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.
Nobel Prize–Winning Authors
Browse Awards1967
One of BBC History Magazine's Best Books of 2020
One of Amazon's Best Books of 2020 in Business and Leadership
Zena Hitz, Winner of the Hiett Prize in the Humanities, The Dallas InstituteSeminary Coop's Notable Books for 2020
Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish Studies, Jewish Book Council
Finalist for the Shapiro Book Prize, The Shapiro Center for American History and Culture at The HuntingtonWinner of the PROSE Award in North American History, Association of American Publishers
Finalist for the Mavis Gallant Award for Non-Fiction, Quebec Writers’ Federation
One of The New York Times's 11 Books to Watch For in MayA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
Forrest Stuart, Winner of a MacArthur fellowship, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationFinalist for the PROSE Award in Cultural Anthropology & Sociology, Association of American Publishers
One of Tyler Cowen's Best Non-Fiction Books of 2020
One of the Times Literary Supplement's Books of the Year 2020Finalist for the PROSE Award in Literature, Association of American Publishers
Selected as One of the Top 10 Poetry Books of Spring 2020 by Publisher's Weekly
Shortlisted for the Alice Award, Furthermore Grants in PublishingFinalist for the Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award, College Art Association