LA Times Book Prize2001

Given by Los Angeles Times

Other Names: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
45 Works 83,422 Books 1,544 Reviews ½ 3.9
The Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of book prizes annually since 1980. Eligibility for the prizes requires a book to have its first United States publication between January 1 and December 31 show more of any given year. This American publication must be in English; however, English does not have to be the original language of the work. Authors may be of any nationality. They should be alive at the time of their book’s qualifying U.S. publication although eligibility is also extended to significant new translations of the work of deceased writers. Books by current employees of the Los Angeles Times, by current employees of Tribune Company or any of its other affiliates, by currently serving judges of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, or by immediate family members of these groups are not eligible. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (364), Finalist (1,601)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2023 (61), 2022 (55), 2021 (56), 2020 (28), 2019 (57), 2018 (51), 2017 (50), 2016 (54), 2015 (50), 2014 (46), 2013 (50), 2012 (48), 2011 (50), 2010 (50), 2009 (49), 2008 (45), 2007 (45), 2006 (44), 2005 (45), 2004 (45), 2003 (45), 2002 (45), 2001 (45), 2000 (45), 1999 (40), 1998 (40), 1997 (34), 1996 (53), 1995 (35), 1994 (34), 1993 (33), 1992 (30), 1991 (34), 1990 (18), 1989 (10), 1988 (9), 1987 (9), 1986 (10), 1985 (9), 1984 (9), 1983 (9), 1982 (9), 1981 (10), 1980 (8)
Announced:
April 19: Winner2023 Recent
February 21: Finalist2023 Recent

Winner 9

Finalist 45

WorkCategoryYear
Theodore Rex by Edmund MorrisBiography2001
Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia FraserBiography2001
Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura HillenbrandBiography2001
John Adams by David McCulloughBiography2001
Boswell's Presumptuous Task: The Making of the Life of Dr. Johnson by Adam SismanBiography2001
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara EhrenreichCurrent Interest2001
States of Denial: Knowing about Atrocities and Suffering by Stanley CohenCurrent Interest2001
The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the Least Valued by Ann CrittendenCurrent Interest2001
The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment That Redefined the Supreme Court by John W. DeanCurrent Interest2001
Tom and Huck Don't Live Here Anymore by Ron PowersCurrent Interest2001
Why Did I Ever by Mary RobisonFiction2001
The Corrections by Jonathan FranzenFiction2001
By the Sea by Abdulrazak GurnahFiction2001
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories by Alice MunroFiction2001
John Henry Days by Colson WhiteheadFiction2001
The Dark Room by Rachel SeiffertFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2001
My Dream of You by Nuala O'FaolainFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2001
Crawling at Night by Nani PowerFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2001
The Death of Vishnu by Manil SuriFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2001
The Right Hand of Sleep by John WrayFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2001
Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus by Rick PerlsteinHistory2001
The Stranger from Paradise: A Biography of William Blake by G. E. Bentley, Jr.History2001
France The Dark Years 1940-1944 by Julian JacksonHistory2001
The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America by Louis MenandHistory2001
Venice: Lion City: The Religion of Empire by Garry WillsHistory2001
Silent Joe by T. Jefferson ParkerMystery/Thriller2001
Open Season by C. J. BoxMystery/Thriller2001
Little America by Henry BromellMystery/Thriller2001
The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders by Marshall BrowneMystery/Thriller2001
Chasing the Devil's Tail by David FulmerMystery/Thriller2001
The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos by Anne CarsonPoetry2001
Felt: Poems by Alice FultonPoetry2001
The Seven Ages by Louise GlückPoetry2001
Landscape with Chainsaw: Poems by James LasdunPoetry2001
Song of the World Becoming: Poems, New and Collected, 1981-2001 by Pattiann RogersPoetry2001
The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies by Richard HamblynScience & Technology2001
In Code: A Mathematical Journey by Sarah FlanneryScience & Technology2001
A Different Nature: The Paradoxical World of Zoos and Their Uncertain Future by David HancocksScience & Technology2001
Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver SacksScience & Technology2001
The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry by Bryan SykesScience & Technology2001
The Land by Mildred D. TaylorYoung Adult Literature2001
The Seeing Stone - Arthur Trilogy, Book One by Kevin Crossley-HollandYoung Adult Literature2001
Damage by A. M. JenkinsYoung Adult Literature2001
Girlhearts by Norma Fox MazerYoung Adult Literature2001
The Other Side of Truth by Beverley NaidooYoung Adult Literature2001

Descriptions

The Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of book prizes annually since 1980. Eligibility for the prizes requires a book to have its first United States publication between January 1 and December 31 of any given year. This American publication must be in English; however, English does not have to be the original language of the work. Authors may be of any nationality. They should be alive at the time of their book’s qualifying U.S. publication although eligibility is also extended to significant new translations of the work of deceased writers. Books by current employees of the Los Angeles Times, by current employees of Tribune Company or any of its other affiliates, by currently serving judges of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, or by immediate family members of these groups are not eligible. (English, Member-written)
This year’s Los Angeles Times Book Prizes honored outstanding literary achievement in nine categories: biography, current interest, fiction, first fiction, history, mystery/thriller, poetry, science and technology, and young adult fiction. Each winner receives a $1,000 cash award. (English, Member-written)

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