliot Page

M: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

History & Biography:

S & M: The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush 

Humor:

S: Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones

M: Being Henry: The Fonz … and Beyond by Henry Winkler 

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