Book Entry Categories for Maxy Awards
Best Biography & Memoir - Overall best biography or memoir book of the year.
Best Children's Book - Overall best fully-illustrated book with a great story or message.
Best General Fiction & Nonfiction - Overall best genre or mainstream fiction or nonfiction book for the year.
Best Historical & Adventure - Overall best historical or adventure novel of the year.
Best Horror & Suspense - Overall best horror or suspense novel for the year.
Best Inspirational & Self-Help - Overall best inspirational, self-help, or business book of the year.
Best Literary & Humor - Overall best literary or humor novel of the year.
Best Middle Grade & Young Adult - Overall best middle grade or young adult reader for the year.
Best Mystery & Crime - Overall best mystery and crime novel for the year.
Best Romance & Women’s - Overall best romance, women’s fiction, or contemporary novel for the year.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy - Overall best science fiction and fantasy novel for the year.
Best Thriller - Overall best thriller novel for the year.
*One Book from the twelve categories will win the overall Maxy Awards “Book of the Year.” (Grand prize = $1,500 MasterCard)