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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A New Yorker Best Book of the Year
A Daily Telegraph Best History Book of the YearA Daily Telegraph Best Book of the Year
One of Religion News Service's Most Intriguing Books on Religion Read This Year
Winner of the Stuart L. Bernath Book Prize, Society for Historians of American Foreign RelationsWinner of the Michael H. Hunt Prize for International History, Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
Winner of the Albert J. Beveridge Award, American Historical Association
Honorable Mention for the Luciano Tomassini Latin American International Relations Book Award
Finalist for the PROSE Award in Computing and Information Sciences, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit, Society for Classical Studies
Finalist for the PROSE Award in Cultural Anthropology and Sociology, Association of American Publishers
Shortlisted for the Reading the West Book Award in NonfictionWinner of the Cover & Design Award, The Nebraska Center for the Book
A New Statesman Essential Non-Fiction Book of 2021Winner of the PROSE Award in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, Association of American Publishers
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
An Economist Book of the YearA Behavioral Scientist's Notable Book
A Wall Street Journal Favorite Political Book of the Year
A FiveBooks Best Nonfiction Books of the Year
Winner of the Richard A. Lester Book Award, Industrial Relations Section Industrial Relations Section
A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year
Winner of the ASLI Choice Award, Atmospheric Science Librarians InternationalWinner of the PROSE Award in Earth Science, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the Special Book Award, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Winner of the Award of Excellence in Plants and Environmental Change, Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries
A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year