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The Kirkus Prize is one of the richest literary awards in the world, with a prize of $50,000 bestowed annually to authors of fiction, nonfiction, and young readers’ literature. It was created to celebrate nearly 90 years of discerning, thoughtful criticism that Kirkus Reviews has contributed to both the publishing industry and readers at large. Books that earn the Kirkus Star with publication dates between Nov. 1 and Oct. 31 of the following year are automatically nominated for the Kirkus Prize. Six finalists in each of the three categories are announced in September. The Kirkus Prize judges will select three winners in October.
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2021 Finalists
Fiction
Harrow by Joy Williams, Winner
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez, translated by Megan Mcdowell
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
My Monticello: Fiction by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Bolla by Pajtim Statovci, translated by David Hackston
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Nonfiction
Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir by Brian Broome, Winner
People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present by Dara Horn
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles
Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness by Kristen Radtke
Lightning Flowers: My Journey to Uncover the Cost of Saving a Life by Katherine E. Standefer
Horizontal Vertigo: A City Called Mexico by Juan Villoro, translated by Alfred Macadam
Young Readers’ Literature
All Thirteen:The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat, Winner
The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim
The Life I'm In by Sharon G. Flake
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes
Your Mama by Nonieqa Ramos translated by Jacqueline Alcántara
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Fiction
Harrow by Joy Williams, Winner
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez, translated by Megan Mcdowell
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
My Monticello: Fiction by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Bolla by Pajtim Statovci, translated by David Hackston
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Nonfiction
Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir by Brian Broome, Winner
People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present by Dara Horn
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles
Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness by Kristen Radtke
Lightning Flowers: My Journey to Uncover the Cost of Saving a Life by Katherine E. Standefer
Horizontal Vertigo: A City Called Mexico by Juan Villoro, translated by Alfred Macadam
Young Readers’ Literature
All Thirteen:The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat, Winner
The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim
The Life I'm In by Sharon G. Flake
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes
Your Mama by Nonieqa Ramos translated by Jacqueline Alcántara
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
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2022 Finalists:
Fiction:
Scary Monsters by Michelle De Kretser
Trust by Hernan Diaz
God's Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu
Mecca by Susan Straight
Scattered All Over The Earth by Yoko Tawada
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk
Non-Fiction:
By Hands Now Known by Margaret A. Burnham
The Facemaker by Lindsey Fitzharris
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman & Jake Silverstein
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
In Sensorium by Tanaïs
An Immense World by Ed Yong
Young Readers’ Literature:
Himawari House By Harmony Becker
Coffee, Rabbit, Snowdrop, Lost by Betina Birkjær
How You Grow Wings by Rimma Onoseta
The Golden Hour by Niki Smith
The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu
The Year We Learned To Fly by Jacqueline Woodson
Fiction:
Scary Monsters by Michelle De Kretser
Trust by Hernan Diaz
God's Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu
Mecca by Susan Straight
Scattered All Over The Earth by Yoko Tawada
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk
Non-Fiction:
By Hands Now Known by Margaret A. Burnham
The Facemaker by Lindsey Fitzharris
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman & Jake Silverstein
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
In Sensorium by Tanaïs
An Immense World by Ed Yong
Young Readers’ Literature:
Himawari House By Harmony Becker
Coffee, Rabbit, Snowdrop, Lost by Betina Birkjær
How You Grow Wings by Rimma Onoseta
The Golden Hour by Niki Smith
The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu
The Year We Learned To Fly by Jacqueline Woodson