Announcing Our 2025 Book of the Year
After nearly a year of thoughtful deliberation, our booksellers from over 700 stores across the country have spoken. We are…
Book Of The Year
2025 Book of the Year Finalists
Drumroll, please… Last week we shared our lists of the best books of the year, and today we are pleased…
My Place of Private Solace: Amy Tan Exclusive Guest Post
Believe it or not, acclaimed author and our Gift Book of the Year winner Amy Tan had no idea that…
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Announcing Our 2024 Book of the Year
Everything you’ve heard is true — our Book of the Year is finally here, plus two bonus titles. We are…
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2024 Book of the Year Finalists
Dear reader, we’ve piled up our TBRs with the latest and greatest books for a whole year, and now it’s…
A Place of Hope and Humanity: A Guest Post from James McBride
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store is the story of how the people of Chicken Hill — the neighborhood in…
Love Makes Everything Possible: Reading James McBride
We’ve been fans of James McBride’s work since we first read his memoir, The Color of Water, ages and ages…
Our 2023 Book of the Year: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
“I would have never dreamed a book about a simple grocery store would make this kind of difference in the…
Our 2023 Book of the Year Finalists
Wow, wow and more wow: Here are the 12 finalists for our 2023 Book of the Year. The program, now…
Our Calculations Determine These are the Best Books with Women in STEM
Whether you’re a fan of romance or fiction, we’ve got you covered with stories of fierce women paving their path…
Elizabeth Zott Has a Point: A Guest Post from Bonnie Garmus, Author of Lessons in Chemistry, Our 2022 Book of the Year
All’s fair in love and chemistry. It’s 1960s California and there are certain things that women just don’t do. When…
Announcing Our 2022 Book of the Year
Each year, booksellers across the company vote on the book that we’ve been most proud to sell, and this year…
Book of the Year Finalists 2022
Our Book of the Year program names a standout book and lifts it up as the book to get during the holidays. With…
The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present is the 2021 Barnes & Noble Book of the Year!
Our Booksellers have voted, and we’re thrilled to announce … drum roll please … the 2021 Barnes & Noble Book of the…
The 2021 Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Finalists are Here!
Which books have defined 2021? As we look back on another extraordinary year, we once again turn to our amazing booksellers…
The Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Finalists are Here!
Our 2020 Book of the Year finalists are finally here! Let’s be honest — it’s been a year. As booksellers, connecting…
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Is Barnes & Noble’s 2019 Book of the Year
We’re thrilled to announce that our booksellers have selected Charlie Mackesy’s unique illustrated tale The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and…
Announcing the Finalists for Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year
What is the book that defined 2019? This year, for the first time, Barnes & Noble has turned to its…