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Hi Readers! It is December, the most glorious time of the year. Because it is the end of the year, it is the perfect time to write about all the award-winning books of this year! I did a similar post last year<\/a>, and I am sure I will be doing it every year! Not only does it help me in picking up the next book, but it is also easier to open this post where there is a collation of all the noteworthy books. Otherwise, we all will always go on Google to search the same thing multiple times. I know I would have continue doing that if not for this little helpful article containing all the award-winning books including Nobel Prize for Literature, Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction, JCB Prize for Literature, British Book Awards, Walter Scott Prize, National Book Award & lastly Goodreads Choice Awards!<\/strong><\/span> What fun!! I will be doing this for fiction and nonfiction wherever possible. I have also included the Shortlist wherever applicable. I hope you get your next 5 star read from this list!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~~THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE~~<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Nobel Prize for Literature goes to Abdulrazak Gurnah!<\/strong><\/span> He is a Tanzanian-born novelist who lives in the United Kingdom. He was awarded the Nobel “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fates of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents”<\/em>. I looked up a few books he has written, which you can read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paradise<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gravel Heart<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admiring Science<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Desertion<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memory of Departure<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the Sea<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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~~THE PULITZER PRIZE~~<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Pulitzer Prize<\/a> is the book award which holds the most importance to me because I usually love Pulitzer prize winning books, or even the ones shortlisted for this most prestigious book award! The last 2 years, Colson Whitehead had won the Prize for The Underground Railroad & The Nickel Boys<\/a>, both of which were excellently written. From the longlist, I have quite a few books on my TBR which I will read soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for FICTION:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdich<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A Registry of my Passage Upon the Earth by Daniel Mason<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telephone by Percival Everett<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WINNER for BIOGRAPHY:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Dead are Rising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne, Tamara Payne<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stranger in the Shogun\u2019s City: A Japanese Woman and her World by Amy Stanley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WINNER for POETRY:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie D\u00edaz<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A Treatise on Stars by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Lateness of the World by Caroline Forch\u00e9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WINNER for GENERAL FICTION:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wilmington\u2019s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy by David Zucchino<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman\u2019s Search for Justice in Indian Country by Sierra Crane<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~~THE BOOKER PRIZE~~<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even though the Booker Prize<\/a> is one of the most popular book awards, I am not really a fan of these. Unlike the Pulitzer Prize, the winners and shortlists for this prize never really sit well with me. I rarely like those books, but I am just one person. And, luckily, I loved reading this year\u2019s winner & the other books are on my TBR which also look quite promising! So, here are the winners & shortlisted books!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Promise by Damon Galgut<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SHORTLIST:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Promise by Damon Galgut<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood (I read this one and really liked it!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bewilderment by Richard Powers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONGLIST:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Promise by Damon Galgut<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Promise by Damon Galgut<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bewilderment by Richard Powers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place by Rachel Cusk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Island by Karen Jennings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China Room by Sunjeev Sahota<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~~WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION~~<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Women’s Prize for Fiction<\/a> is another book award which I absolutely love! And I completely loathe any person who demeans this marvelous award. I read the winner of this year & it would be an understatement to say that I loved the book! Check out the winner & other books!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Piranesi by Susanna Clark<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SHORTLIST:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Piranesi by Susanna Clark<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONGLIST:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Piranesi by Susanna Clark<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luster by Raven Leilani<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consent by Annabel Lyon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing but Blue Sky by Kathleen MacMahon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer by Ali Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of You by Dawn French<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Golden Rule by Amanda Craig<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~~JCB PRIZE FOR LITERATURE~~<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here we have the only Indian Book Award<\/a>. Every year there is a big hype for the JCB Prize on Bookstagram. In its fourth year in 2021, it was everywhere, which is why I was really excited to know about the winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Delhi: A Soliloquy by M. Mukundan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SHORTLIST:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Delhi: A Soliloquy by M. Mukundan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gods And Ends by Lindsay Pereira<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anti-Clock by V.J. James<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name Place Animal Thing by Daribha Lyndem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Plague Upon Us by Shabir Ahmad Mir<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONGLIST:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Delhi: A Soliloquy by M. Mukundan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gods And Ends by Lindsay Pereira<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anti-Clock by V.J. James<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name Place Animal Thing by Daribha Lyndem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Plague Upon Us by Shabir Ahmad Mir<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Death in Shonogachhi by Rijula Das<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What We Know About Her by Krupa Ge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Man Who Learnt to Fly but Could Not Land by Thachom Poyil Rajeevan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dharma Forest by Keerthik Sasidharan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asoca by Irwin Allan Sealy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~~NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS~~<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I had not added the National Book Award<\/a> in last year\u2019s list, so it\u2019s an addition for you all! Given that I am now more active on bookstagram, I get to hear about many book awards which I wasn\u2019t aware about earlier. This is one of them. And, I am glad I saw this one, because with the National Book Award, there are many categories you can browse through and also check out the finalists in each!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER in FICTION:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hell of a Book by Jason Mott<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hell of a Book by Jason Mott<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matrix by Lauren Groff<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zorrie by Laird Hunt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WINNER in NONFICTION:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley\u2019s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley\u2019s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plaines<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tastes like War: A Memoir by Grace M. Cho<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WINNER in POETRY:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Floaters by Martin Espada<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Floaters by Martin Espada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Noise Against the Cane by Desiree C. Bailey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sho by Douglas Kearney<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Thousand Times You Lose Your Treasure by Hoa Nguyen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sunflower Cast a Spell to Save Us from the Void by Jackie Wang<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WINNER in TRANSLATED LITERATURE:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin, translated by Aneesa Abbas Higgins<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin, translated by Aneesa Abbas Higgins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peach Blossom Paradise by Ge Fei, translated by Canaan Morse<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Twilight Zone by Nona Fernandez, translated by Natasha Wimmer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut, translated by Adrian Nathan West<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planet of Clay by Samar Yabek, translated by Leri Price<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WINNER in YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINALISTS:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party\u2019s Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me (Moth) by Amber McBride<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~~BRITISH BOOK AWARDS~~<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I don’t know about you, but I love British Book Awards<\/a>! I have always felt that most readers tend to read American novelists, and somehow British novelists are blindsided. I recently read a few books by Brits, and I loved the language, story, characters & just about everything! Check out the winners in various categories!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BOOK OF THE YEAR:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hamnet by Maggie O\u2019Farrell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DEBUT BOOK OF THE YEAR:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NONFICTION LIFESTYLE BOOK OF THE YEAR:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skincare by Caroline Hirons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NONFICTION NARRATICE BOOK OF THE YEAR:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAGETURNER BOOK OF THE YEAR:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~~THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE~~<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Walter Scott Prize<\/a> is another favourite of mine! An award specifically dedicated to my favourite genre; Historical Fiction!<\/strong><\/span> If you are as much a fan of the genre as I am, then take a look and add all the below books to your TBR today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Mirror and The Light by Hilary Mantel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SHORTLIST:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Mirror and The Light by Hilary Mantel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tolstoy Estate by Steven Conte<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamnet by Maggie O\u2019Farrell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONGLIST:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Mirror and The Light by Hilary Mantel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tolstoy Estate by Steven Conte<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamnet by Maggie O\u2019Farrell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hinton by Mark Blacklock<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Year Without Summer by Guinevere Glasfurd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Beethoven by Paul Griffiths<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Treacherous Country by K.M. Kruimink<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Islands of Mercy by Rose Tremain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~~GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS~~<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I know the winners of the Goodreads Awards<\/a> are based on what multitudes of people of voted on, but colour me disappointed! None of my favourites won this year. And because they didn\u2019t, here I am giving them the fame they deserve: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr, Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy, The Push by Ashley Audrain, The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner, The Rose Code by Kate Quinn, The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles & The Comfort Book by Matt Haig<\/strong><\/span>! You all were my choice so thank you so much for giving me so much happiness & content this year. For the real winner, check out the list below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WINNER for FICTION:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Beautiful World, Where Are You? By Sally Rooney<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for MYSTERY & THRILLER:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for HISTORICAL FICTION:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for FANTASY:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Mass<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for ROMANCE:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for SCIENCE FICTION:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for HORROR:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for HUMOR:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Broken by Jenny Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for NONFICTION:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for MEMOIR & AUTOBIOGRAPHY:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Crying in H Mart by Michele Zauner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for POETRY:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country by Amanda Gorman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for DEBUT NOVEL:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for YOUNG ADULT FICTION:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Firekeeper\u2019s Daughter by Angeline Boulley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNER for YOUNG ADULT FANTASY:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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So, that is it! Let\u2019s have a round of applause for all the winners & super appreciation for all the shortlists, longlists & finalists! This list certainly adds a lot of books to my TBR, and I can\u2019t wait to read them all! I really hope this article about the award winning books of 2022 was helpful to you! In case I missed any important awards, let me know in the comments below. Happy Reading to you all!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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