Awards in your library

Summary: 43 Awards.

The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: The History of Thought from Ancient Times to Today

• The Prince (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) by Niccolò Machiavelli (1532)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The World According to Garp by John Irving (2006 Edition)
• At Swim, Two Boys: A Novel by Jamie O'Neill (2006 Edition)
• Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan (2006/2008 Edition)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• Sex by Madonna (18)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• Sex by Madonna (19)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Crazy: A Novel by Benjamin Lebert (2001)
• Fray by Joss Whedon (2005)
• Runaways, Vol. 1 by Brian K Vaughan (2006)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling (2006)

ALA Great Graphic Novels for Teens

• The Middleman Volume 1: The Trade Paperback Imperative by Javier Grillo-marxuach (2007)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Battle Royale, Volume 1 (Battle Royale) by Koushun Takami ( Death and Dying, 2009)
• The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama ( Change Your World, 2010)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• StormWatch: Force of Nature by Warren Ellis (2001)
• Fray by Joss Whedon (2005)
• Runaways, Vol. 1 by Brian K Vaughan (2007)

ALA Stonewall Book Award Nominee

• At Swim, Two Boys: A Novel by Jamie O'Neill (2003)

Ambassador Book Award

• Close Range : Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx (Fiction, 2000)

BBC's Big Read

• The World According to Garp by John Irving (Best loved novel, 2003, No 165)

Benjamin Franklin Award

• The Second City: Backstage at the World's Greatest Comedy Theater (book with 2 audio CDs) by Sheldon Patinkin (Humor (Comedy/Satire), 2001)

BILBY

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling (older readers, 2006)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys by Chris Fuhrman ( Rediscovery Honor Book, 2003)

Borders Original Voices

• Close Range : Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx (2000)

Borges' A Personal Library

• Collins Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (First Collected Edition 1948, Reprinted 2001) by Oscar Wilde

British Book Award

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling (Book of the Year, 2006)

Carnegie Medal Nominee

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling (2005)

Femina

• Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1931)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• The Prince (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) by Niccolò Machiavelli (Office Politics)

Galaxy British Book Award

• The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama (2009, shortlist)

James Beard Award

• Cheese Primer by Steven Jenkins

John W. Campbell Memorial Award Finalist

• Jennifer Government: A Novel by Max Barry (2004)

Lambda Literary Award

• At Swim, Two Boys: A Novel by Jamie O'Neill (Gay Men's Fiction, 2002)

Main Selection - Book-of-the-Month Club

• Merrick (Vampire Chronicles) by Anne Rice

The Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction: The Reader's List

• Fingerprints of the Gods : The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization by Graham Hancock (12)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• The World According to Garp by John Irving (The Reader's List, 64)

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling (Children’s Literature, 2008)

National Book Award

• The World According to Garp by John Irving (Fiction (Paperback), 1980)

National Book Award finalist

• The World According to Garp by John Irving (Fiction, 1979)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• The World According to Garp by John Irving (Fiction, 1978)

New York Times Best Books of the Year

• The World According to Garp by John Irving (1978)
• Close Range : Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx (1999)

New York Times bestseller

• The King Must Die : A Novel (Vintage) by Mary Renault (Fiction, 1958)
• The Bull from the Sea (Vintage) by Mary Renault (Fiction, 1962)
• Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault (Fiction, 1969)
• The Persian Boy (Vintage) by Mary Renault (Fiction, 1972)
• The World According to Garp by John Irving (Fiction, 1978)
• The Praise Singer by Mary Renault (Fiction, 1979)
• Merrick (Vampire Chronicles) by Anne Rice (Fiction, 2000)
• Blood and Gold (Vampire Chronicles) by Anne Rice (Fiction, 2001)
• Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (Fiction, 2004)
• Christ the Lord Out of Egypt: A Novel by Anne Rice (Fiction, 2005)
• Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan (General, 1959)
• Sex by Madonna (Nonfiction, 1992)
• The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama (Nonfiction, 2006)

Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List

• The Prince (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) by Niccolò Machiavelli (2009, No. 31)

Psi Phi Award

• Just a Geek by Wil Wheaton (Best Nonfiction, 2004)

Publishing Triangle

• At Swim, Two Boys: A Novel by Jamie O'Neill (Male, 2003)

Pulitzer Prize finalist

• Close Range : Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx (Fiction, 2000)

Quill Award

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling (Overall, 2005)

Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century

• The World According to Garp by John Irving (37)

Royal Mail Award for Scottish Children’s Books

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling (Younger readers - 8 - 12 years, 2006)

The Telegraph's 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library

• The Prince (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) by Niccolò Machiavelli (2008)

WH Smith Literary Award

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling (2006)

Whitcoulls top 100, 2008

• Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (21)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling (22)