Which book would get your vote for Goodreads Favorite Book of 2011?

Goodreads.com, one of the best, fastest-growing and most popular book-related Web sites out there, announced earlier this week that the first of three rounds of voting have opened for the annual Goodreads Choice Awards.

As of this writing, over 162,000 ballots had been cast, and you can cast your own ballot by visiting http://www.goodreads.com/award/choice/2011.

This year, awards are being given in 22 categories: Favorite Book of 2011, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Romance, Humor, Nonfiction, History & Biography, Memoir & Autobiography, Food & Cooking, Travel & Outdoors, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction, Middle Grade & Children’s, Picture Books, Graphic Novels & Comics, Poetry and Best Goodreads Author.

Tonight, I present you with the nominees for Favorite Book of 2011. Here they are in alphabetical order:

- Awakened by P.C. Cast
- Bossypants by Tina Fey
- City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
- A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin
- Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
- Delirium by Lauren Oliver
- A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
- Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
- Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
- Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
- State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
- The Wise Man’s Fears by Patrick Rothfuss

The second annual Goodreads Choice Awards were selected last year, and more than 157,000 votes were cast for 460 nominees and thousands of write-in candidates. What follows is a complete list of the 2010 Goodreads Choice Award winners.

Favorite Book of 2010: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Best Fiction: Room by Emma Donoghue

Best Mystery & Thriller: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson

Best Fantasy: Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

Best Paranormal Fantasy: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris

Best Science Fiction: Feed by Mira Grant

Best Romance: Lover Mine by J.R. Ward

Best Historical Fiction: Fall of Giants by Ken Follett

Best Graphic Novels & Comics: Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 by Stephenie Meyer

Best Poetry: Come On All You Ghosts by Matthew Zapruder

Best Nonfiction: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Best History & Biography: The Tudors by G.J. Meyer

Best Memoir & Autobiography: Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi

Best Humor: Bite Me – A Love Story by Christopher Moore

Best Young Adult Fiction: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Best Young Adult Fantasy: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Best Middle Grade & Children’s Books: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney

Best Picture Books: It’s a Book by Lane Smith

Best Debut Author: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Best Goodreads Author: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

Favorite Heroine: Katniss in Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Favorite Hero: Peeta Mellark in Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Best Cover Art: Torment by Lauren Kate

The first ever Goodreads Choice Awards were first named in 2009 with winners being named in 13 categories. The winners of the 2009 Goodreads Choice Awards were as follows:

All-Time Favorite: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Fiction: The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Nonfiction: Columbine by Dave Cullen

Mystery-Thriller: The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson

Fantasy: Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

Science Fiction: Leviathan by Scott Westerfield

Chick Lit: The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

Romance: An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

Graphic Novel: Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? by Neil Gaiman

Young Adult Fiction: Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

Young Adult Series: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Children’s: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

Picture Book: Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman

In the end, which book would you pick for the Favorite Book of 2011? How many of the books mentioned above have you had the chance to read? Which did you like or dislike? Why? Which would you recommend and why? Let us know in the comments section below.