Announcing the 2025 Libby Book Award Winners!

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If you’re a frequent user of Overdrive or Libby and you’re looking for your next read, why not try one of the Libby Book Award winners?  Libby announced the finalists for this award back in February with the winners being selected just this week!  

The winners are…

  • Fiction Book of the Year:  The Women by Kristin Hannah
  • Nonfiction Book of the Year:  The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
  • Young Adult Fiction Book of the Year:  Heir by Sabaa Tahir
  • Audiobook of the Year:  The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
  • Debut Author of the Year:  The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
  • Best Book Club Book:  Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
  • Best Business Book:  When We Are Seen by Denise Young
  • Best Comic/Graphic Novel:  Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls
  • Best Cookbook:  Anything’s Pastable by Dan Pashman
  • Best Fantasy:  The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
  • Best Historical Fiction:  James by Percival Everett
  • Best Horror:  Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
  • Best Memoir & Autobiography:  Knife by Salman Rushdie
  • Best Middle Grade Book:  Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
  • Best Mystery:  We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
  • Best Picture Book:  Little Shrew by Akiko Miyakoshi
  • Best Romance:  Funny Story by Emily Henry
  • Best Romantasy:  House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
  • Best Science Fiction:  The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
  • Best Thriller:  One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon

You can view all of the Libby Book Award winners and finalists in our Overdrive collection here or in the Libby app here.  (If you’re on your device using the Libby app, just scroll down on the SAILS main page until you see the Libby Book Awards curated collection!)

And watch the official winner video on Libby’s YouTube page:

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