Barnes & Noble Announces the Best Books of 2018

Lists Include Top 15 Books Overall, Plus Fiction, Thrillers & Suspense, History & Current Affairs, YA, Young Readers, and Kids

NEW YORK--()--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest retail bookseller, today announced the Best Books of 2018 as chosen by the Company's expert booksellers. The curated lists highlight books of interest to a wide range of readers, and include the year’s top books overall, as well as by category, including the best thriller and suspense books, history and current affairs, YA, young readers, and kids. Barnes & Noble’s Best Books of the year are online now at BN.com, and are available at Barnes & Noble stores nationwide and online just in time for the holidays.

“2018 was a big year for books across all categories, including much-anticipated memoirs, political books that made headlines, and new thrillers by some of the world’s bestselling writers,” said Liz Harwell, Senior Director of Merchandising, Trade Books at Barnes & Noble. “We hope the lists remind readers of some of the most popular books of the year, as well as introduce them to new and surprising titles.”

“In the Kids and YA categories, 2018 was truly a blockbuster year, with the release of new editions to fan-favorite series, popular authors with new releases, and debut authors making a name for themselves,” said Stephanie Fryling, Vice President of Merchandising, Children's Books at Barnes & Noble. “Readers of all ages will find a lot to love in this year’s lists.”

The Best Books of 2018 as curated by Barnes & Noble are:

Best Books of 2018

Best Fiction

Best Thrillers & Suspense

Best History & Current Affairs

Best YA

Best Young Readers

Best Kids

To see all of Barnes & Noble’s Best Books of 2018, including lists for biography, personal growth, cookbooks, science fiction, and graphic novels, go to BN.com.

About Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is the nation’s largest retail bookseller, and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products. The Company operates 630 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states, and one of the Web’s premier e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com). The Nook Digital business offers a lineup of popular NOOK® tablets and eReaders and an expansive collection of digital reading and entertainment content through the NOOK Store®. The NOOK Store (www.nook.com) features digital books, periodicals and comics, and offers the ability to enjoy content across a wide array of popular devices through Free NOOK Reading Apps available for Android, iOS® and Windows®.

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Contacts

Mary Ellen Keating
Senior Vice President
Corporate Communications
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
(212) 633-3323
mkeating@bn.com

Alex Ortolani
Director
Corporate Communications
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
(212) 633-3379
aortolani@bn.com

Contacts

Mary Ellen Keating
Senior Vice President
Corporate Communications
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
(212) 633-3323
mkeating@bn.com

Alex Ortolani
Director
Corporate Communications
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
(212) 633-3379
aortolani@bn.com