Awards & Recognition
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.
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Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in BiographyA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
One of The Economist's Best Books to Read to Understand Financial Crime
One of Eric Alterman's Best Books of the YearFinalist for the National Jewish Book Award, Biography Category
Winner of the Best First Book Prize, Foundations of Political Theory section of the American Political Science Association
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Shortlisted for the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry, Arrowsmith Press
Finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the EssayOne of Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of the Year
One of VULTURE'S 49 Books We Can't Wait to Read
One of Literary Hub's Best Reviewed Nonfiction Books of the Year
One of Literary Hub's Best Reviewed Essay Collections of the Year
A Literary Hub Best Essay Collection of 2022
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Winner of the Silver Medal in Business Theory, Axiom Business Book Awards
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Birdwatching Magazine's Book of the MonthA Birdwatcher's Yearbook Best Bird Book of the Year
Winner of the Dorothy Rosenberg Prize, American Historical AssociationWinner of the Albert C. Outler Prize, American Society of Church History
Finalist for the Jordan Schnitzer Book Award, Association for Jewish Studies
Runner up for the British and Irish Association of Jewish Studies Book Prize
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year