Awards in your library

Summary: 38 Awards.

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Nowhere Man by Aleksandar Hemon (2006/2008 Edition)

The Age Book of the Year Award

• Breath: A Novel by Tim Winton (Fiction, 2008)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)

ALS Gold Medal

• The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas (2009)

Anthony Award Nominee

• Hell to Pay / Soul Circus by George P. PELECANOS (Novel, 2003)

Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

• The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall (2008)

Barry Award nominee

• Hell to Pay / Soul Circus by George P. PELECANOS (Novel, 2003)

BBC's Big Read

• Behind the Scenes at the Museum: A Novel by Kate Atkinson (Best loved novel, 2003, No 142)

Borders Original Voices

• The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall (2008)

British Book Award

• The Naming of the Dead (Inspector Rebus Mystery Series, Book 16) by Ian Rankin (Crime Thriller of the Year, 2007)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas (2009)

CWA

• The Broken Shore: A Novel by Peter Temple (Gold Dagger, 2007)

CWA Gold Dagger

• The Broken Shore: A Novel by Peter Temple (2007)

Edgar Award Nominee

• Drama City by George P. Pelecanos (Novel, 2006)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• Behind the Scenes at the Museum: A Novel by Kate Atkinson (1996)

Guardian 1000

• Behind the Scenes at the Museum: A Novel by Kate Atkinson (Family and self)
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

Gumshoe Award

• Hell to Pay / Soul Circus by George P. PELECANOS (Novel, 2003)

Hammett Prize Nominee

• Bad Boy Brawly Brown by Walter Mosley (2002)

James Tait Black Memorial Prize

• The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Fiction, 2006)

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

• Behind the Scenes at the Museum: A Novel by Kate Atkinson

Los Angeles Times Book Prize

• Hell to Pay / Soul Circus by George P. PELECANOS (Mystery/Thriller, 2002)

Miles Franklin Award Longlist

• The Broken Shore: A Novel by Peter Temple (2006)

Miles Franklin Award Shortlist

• The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas (2009)

Miles Franklin Literary Award

• Breath: A Novel by Tim Winton (2009)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2006)
• Nowhere Man by Aleksandar Hemon (Fiction, 2002)

Ned Kelly Award

• Bad Debts (Jack Irish) by Peter Temple (Best First Novel, 1997)
• The Broken Shore: A Novel by Peter Temple (Best Novel, 2006)

Nettie Palmer Prize for Australian Nonfiction

• Midnight in Sicily by Peter Robb (1997)

New York Times bestseller

• The Book of Guys: Stories by Garrison Keillor (Fiction, 1993)

New York Times Notable Book of the Year

• Breath: A Novel by Tim Winton (Fiction & Poetry, 2008)

Oprah's Book Club selection

• The Road by Cormac McCarthy (March 28, 2007)

Pulitzer Prize

• The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Fiction, 2007)

Rough Guide to Crime Fiction

• Hell to Pay / Soul Circus by George P. PELECANOS (50)

SF Site Editor's Choice

• The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2006)

Society of Midland Authors Award, Adult Fiction

• Nowhere Man by Aleksandar Hemon (2002)

Somerset Maugham Award

• The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall (2008)

Time Magazine's Best Books of the Year

• The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Best Book (3) 2006)

Victorian Premier's Literary Prize for non-fiction

• Midnight in Sicily by Peter Robb (1997)

Whitbread

• Behind the Scenes at the Museum: A Novel by Kate Atkinson (Book of the Year, 1995)