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Award-Winning Books

Each year literary foundations, trusts, and other famous organizations award prizes for the best books of the year. Some of the most prestigious awards are listed below, with links to the most recent and historical winners.

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    BookBrowse Awards logo   BookBrowse Awards

    Pulitzer Prize logo   Pulitzer Prize

    Booker Prize logo   Booker Prize

    John Newbery Medal logo   John Newbery Medal

    Michael Printz Award logo   Michael Printz Award

    Edgar Awards logo   Edgar Awards

    National Book Critics Circle Awards logo   National Book Critics Circle Awards

    National Book Awards logo   National Book Awards

    Costa Book Awards logo   Costa Book Awards

    Nero Book Awards logo   Nero Book Awards

    Women's Prize logo   Women's Prize

    Hugo Awards logo   Hugo Awards

    The Nebula Awards logo   The Nebula Awards

    PEN/Bellwether Prize logo   PEN/Bellwether Prize

    PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction logo   PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

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