Book Awards for midfield

100 Books to Read in a Lifetime

• The Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition by James McBride

100 Must-Read Memoirs by Bookriot

• The Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition by James McBride

The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years

• The Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition by James McBride

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition by James McBride (Biography – 1999)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition by James McBride (Feel Good Books – 1998)

Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

• The Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition by James McBride (Nonfiction – 1997)

Anthony Award

• The Brass Verdict: A Novel by Michael Connelly (Winner – Novel – 2009)

Audie Award

• The Legs Are the Last to Go: Aging, Acting, Marrying, and Other Things I Learned the Hard Way by Diahann Carroll (Finalist – Biography/Memoir – 2009)

Bad Sex in Fiction Award

• The Widows of Eastwick by John Updike (Shortlist – 2008)

The Best Memoirs of a Generation

• The Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition by James McBride

Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books

• Crossing the Continent 1527-1540: The Story of the First African-American Explorer of the American South by Robert Goodwin (History – 2008)
• The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane (Fiction – 2008)
• A Partisan's Daughter by Louis De Bernieres (Fiction – 2008)
• Roads to Quoz: An American Mosey by William Least Heat-Moon (Travel – 2008)
• The Widows of Eastwick by John Updike (Fiction – 2008)
• The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell (History – 2008)

Christian Fiction Book of the Year

• My Son's Wife (Urban Christian) by Shelia E. Lipsey (2009)

Christian Science Monitor Best Book

• The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane (Fiction – 2008)
• A Most Wanted Man by John le Carre (Fiction – 2008)
• I See You Everywhere by Julia Glass (Fiction – 2008)

Costa Book Awards

• A Partisan's Daughter by Louis De Bernieres (Shortlist – Novel – 2008)

Crime Writers' Association Awards

• The Brass Verdict: A Novel by Michael Connelly (Shortlist – Ian Fleming Steel Dagger – 2009)

Dublin Literary Award

• The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane (Longlist – 2010)

Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award

• The Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition by James McBride (Nominee – 2001)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• Testimony: A Novel by Anita Shreve (Shortlist – 2009)

The Flume: NH Teen Reader's Choice Award

• Testimony: A Novel by Anita Shreve (Nominee – 2010)

George Louis Beer Prize

• The Bitter Road to Freedom: A New History of the Liberation of Europe by William I. Hitchcock (2009)

Great Reads from Great Places

• Carolina Clay: The Life and Legend of the Slave Potter Dave by Leonard Todd (South Carolina – 2009)

Historical Novel Society Editors' Choice

• The Eleventh Man by Ivan Doig (Military)

Indies Choice Book Award

• The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane (Honor Book – Adult Fiction Honor Book – 2009)
• The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell (Winner – Adult Non Fiction Winner – 2009)

James Beard Foundation Award

• Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook by Martha Stewart (Nominee – General Cooking – 2009)

King County Library System Best Books

• The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane (Fiction Books – 2008)

Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century

• The Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition by James McBride (51)

Lionel Trilling Book Award

• Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe by Mark Mazower (2009)

Macavity Award

• Company of Liars by Karen Maitland (Nominee – Historical Mystery – 2009)

Mark Lynton History Prize

• The Bitter Road to Freedom: A New History of the Liberation of Europe by William I. Hitchcock (Finalist – 2009)

Martin Beck Award

• A Most Wanted Man by John le Carre (Nominee – 2008)

Massachusetts Book Award

• The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane (Must-Read (Longlist) – Fiction – 2009)

Meilleurs livres de l'année du magazine Lire

• The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane (Polar – 2009)

Michigan Notable Books

• The English Major: A Novel by Jim Harrison (2009)

The Morning News Tournament of Books

• A Partisan's Daughter by Louis De Bernieres (Quarterfinalist – 2009)

New York Times bestseller

• 21 Nights by Prince (Nonfiction – 2008)
• Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients by Ina Garten (Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous – 2008)
• The Brass Verdict: A Novel by Michael Connelly (Fiction – 2008)
• A Cedar Cove Christmas (Cedar Cove) by Debbie Macomber (Fiction – 2008)
• The Fire: A Novel by Katherine Neville (Fiction – 2008)
• The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane (Fiction – 2008)
• A Good Woman by Danielle Steel (Fiction – 2008)
• The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems by Van Jones (Nonfiction – 2008)
• A Lion Among Men (The Wicked Years, Book 3) by Gregory Maguire (Fiction – 2008)
• Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook by Martha Stewart (Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous – 2008)
• A Most Wanted Man by John le Carre (Fiction – 2008)
• Pieces of My Heart: A Life by Robert Wagner (Nonfiction – 2008)
• A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas (Fiction – 2008)
• The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell (Nonfiction – 2008)

The New York Times Notable Books of the Year

• Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music by Ted Gioia (Nonfiction – 2008)
• The English Major: A Novel by Jim Harrison (Fiction & Poetry – 2008)
• A Most Wanted Man by John le Carre (Fiction & Poetry – 2008)
• The Widows of Eastwick by John Updike (Fiction & Poetry – 2008)

Notable Books List

• The Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition by James McBride (1997) (Book of the Year)

Orwell Prize

• Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe by Mark Mazower (Longlist – 2009)

PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize

• Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe by Mark Mazower (Shortlist – 2008)

Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year

• The Brass Verdict: A Novel by Michael Connelly (Fiction – 2008)
• The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane (Fiction – 2008)

Pulitzer Prize

• The Bitter Road to Freedom: A New History of the Liberation of Europe by William I. Hitchcock (Finalist – General Non-Fiction – 2009)

Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award

• Dark Summer by Iris Johansen (Winner – Suspense/Thriller – 2008)
• His First Wife by Grace Octavia (Winner – African-American Fiction Novel – 2008)

RUSA CODES Reading List

• The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane (Shortlist – Historical Fiction – 2009)

San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year

• The English Major: A Novel by Jim Harrison (Fiction – 2008)
• A Most Wanted Man by John le Carre (Fiction – 2008)
• The Wettest County in the World: A Novel Based on a True Story by Matt Bondurant (Fiction – 2008)

Spinetingler Award

• The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane (Nominee – Novel: Legend – 2009)

The Strand Critics Award

• The Brass Verdict: A Novel by Michael Connelly (Nominee – 2009)

Tayshas High School Reading List

• The Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition by James McBride (1999)

Time Magazine's Best Books of the Year

• The Widows of Eastwick by John Updike (Fiction (10) – 2008)

LA Times Book Prize

• Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe by Mark Mazower (Winner – History – 2008)