Ranking

The most decorated books

Books recognised by more than one major literary prize, ranked by the prizes they won and the shortlists they reached.

  1. 1
    Cover of James by Percival Everett

    James

    9 points

    by Percival Everett · 2 wins · 3 shortlists

    • Pulitzer 2025 · winner
    • NBA Fiction 2024 · winner
    • PEN/Faulkner 2025 · shortlisted
    • Booker 2024 · shortlisted
    • NBCC Fiction 2024 · finalist
  2. 2
    Cover of The March by E. L. Doctorow

    The March

    8 points

    by E. L. Doctorow · 2 wins · 2 shortlists

    • PEN/Faulkner 2006 · winner
    • NBCC Fiction 2005 · winner
    • Pulitzer 2006 · finalist
    • NBA Fiction 2005 · finalist
  3. 3
    Cover of Milkman by Anna Burns

    Milkman

    7 points

    by Anna Burns · 2 wins · 1 shortlist

    • Booker 2018 · winner
    • NBCC Fiction 2018 · winner
    • Women's Prize 2019 · shortlisted
  4. 3
    Cover of A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

    A Visit from the Goon Squad

    7 points

    by Jennifer Egan · 2 wins · 1 shortlist

    • Pulitzer 2011 · winner
    • NBCC Fiction 2010 · winner
    • PEN/Faulkner 2011 · shortlisted
  5. 3
    Cover of Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

    Wolf Hall

    7 points

    by Hilary Mantel · 2 wins · 1 shortlist

    • Booker 2009 · winner
    • NBCC Fiction 2009 · winner
    • Women's Prize 2010 · shortlisted
  6. 3
    Cover of The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai

    The Inheritance of Loss

    7 points

    by Kiran Desai · 2 wins · 1 shortlist

    • Booker 2006 · winner
    • NBCC Fiction 2006 · winner
    • Women's Prize 2007 · shortlisted
  7. 3
    Cover of Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

    Gilead

    7 points

    by Marilynne Robinson · 2 wins · 1 shortlist

    • Pulitzer 2005 · winner
    • NBCC Fiction 2004 · winner
    • PEN/Faulkner 2005 · shortlisted
  8. 8
    Cover of Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ

    Taiwan Travelogue

    6 points

    by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ · 2 wins

    • Int. Booker 2026 · winner
    • NBA Translated 2024 · winner
  9. 8
    Cover of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

    Demon Copperhead

    6 points

    by Barbara Kingsolver · 2 wins

    • Pulitzer 2023 · winner
    • Women's Prize 2023 · winner
  10. 8
    Cover of Network Effect by Martha Wells

    Network Effect

    6 points

    by Martha Wells · 2 wins

    • Hugo 2021 · winner
    • Nebula 2020 · winner
  11. 8
    Cover of The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne and Tamara Payne

    The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X

    6 points

    by Les Payne and Tamara Payne · 2 wins

    • Pulitzer Prize for Biography 2021 · winner
    • NBA Nonfiction 2020 · winner
  12. 8
    Cover of Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

    Hamnet

    6 points

    by Maggie O'Farrell · 2 wins

    • NBCC Fiction 2020 · winner
    • Women's Prize 2020 · winner
  13. 8
    Cover of The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

    The Calculating Stars

    6 points

    by Mary Robinette Kowal · 2 wins

    • Hugo 2019 · winner
    • Nebula 2018 · winner
  14. 8
    Cover of The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke by Jeffrey C. Stewart

    The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke

    6 points

    by Jeffrey C. Stewart · 2 wins

    • Pulitzer Prize for Biography 2019 · winner
    • NBA Nonfiction 2018 · winner
  15. 8
    Cover of Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016 by Frank Bidart

    Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016

    6 points

    by Frank Bidart · 2 wins

    • Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 2018 · winner
    • NBA Poetry 2017 · winner
  16. 8
    Cover of The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin

    The Stone Sky

    6 points

    by N. K. Jemisin · 2 wins

    • Hugo 2018 · winner
    • Nebula 2017 · winner
  17. 8
    Cover of Improvement by Joan Silber

    Improvement

    6 points

    by Joan Silber · 2 wins

    • PEN/Faulkner 2018 · winner
    • NBCC Fiction 2017 · winner
  18. 8
    Cover of The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

    The Underground Railroad

    6 points

    by Colson Whitehead · 2 wins

    • Pulitzer 2017 · winner
    • NBA Fiction 2016 · winner
  19. 8
    Cover of The Sellout by Paul Beatty

    The Sellout

    6 points

    by Paul Beatty · 2 wins

    • Booker 2016 · winner
    • NBCC Fiction 2015 · winner
  20. 8
    Cover of Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

    Ancillary Justice

    6 points

    by Ann Leckie · 2 wins

    • Hugo 2014 · winner
    • Nebula 2013 · winner
  21. 8
    Cover of Among Others by Jo Walton

    Among Others

    6 points

    by Jo Walton · 2 wins

    • Hugo 2012 · winner
    • Nebula 2011 · winner
  22. 8
    Cover of The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt

    The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

    6 points

    by Stephen Greenblatt · 2 wins

    • Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction 2012 · winner
    • NBA Nonfiction 2011 · winner
  23. 8
    Cover of Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis

    Blackout/All Clear

    6 points

    by Connie Willis · 2 wins

    • Hugo 2011 · winner
    • Nebula 2010 · winner
  24. 8
    Cover of The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T. J. Stiles

    The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

    6 points

    by T. J. Stiles · 2 wins

    • Pulitzer Prize for Biography 2010 · winner
    • NBA Nonfiction 2009 · winner
  25. 8
    Cover of The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

    The Windup Girl

    6 points

    by Paolo Bacigalupi · 2 wins

    • Hugo 2010 · winner
    • Nebula 2009 · winner
  26. 8
    Cover of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed

    The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family

    6 points

    by Annette Gordon-Reed · 2 wins

    • Pulitzer Prize for History 2009 · winner
    • NBA Nonfiction 2008 · winner
  27. 8
    Cover of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

    6 points

    by Junot Díaz · 2 wins

    • Pulitzer 2008 · winner
    • NBCC Fiction 2007 · winner
  28. 8
    Cover of The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

    The Yiddish Policemen's Union

    6 points

    by Michael Chabon · 2 wins

    • Hugo 2008 · winner
    • Nebula 2007 · winner
  29. 8
    Cover of Time and Materials by Robert Hass

    Time and Materials

    6 points

    by Robert Hass · 2 wins

    • Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 2008 · winner
    • NBA Poetry 2007 · winner
  30. 8
    Cover of Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

    Sing, Unburied, Sing

    6 points

    by Jesmyn Ward · 1 win · 3 shortlists

    • NBA Fiction 2017 · winner
    • PEN/Faulkner 2018 · shortlisted
    • Women's Prize 2018 · shortlisted
    • NBCC Fiction 2017 · finalist
  31. 31
    Cover of The Overstory by Richard Powers

    The Overstory

    5 points

    by Richard Powers · 1 win · 2 shortlists

    • Pulitzer 2019 · winner
    • PEN/Faulkner 2019 · shortlisted
    • Booker 2018 · shortlisted
  32. 31
    Cover of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

    The Goldfinch

    5 points

    by Donna Tartt · 1 win · 2 shortlists

    • Pulitzer 2014 · winner
    • Women's Prize 2014 · shortlisted
    • NBCC Fiction 2013 · finalist
  33. 31
    Cover of Home by Marilynne Robinson

    Home

    5 points

    by Marilynne Robinson · 1 win · 2 shortlists

    • Women's Prize 2009 · winner
    • NBA Fiction 2008 · finalist
    • NBCC Fiction 2008 · finalist
  34. 34
    Cover of The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

    The Safekeep

    4 points

    by Yael van der Wouden · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Women's Prize 2025 · winner
    • Booker 2024 · shortlisted
  35. 34
    Cover of Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

    Someone You Can Build a Nest In

    4 points

    by John Wiswell · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Nebula 2024 · winner
    • Hugo 2025 · finalist
  36. 34
    Cover of Blackouts by Justin Torres

    Blackouts

    4 points

    by Justin Torres · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • NBA Fiction 2023 · winner
    • NBCC Fiction 2023 · finalist
  37. 34
    Cover of The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

    The Bee Sting

    4 points

    by Paul Murray · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Nero 2023 · winner
    • Booker 2023 · shortlisted
  38. 34
    Cover of The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera

    The Saint of Bright Doors

    4 points

    by Vajra Chandrasekera · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Nebula 2023 · winner
    • Hugo 2024 · finalist
  39. 34
    Cover of The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family by Joshua Cohen

    The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family

    4 points

    by Joshua Cohen · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Pulitzer 2022 · winner
    • NBCC Fiction 2021 · finalist
  40. 34
    Cover of A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

    A Master of Djinn

    4 points

    by P. Djèlí Clark · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Nebula 2021 · winner
    • Hugo 2022 · finalist
  41. 34
    Cover of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

    Piranesi

    4 points

    by Susanna Clarke · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Women's Prize 2021 · winner
    • Hugo 2021 · finalist
  42. 34
    Cover of Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

    Shuggie Bain

    4 points

    by Douglas Stuart · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Booker 2020 · winner
    • NBA Fiction 2020 · finalist
  43. 34
    Cover of The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

    The Nickel Boys

    4 points

    by Colson Whitehead · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Pulitzer 2020 · winner
    • NBCC Fiction 2019 · finalist
  44. 34
    Cover of All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

    All the Birds in the Sky

    4 points

    by Charlie Jane Anders · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Nebula 2016 · winner
    • Hugo 2017 · finalist
  45. 34
    Cover of LaRose by Louise Erdrich

    LaRose

    4 points

    by Louise Erdrich · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • NBCC Fiction 2016 · winner
    • PEN/Faulkner 2017 · shortlisted
  46. 34
    Cover of The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

    The Sympathizer

    4 points

    by Viet Thanh Nguyen · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Pulitzer 2016 · winner
    • PEN/Faulkner 2016 · shortlisted
  47. 34
    Cover of A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

    A Brief History of Seven Killings

    4 points

    by Marlon James · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Booker 2015 · winner
    • NBCC Fiction 2014 · finalist
  48. 34
    Cover of All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

    All the Light We Cannot See

    4 points

    by Anthony Doerr · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Pulitzer 2015 · winner
    • NBA Fiction 2014 · finalist
  49. 34
    Cover of How to Be Both by Ali Smith

    How to Be Both

    4 points

    by Ali Smith · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Women's Prize 2015 · winner
    • Booker 2014 · shortlisted
  50. 34
    Cover of Uprooted by Naomi Novik

    Uprooted

    4 points

    by Naomi Novik · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Nebula 2015 · winner
    • Hugo 2016 · finalist
  51. 34
    Cover of Lila by Marilynne Robinson

    Lila

    4 points

    by Marilynne Robinson · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • NBCC Fiction 2014 · winner
    • NBA Fiction 2014 · finalist
  52. 34
    Cover of Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Americanah

    4 points

    by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • NBCC Fiction 2013 · winner
    • Women's Prize 2014 · shortlisted
  53. 34
    Cover of The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson

    The Orphan Master's Son

    4 points

    by Adam Johnson · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Pulitzer 2013 · winner
    • NBCC Fiction 2012 · finalist
  54. 34
    Cover of 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson

    2312

    4 points

    by Kim Stanley Robinson · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Nebula 2012 · winner
    • Hugo 2013 · finalist
  55. 34
    Cover of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain

    Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

    4 points

    by Ben Fountain · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • NBCC Fiction 2012 · winner
    • NBA Fiction 2012 · finalist
  56. 34
    Cover of Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

    Bring Up the Bodies

    4 points

    by Hilary Mantel · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Booker 2012 · winner
    • Women's Prize 2013 · shortlisted
  57. 34
    Cover of Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories by Edith Pearlman

    Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories

    4 points

    by Edith Pearlman · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • NBCC Fiction 2011 · winner
    • NBA Fiction 2011 · finalist
  58. 34
    Cover of The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht

    The Tiger's Wife

    4 points

    by Téa Obreht · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Women's Prize 2011 · winner
    • NBA Fiction 2011 · finalist
  59. 34
    Cover of Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon

    Lord of Misrule

    4 points

    by Jaimy Gordon · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • NBA Fiction 2010 · winner
    • PEN/Faulkner 2011 · shortlisted
  60. 34
    Cover of The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

    The Lacuna

    4 points

    by Barbara Kingsolver · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Women's Prize 2010 · winner
    • PEN/Faulkner 2010 · shortlisted
  61. 34
    Cover of Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

    Olive Kitteridge

    4 points

    by Elizabeth Strout · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Pulitzer 2009 · winner
    • NBCC Fiction 2008 · finalist
  62. 34
    Cover of Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson

    Tree of Smoke

    4 points

    by Denis Johnson · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • NBA Fiction 2007 · winner
    • Pulitzer 2008 · finalist
  63. 34
    Cover of On Beauty by Zadie Smith

    On Beauty

    4 points

    by Zadie Smith · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • Women's Prize 2006 · winner
    • Booker 2005 · shortlisted
  64. 34
    Cover of The Echo Maker by Richard Powers

    The Echo Maker

    4 points

    by Richard Powers · 1 win · 1 shortlist

    • NBA Fiction 2006 · winner
    • Pulitzer 2007 · finalist