Awards in your library

Summary: 44 Awards.

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

• The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes De Saavendra (1615)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes De Saavendra (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (2006/2008 Edition)
• Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg (2006/2008 Edition)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (37)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (37)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (1986)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (Fiction, 1999)

Arthur C. Clarke Award

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (1987)

Aurora Award Shortlist

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (1986)

BBC's Big Read

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (Best loved novel, 2003, No 131)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (1986)

Canada Reads Nominee

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (2002)

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

• The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes De Saavendra (Literary Classics)

Christianity Today Book Awards

• Postmodern Times (Turning Point Christian Worldview Series) by Gene Edward Veith, Jr. (No. 14, 1995, tie)

Combat des livres

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (selection, 2004)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (Best Book, Caribbean and Canada Region, 1987)

CWA

• Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg (Silver Dagger, 1994)

Dilys Award

• Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg (1994)

ECPA Gold Medallion Book Award

• The World's Religions (Lion Handbooks) by Pat Alexander (Missions/Evangelism, 1983)

Edgar Award Nominee

• Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg (Novel, 1994)

Glasnyckeln

• Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg (1993)

Governor General's Literary Award

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (Fiction, 1985)

Guardian 1000

• The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes De Saavendra (Comedy)
• Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg (Crime)
• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Microserfs by Douglas Coupland (State of the nation)

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

• A Stitch in Time (Piccolo Books) by Penelope Lively (1977)

James Tait Black Memorial Prize shortlist

• Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love by Sheila Rowbotham (Biography, 2008)

James Tiptree, Jr. Award Shortlist

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (Retrospective)

Lambda Literary Award Nominee

• Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-gay Myth by Wayne R. Besen (LGBT Studies, 2003)

Los Angeles Times Book Prize

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (Fiction, 1986)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (The Reader's List, 53)

Nebula Nominee

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (Novel, 1986)

New York Times Best Books of the Year

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (1986)

New York Times bestseller

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (Fiction, 1986)
• Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg (Fiction, 1993)
• Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas by Elaine Pagels (Nonfiction, 2003)

Norwegian Book Clubs' top 100 books of all time

• The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes De Saavendra (1)

The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time

• The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes De Saavendra (2003)

Prometheus Award Shortlist

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (Novel, 1987)

Ritz Hemingway Prize Shortlist

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (1987)

Royal Society Prize for Science Books Shortlist

• A Brief History of the Future: Origins of the Internet by John Naughton (General, 2000)
• Bad Science by Ben Goldacre (General, 2009)

Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction shortlist

• Bad Science by Ben Goldacre (2009)

TIME Best of '86

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood

Vor tids danske roman: Juryens kåring

• Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg (14)

Vor tids danske roman: Læsernes afstemning

• Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg (5)

Waterstones Books of the Century

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (1997, No 58)

Waterstones top 25 books of the last 25 years

• The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood (2007, No 11)
• Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson (2007, No 24)

Whitbread

• A Stitch in Time (Piccolo Books) by Penelope Lively (Children's Book, 1976)

Yorkshire Post Book of the Year

• All Points North by Simon Armitage (1998)