The results of the voting are in:
FYI the nominations page is https://www.booksandbre.ws/2026/03/01/2026-winter-nominations/ if you need a link to the books or more information.
#1 Best book of 2025
Winner “The Buffalo Hunter”
The Blue Column
#2 Literary Fiction and #5 Prize Winner
Winner: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desa
This book won both Literary Fiction and Prize winner categories.
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desa Is the Green Column
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desa is the Green Blue Column.
#3 Book Published the year I was born:
Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Assassin’s Apprentice is The Purple Colum
#4 Non-Fiction
Winner: Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
Everything is Tuberculosis is the purple column.
#6 Pirates
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Princess Bride is the red column
#7 The Joker
No Winner. With nine votes, a book needs five votes to win. The most a book received was two votes. ¿Maybe a run-off should be the next step?