National Book Award Winners

101.
Challenger Deep
Challenger Deep 4.14 avg rating β€” 33,489 ratings
102.
Brown Girl Dreaming
Brown Girl Dreaming 4.15 avg rating β€” 91,856 ratings
103.
James
James 4.47 avg rating β€” 372,582 ratings
104.
Inside Out & Back Again
Inside Out & Back Again 4.12 avg rating β€” 65,648 ratings
105.
What I Saw and How I Lied
What I Saw and How I Lied 3.53 avg rating β€” 15,029 ratings
106.
A Crown of Feathers: Stories
A Crown of Feathers: Stories 4.12 avg rating β€” 648 ratings
106.
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town 3.66 avg rating β€” 6,383 ratings
108.
The Field of Vision
The Field of Vision 3.27 avg rating β€” 153 ratings
108.
Disappearing Earth
Disappearing Earth 3.83 avg rating β€” 56,366 ratings
110.
The Great War and Modern Memory
The Great War and Modern Memory 4.13 avg rating β€” 6,077 ratings
111.
Arctic Dreams
Arctic Dreams 4.23 avg rating β€” 8,799 ratings
112.
Eleanor and Franklin
Eleanor and Franklin 4.26 avg rating β€” 2,956 ratings
113.
The Hair of Harold Roux
The Hair of Harold Roux 3.67 avg rating β€” 459 ratings
114.
The Assistant
The Assistant 3.90 avg rating β€” 11,024 ratings
115.
The Mathematical Experience: A National Book Award Winner
The Mathematical Experience: A National Book Award Winner 4.05 avg rating β€” 676 ratings
116.
The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher
The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher 4.08 avg rating β€” 1,854 ratings
116.
Giovanni’s Room
Giovanni’s Room 4.34 avg rating β€” 226,021 ratings
118.
White House Years
White House Years 3.91 avg rating β€” 565 ratings
119.
Pale Fire
Pale Fire 4.17 avg rating β€” 55,882 ratings
120.
The March
The March 3.78 avg rating β€” 13,886 ratings
121.
The Book of the Dun Cow (Chauntecleer the Rooster, #1)
The Book of the Dun Cow (Chauntecleer the Rooster, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 5,280 ratings
122.
Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics
Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics 4.01 avg rating β€” 10,890 ratings
123.
In the Next Galaxy
In the Next Galaxy 4.16 avg rating β€” 347 ratings
124.
A Fable
A Fable 3.50 avg rating β€” 4,302 ratings
125.
Chimera
Chimera 3.71 avg rating β€” 2,243 ratings
126.
Blood Tie
Blood Tie 3.38 avg rating β€” 175 ratings
127.
The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles 4.08 avg rating β€” 177 ratings
127.
Hell of a Book
Hell of a Book 4.03 avg rating β€” 25,820 ratings
129.
The Thing About Luck
The Thing About Luck 3.68 avg rating β€” 5,334 ratings
129.
Sabrina & Corina
Sabrina & Corina 4.18 avg rating β€” 14,680 ratings
129.
Interior Chinatown
Interior Chinatown 3.95 avg rating β€” 68,967 ratings
132.
Goblin Secrets (Zombay, #1)
Goblin Secrets (Zombay, #1) 3.54 avg rating β€” 2,315 ratings
132.
Mockingbird
Mockingbird 4.20 avg rating β€” 35,485 ratings
132.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) 3.45 avg rating β€” 30,279 ratings
135.
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 4.07 avg rating β€” 6,210 ratings
135.
The Other Americans
The Other Americans 3.90 avg rating β€” 18,888 ratings
137.
The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #1)
The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #1) 3.55 avg rating β€” 15,982 ratings
137.
Just Kids
Just Kids 4.21 avg rating β€” 333,633 ratings
139.
The Sea Around Us
The Sea Around Us 4.17 avg rating β€” 4,838 ratings
139.
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1) 4.19 avg rating β€” 63,276 ratings
139.
The Need
The Need 3.15 avg rating β€” 16,923 ratings
142.
Godless
Godless 3.59 avg rating β€” 4,758 ratings
142.
The Death of the Detective
The Death of the Detective 3.40 avg rating β€” 159 ratings
144.
The Canning Season
The Canning Season 3.86 avg rating β€” 1,432 ratings
145.
True Believer (Make Lemonade, #2)
True Believer (Make Lemonade, #2) 3.85 avg rating β€” 3,501 ratings
145.
News of the World
News of the World 4.08 avg rating β€” 110,555 ratings
147.
Homeless Bird
Homeless Bird 4.01 avg rating β€” 14,718 ratings
147.
Billy Bathgate
Billy Bathgate 3.82 avg rating β€” 7,700 ratings
147.
Requiem for a Nun
Requiem for a Nun 3.54 avg rating β€” 1,314 ratings
150.
In America: A Novel
In America: A Novel 3.35 avg rating β€” 2,289 ratings
151.
Dancing on the Edge
Dancing on the Edge
by: Han Nolan
3.89 avg rating β€” 1,710 ratings
151.
The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History
The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History 4.13 avg rating β€” 6,871 ratings
153.
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida 3.35 avg rating β€” 2,151 ratings
154.
Bendigo Shafter
Bendigo Shafter 4.22 avg rating β€” 4,086 ratings
155.
Death at an Early Age
Death at an Early Age 4.24 avg rating β€” 971 ratings
155.
Seize the Day
Seize the Day 3.53 avg rating β€” 13,347 ratings
157.
La Vida: A Puerto Rican Family in the Culture of Poverty-San Juan and New York
La Vida: A Puerto Rican Family in the Culture of Poverty-San Juan and New York really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 117 ratings
158.
God & Golem, Inc.
God & Golem, Inc. 3.59 avg rating β€” 259 ratings
159.
Man-made America: Chaos or Control? An Inquiry into Selected Problems of Design in the Urbanized Landscape
Man-made America: Chaos or Control? An Inquiry into Selected Problems of Design in the Urbanized Landscape 3.86 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
159.
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family 4.02 avg rating β€” 6,800 ratings
161.
The Mansion (The Snopes Trilogy, #3)
The Mansion (The Snopes Trilogy, #3) 4.14 avg rating β€” 1,534 ratings
161.
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking 3.93 avg rating β€” 284,932 ratings
163.
Jem
Jem 3.58 avg rating β€” 2,942 ratings
164.
Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story
Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story 4.17 avg rating β€” 3,722 ratings
165.
The Enlightenment, Volume 1: The Rise of Modern Paganism
The Enlightenment, Volume 1: The Rise of Modern Paganism
by: Peter Gay
4.13 avg rating β€” 427 ratings
165.
Taking the Quantum Leap: The New Physics for Nonscientists
Taking the Quantum Leap: The New Physics for Nonscientists 4.04 avg rating β€” 522 ratings
167.
Subtle Is the Lord: The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein
Subtle Is the Lord: The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein 4.34 avg rating β€” 1,894 ratings
167.
Edmund Husserl: Philosopher of Infinite Tasks
Edmund Husserl: Philosopher of Infinite Tasks 4.32 avg rating β€” 37 ratings
167.
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse 4.18 avg rating β€” 13,388 ratings
170.
Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind
Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind 4.15 avg rating β€” 2,843 ratings
171.
Interpretation of Schizophrenia
Interpretation of Schizophrenia 3.88 avg rating β€” 26 ratings
172.
Life: The Unfinished Experiment
Life: The Unfinished Experiment 3.67 avg rating β€” 12 ratings
173.
The Serengeti Lion: A Study of Predator-Prey Relations (Wildlife Behavior and Ecology series)
The Serengeti Lion: A Study of Predator-Prey Relations (Wildlife Behavior and Ecology series) 4.35 avg rating β€” 71 ratings
174.
The Blue Whale
The Blue Whale 4.14 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
175.
Science in the British Colonies of America
Science in the British Colonies of America 3.71 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
176.
Death in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima
Death in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima 4.21 avg rating β€” 58 ratings
177.
A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph 4.28 avg rating β€” 23,176 ratings
178.
The Gnostic Gospels
The Gnostic Gospels 3.94 avg rating β€” 19,343 ratings
179.
Voyage of the Sable Venus and Other Poems
Voyage of the Sable Venus and Other Poems 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,717 ratings
180.
Faithful and Virtuous Night
Faithful and Virtuous Night 3.94 avg rating β€” 5,853 ratings
181.
Incarnadine: Poems
Incarnadine: Poems 4.17 avg rating β€” 1,736 ratings
182.
Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations
Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations 3.87 avg rating β€” 316 ratings
183.
Head Off & Split
Head Off & Split 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,373 ratings
184.
Lighthead
Lighthead 4.12 avg rating β€” 2,130 ratings
185.
Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy
Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy 3.96 avg rating β€” 120 ratings
186.
Fire to Fire
Fire to Fire
by: Mark Doty
4.15 avg rating β€” 832 ratings
187.
Time and Materials
Time and Materials 3.93 avg rating β€” 2,006 ratings
188.
Splay Anthem
Splay Anthem 4.20 avg rating β€” 326 ratings
189.
Migration: New and Selected Poems
Migration: New and Selected Poems 4.36 avg rating β€” 697 ratings
190.
Door in the Mountain: New and Collected Poems, 1965-2003
Door in the Mountain: New and Collected Poems, 1965-2003 4.31 avg rating β€” 363 ratings
191.
The Singing
The Singing 3.87 avg rating β€” 198 ratings
192.
Poems Seven: New and Complete Poetry
Poems Seven: New and Complete Poetry 4.27 avg rating β€” 216 ratings
193.
Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems, 1988-2000
Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems, 1988-2000 4.26 avg rating β€” 2,162 ratings
194.
Vice: New and Selected Poems
Vice: New and Selected Poems
by: Ai
4.10 avg rating β€” 522 ratings
195.
This Time: New and Selected Poems
This Time: New and Selected Poems 4.17 avg rating β€” 214 ratings
196.
Scrambled Eggs & Whiskey
Scrambled Eggs & Whiskey 4.06 avg rating β€” 344 ratings
197.
Passing Through: The Later Poems, New and Selected
Passing Through: The Later Poems, New and Selected 4.22 avg rating β€” 297 ratings
198.
Worshipful Company of Fletchers
Worshipful Company of Fletchers 4.06 avg rating β€” 524 ratings
199.
Garbage
Garbage 4.06 avg rating β€” 761 ratings
200.
New and Selected Poems, Volume One
New and Selected Poems, Volume One 4.54 avg rating β€” 14,326 ratings
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