It’s another fun topic for Top 5 Tuesday! This weekly meme is hosted by Meeghan Reads — check out the next batch of upcoming topics here.

This week’s topic is Top 5 award-winning books, and the prompt is: You can pick a specific award or just any book you’ve read that’s ever won an award. What are your faves?

I love following genre-specific awards, and the Hugo picks are always exciting. Here are my top 5 Hugo award winners from recent years:

1. Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher — Best Novella, 2023
2. A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers — Best Novella, 2022
3. Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire — Best Series, 2022 (first book: Every Heart a Doorway)
4. The Expanse by James S. A. Corey — Best Series, 2020 (first book: Leviathan Wakes)
5. The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal — Best Novel, 2019

Of course, there are plenty more Hugo winners and nominees that I’ve loved… not to mention all the ones I still want to read!

Click here to see the complete Hugo history. So many books for my TBR!

What book awards do you follow? Do you have any favorite award-winners to recommend?