The votes are in! Sno-Isle members have chosen their favorite books and movies released in the past year.
From page-turning thrillers to heartfelt romances to thought-provoking nonfiction and unforgettable films, these are the titles that kept us talking all year long. Explore the winners below and find your next great read or watch of the year.
Favorite Biography of the Year
Singer-songwriter Neko Case brings her trademark candor and precision to a memoir that traces her evolution from an invisible girl "raised by two dogs and a space heater" in rural Washington state to her improbable emergence as an internationally-acclaimed talent.
The Harder I Fight the More I Love You
Favorite Nonfiction Title of the Year
Readers overwhelmingly voted for this blazing critique from Atlantic critic and Pulitzer Prize finalist Sophie Gilbert about how early-aughts pop culture turned women and girls against each other--and themselves--with disastrous consequences.
Favorite Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi Novel of the Year
Sno-Isle members loved this epic fantasy from bestselling author Joe Abercrombie about a notorious band of anti-heroes embarking on a delightfully bloody and raucous journey.
Favorite Historical Fiction Novel of the Year
This Late Show With Stephen Colbert Book Club Pick was inspired by the life of film director G.W. Pabst, who fled to Hollywood to resist the Nazis only to return to his homeland to create propaganda films for the German Reich.
Favorite Literary Novel of the Year
Ocean Vuong returns with a bighearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive in this finalist for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and Oprah Book Club Pick.
Favorite Mystery/Thriller of the Year
Readers selected this sweeping, decade-spanning mystery brimming with quirky characters and puzzle-hunt scenarios as the most unforgettable novel of the past year.
Favorite Romance Novel of the Year
Emily Henry rose to the top of romance readers' piles for the second year running with a Reese's Book Club Pick about two writers competing for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve.
Favorite Movie of the Year
This silent animated film about a pack of animals surviving a flood has been winning over viewers since receiving both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for best animated film in early 2025.
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