The Reading List 2018
For me, the best part of ALA Midwinter is the announcement of RUSA's Reading List, which spotlights the (previous) year's best adult genre fiction.
What I especially love about this list is that it's chosen by librarians, who read hundreds of books before making their top picks in eight genres: Adrenaline, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, and Women's Fiction.
Though one of our NoveList librarians currently serves on the committee, we don't get any sneak peeks -- we find out the winners when they're announced (and then hustle to get this info to you).