LA Times Book Prize2013

Given by Los Angeles Times

Other Names: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
50 Works 47,472 Books 2,613 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 10

Finalist 50

WorkCategoryYear
Bolivar: American Liberator by Marie AranaBiography2013
Wilson by A. Scott BergBiography2013
The Red Man's Bones: George Catlin, Artist and Showman by Benita EislerBiography2013
Country Girl by Edna O'BrienBiography2013
American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell by Deborah SolomonBiography2013
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri FinkCurrent Interest2013
Thank You for Your Service by David FinkelCurrent Interest2013
Detroit: An American Autopsy by Charlie LeDuffCurrent Interest2013
Manifest Injustice: The True Story of a Convicted Murderer and the Lawyers Who Fought for His Freedom by Barry SiegelCurrent Interest2013
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence WrightCurrent Interest2013
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiFiction2013
Percival Everett by Virgil Russell by Percival EverettFiction2013
The Woman Upstairs by Claire MessudFiction2013
Spectacle: Stories by Susan SteinbergFiction2013
The Maid's Version by Daniel WoodrellFiction2013
We Need New Names by NoViolet BulawayoFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2013
Mira Corpora by Jeff JacksonFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2013
The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlaneFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2013
I Want To Show You More by Jamie QuatroFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2013
The Peripatetic Coffin and Other Stories by Ethan RutherfordFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2013
Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life by Ulli LustGraphic Novel/Comics2013
Incidents in the Night: Volume 1 by David B.Graphic Novel/Comics2013
Hand-Drying in America: And Other Stories by Ben KatchorGraphic Novel/Comics2013
The End, Vol. 1 by Anders NilsenGraphic Novel/Comics2013
The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme: An Illustrated Panorama by Joe SaccoGraphic Novel/Comics2013
The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 by Christopher ClarkHistory2013
FDR and the Jews by Richard BreitmanHistory2013
The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend by Glenn FrankelHistory2013
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns GoodwinHistory2013
The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832 by Alan TaylorHistory2013
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithMystery/Thriller2013
The Honey Guide by Richard CromptonMystery/Thriller2013
Sycamore Row by John GrishamMystery/Thriller2013
The Rage (World Noir) by Gene KerriganMystery/Thriller2013
The Collini Case by Ferdinand von SchirachMystery/Thriller2013
Collected Poems by Ron PadgettPoetry2013
The Inside of an Apple by Joshua BeckmanPoetry2013
Hello, the roses by Mei-Mei BerssenbruggePoetry2013
On Ghosts by Elizabeth RobinsonPoetry2013
Debts & Lessons by Lynn XuPoetry2013
Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth? by Alan WeismanScience & Technology2013
Social: why our brains are wired to connect by Matthew D. LiebermanScience & Technology2013
Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures by Virginia MorellScience & Technology2013
Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction by Annalee NewitzScience & Technology2013
Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience by Sally SatelScience & Technology2013
Boxers and Saints by Gene Luen YangYoung Adult Literature2013
Mortal Fire by Elizabeth KnoxYoung Adult Literature2013
Fangirl by Rainbow RowellYoung Adult Literature2013
What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms, and Blessings by Joyce SidmanYoung Adult Literature2013
The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan StroudYoung Adult Literature2013

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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