The 2023 Libby Book Awards

Libby is the digital platform Forsyth County Public Library uses to provide patrons with free access to thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks.

In March, the Libby Book Award winners were officially announced at the first-annual Libby Book Awards. The ceremony was presented on YouTube by podcast duo, the Professional Book Nerds. Books in 17 categories were chosen by voters from over 1,700 librarians and library workers across the country.

Here are a few of the winners of the 2023 Libby Book Awards.

Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction

Divine Rivals

by Rebecca Ross

When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.

Winner for Best Audiobook

I Have Some Questions for You

by Rebecca Makkai

Successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane, returns to teach at her former boarding school where she is drawn back into the murder case of her former roommate, and Bodie wonders if she holds the key to solving the case.

Winner for Best Debut Author

The House in the Pines

by Ana Reyes

Armed with only hazy memories, a woman who long ago witnessed her friend's sudden, mysterious death, and has since spent her life trying to forget, sets out to track down answers.

Winner for the Best Diverse Author

Camp Zero

by Michelle Min Sterling

In a near-future northern settlement, a handful of climate change survivors find their fates intertwined in this mesmerizing and transportive novel in the vein of Station Eleven.

Winner for Best Book Club Pick

Yellowface

by R.F. Kuang

Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is—she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel.

With this year’s awards in the books, who will be a finalist in the next Libby Book Awards? 

Which books do you think should be nominated for the 2024 Libby Book Awards and which of the 2023 titles are currently on your reading list? 

See the full announcement and watch the video recap here. 

Ask your librarian for details on how to access eBooks and eAudiobooks for free in Libby! 

Jessica Dillard

Information Specialist - MLIS