Awards
Princeton University Press books have won numerous awards, including six Pulitzer Prizes, five Bancroft Prizes, three National Book Awards, and hundreds of major awards from academic organizations. Dozens of Press authors have been awarded the most prestigious academic prizes in the world, including the Nobel Prize in economics, physics, chemistry, medicine, and literature, the Fields Medal, and the Holberg Prize. To inquire about our awards program, including for nomination calls and author requests, please contact Steve_Stillman@press.princeton.edu.
Nobel Prize–Winning Authors
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Longlisted for the Young Adult Science Book Award, AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books

One of New Statesman's Books to Read in 2020
A New York Times Bestseller
A Wall Street Journal Bestseller
One of Next Big Idea Club's Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books of Spring
A New York Times Editors' Choice
One of the Financial Times' Summer Books of 2020: Economics
Finalist for the Best Non-Fiction Book, Digital Book World Awards
Finalist for the Best Book Published by a University Press, Digital Book World Awards
Shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year
One of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2020
One of the Strategy+Business Best Business Books 2020 in Economics
One of The Sunday Times' Best Business Books of 2020
Finalist for the PROSE Award in Economics, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the William G. Bowen Book Award, Industrial Relations Section of Princeton University

One of Business Insider's 10 Books to Read to Learn about the Future of Work
Co-Winner of the Max Weber Book Award, Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American Sociological Association

One of Next Big Idea Club's Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books of Spring

Shortlisted for the Royal Society Insight Investment Prize for Science Books
One of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2020: Science
One of Waterstones' Books of the Year 2020: Popular Science
One of Symmetry Magazine's Top Physics Books of 2020

Winner of the Richard Slatten Award for Excellence in Virginia Biography, Virginia Museum of History & Culture (Virginia Historical Society)