Book awards

The Nobel Prize for Literature is the world’s most important international literary honor. Browse the complete list of winning authors since 1901.

A complete list of the International Booker Prize-winning books since 2016. Find signed copies of the best modern novels.

Discover collectible editions of famous children's books with this list of first editions from authors who either won a Newbery Medal or received Honors.

The John Newbery Medal celebrates the most distinguished contributions to American literature for children. Discover every winning book since 1922.

Considered the most prestigious literary award in science fiction, the Hugo Award is awarded annually to the best science fiction or fantasy book from the previous year. Explore our list of every Hugo Award winner for best novel dating back to 1953.

Since 1996, the Women's Prize for Fiction has recognized and celebrated the best women writers around the world. Discover award-winning books from the likes of Zadie Smith, Carol Shields, Ali Smith, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and more.

The National Book Awards began in 1950 in New York City when The Man With the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren was named America’s premier piece of fiction from the previous year. Today, it’s the most important event on the American literary calendar and continues to recognize the best in American writing.

Kazuo Ishiguro won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature, and was knighted by the British monarch a year later. He is best known for the novels The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, both of which have been turned into films.

A complete list of the Booker-winning books since 1969. Find copies of the best modern novels.