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.
Nobel Prize–Winning Authors
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Winner of the 2017 Excellence in Financial Journalism Book Award, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
Winner of the 2017 PROSE Award in U.S. History, Association of American Publishers
A New York Times Bestseller
One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Economics Books of 2016
One of Foreign Affairs’ Editors’ Picks 2016
One of The Economist’s Economics and Business Books of the Year 2016
One of The Wall Street Journal’s “The 20 Books That Defined Our Year” 2016
One of the Washington Post’s Best Economics Books 2016
One of Bloomberg View’s “Five Books to Change Conservatives’ Minds,” chosen by Cass Sunstein
One of Bloomberg View’s Great History Books of 2016
#36 on Bloomberg’s "50 Most Influential" List
One of Bloomberg’s Best Books of 2016
One of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016
One of Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of 2016 in History
One of the Strategy+Business Best Business Books 2016 in Economy
Shortlisted for the 2016 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award
One of The NewYorker.com Page-Turner blog’s “The Books We Loved in 2016”
Longlisted for the 2016 Cundill Prize in Historical Literature, McGill University
Winner of the 2017 PROSE Award in U.S. History, Association of American Publishers
A New York Times Bestseller
One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Economics Books of 2016
One of Foreign Affairs’ Editors’ Picks 2016
One of The Economist’s Economics and Business Books of the Year 2016
One of The Wall Street Journal’s “The 20 Books That Defined Our Year” 2016
One of the Washington Post’s Best Economics Books 2016
One of Bloomberg View’s “Five Books to Change Conservatives’ Minds,” chosen by Cass Sunstein
One of Bloomberg View’s Great History Books of 2016
#36 on Bloomberg’s "50 Most Influential" List
One of Bloomberg’s Best Books of 2016
One of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016
One of Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of 2016 in History
One of the Strategy+Business Best Business Books 2016 in Economy
Shortlisted for the 2016 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award
One of The NewYorker.com Page-Turner blog’s “The Books We Loved in 2016”
Longlisted for the 2016 Cundill Prize in Historical Literature, McGill University
One of Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of 2017 in American History
Honorable Mention for the 2018 PROSE Award in U.S. History, Association of American Publishers
Honorable Mention for the 2018 PROSE Award in U.S. History, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the 2018 PROSE Award for Architecture & Urban Planning, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the 2017 PROSE Award in Government & Politics, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the 2017 David O. Sears Book Award, International Society of Political Psychology
Winner of the 2017 Brian Farrell Book Prize, Political Studies Association of Ireland
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016
Winner of the 2017 David O. Sears Book Award, International Society of Political Psychology
Winner of the 2017 Brian Farrell Book Prize, Political Studies Association of Ireland
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016
Winner of the 2017 PROSE Award in History of Science, Medicine & Technology, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the 2017 AIP Science Writing Award for Books, American Institute of Physics
One of Smithsonian Magazine’s Best Science Books of 2016
#6 on The Telegraph’s Top 50 Books of the Year 2016
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016
One of Physics World's Top Ten Books of the Year, 2016
Shortlisted for Physics World's Book of the Year 2016
Winner of the 2017 AIP Science Writing Award for Books, American Institute of Physics
One of Smithsonian Magazine’s Best Science Books of 2016
#6 on The Telegraph’s Top 50 Books of the Year 2016
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016
One of Physics World's Top Ten Books of the Year, 2016
Shortlisted for Physics World's Book of the Year 2016
One of The Independent’s Best Economics Books of the Year
Bloomberg Businessweek’s Best Books of the Year
One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Economics Books of 2015, chosen by Martin Wolf
One of the Strategy+Business Best Business Books 2016 in Economy
Financial Times Best Economics Books of of the Year
One of The Independent’s Best Economics Books 2015
One of Bloomberg Businessweek’s Best Books of 2015, chosen by Vítor Constâncio
Bloomberg Businessweek’s Best Books of the Year
One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Economics Books of 2015, chosen by Martin Wolf
One of the Strategy+Business Best Business Books 2016 in Economy
Financial Times Best Economics Books of of the Year
One of The Independent’s Best Economics Books 2015
One of Bloomberg Businessweek’s Best Books of 2015, chosen by Vítor Constâncio