Awards and Prizes
- President Obama 2023 Summer Reading List
- Pulitzer Prize 2023: General NonfictionThe Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction is an annual award given to a book that presents a compelling, well-researched and readable exploration of an important topic in the fields of science, history, politics, culture or other areas of human knowledge. […Learn More]
- Harriet Tubman Prize 2022The Harriet Tubman Book Prize is an annual literary award that was first presented in 2004 by the New-York Historical Society. The prize recognizes outstanding nonfiction works on the theme of slavery, the slave trade, or anti-slavery movements. […Learn More]
- Cundill History Prize 2022
- John Lyman Book Prize
- Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism 2020
- Wolfson History Prize 2022
- Pulitzer Prize: History
- New York Time’s Best Sellers for 4-24-22Paperback Nonfiction
- Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism 2021
- New York Times Best Sellers: March 27, 2022Paperback Nonfiction
- George Washington Prize: 2017
- Foreign Affair’s Best Books of 2020
- Harriet Tubman Prize 2017
- George Washington Prize: 2020
- George Washington Prize: 2021
- George Washington Prize: 2016
- Kirkus Prize Nonfiction: 2020
- Smithsonian 10 Best Science Books of 2021
- Cundill History Prize 2018
- Harriet Tubman Prize 2019
- Harriet Tubman Prize: 2018
- Cundill History Prize: 2017
- President Obama’s Favorite Books of 2021
- George Washington Prize: 2019
- PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2021
- Harriet Tubman Prize 2020
- Harriet Tubman Prize 2021
- Smithsonian Ten Best History Books of 2021
- New York Times Best Books of 2021: Nonfiction