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
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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
Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in History
Finalist for the PROSE Award in Legal Studies and Criminology, Association of American Publishers
One of NPR's best books of 2020Longlisted for the Young Adult Science Book Award, AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books
One of BBC Science Focus Magazine's Best Books of 2020
One of the Financial Times Selected Titles for 2020 Visions: The Year Ahead in BooksOne 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
One of Next Big Idea Club's Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books of SpringFinalist for the PROSE Award in Philosophy, Association of American Publishers
One of Business Insider's 10 Books to Read to Learn about the Future of WorkWinner of the Silver Medal in Business Theory, Axiom Business Book Awards