Apple agreed with iLounge’s pick for the Best Apple Watch App of 2015, naming weather app Dark Sky its choice for Apple Watch App of the Year. Apple Watch Game of the Year went to Rules!, a fast-paced puzzle game which is a smaller version of its iOS edition. Best Classic Podcast went to WTF with Marc Maron, and newcomer Mystery Show was named Best New Podcast of 2015. Apple also released its picks for best books of 2015 in 16 categories, listed below.
Fiction: “A Little Life” by Nahya Yanagihara
Nonfiction: “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Young Adult: “The Rest of Us Just Live Here” by Patrick Ness
Debut: “You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine” by Alexandra Kleeman
Mystery: “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins
Thriller: “Bull Mountain” by Brian Panowich
Popular Fiction: “The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah
Literary Fiction: “City on Fire” by Garth Risk Hallberg
Biography: “H Is for Hawk” by Helen MacDonald
History: “The Witches” by Stacy Schiff
Romance: “The Deal” by Elle Kennedy
Science Fiction: “Futuristic Violence” by David Wong
Fantasy: “The Grace of Kings” by Ken Liu
Kids: “George” by Alex Gino
Cookbook: “My Kitchen Year” by Ruth Reichl
Graphic Novel: “The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition” by Neil Gaiman and J. H. Williams III
