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 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books, Hands-On category
A Financial Times FT Critics' Book of the Year
Winner of the Diana Forsythe Prize, American Anthropological Association
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
A Waterstones Best Science Book of the Year
One of Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of the YearWinner of the Heartland Booksellers Award in Nonfiction, Midwest Independent Booksellers Association
Longlisted for the Non-Obvious Book Awards
A Scholarly Kitchen Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations of the Year
A New Yorker Best Book of the YearA Financial Times Best Politics Book of the Year
A New Yorker Best Book of the Year
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
A Daily Telegraph Best History Book of the YearDaily Telegraph Best Book of the Year
A Daily Telegraph Best Book of the Year
Winner of the 2008 James R. Wiseman Book Award, Archaeological Institute of AmericaWinner of the 2007 Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Classics and Ancient History, Association of American Publishers
One of New York Times Book Review's 100 Notable books for 2007
One of American Institute of Graphic Arts’ Top 50 Books / 50 Covers of 2021