LA Times Book Prize2012

Given by Los Angeles Times

Altres noms: Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Anglès)
48 obres 59,290 Llibres 3,418 Ressenyes ½ 3.9
The Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of book prizes annually since 1980. Eligibility for the prizes requires a book to have its first United States publication between January 1 and December 31 mostra'n més of any given year. This American publication must be in English; however, English does not have to be the original language of the work. Authors may be of any nationality. They should be alive at the time of their book’s qualifying U.S. publication although eligibility is also extended to significant new translations of the work of deceased writers. Books by current employees of the Los Angeles Times, by current employees of Tribune Company or any of its other affiliates, by currently serving judges of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, or by immediate family members of these groups are not eligible. mostra'n menys
Stages:
Tots, Winner (364), Finalist (1,601)
Categories:
Years:
Tots, 2023 (61), 2022 (55), 2021 (56), 2020 (28), 2019 (57), 2018 (51), 2017 (50), 2016 (54), 2015 (50), 2014 (46), 2013 (50), 2012 (48), 2011 (50), 2010 (50), 2009 (49), 2008 (45), 2007 (45), 2006 (44), 2005 (45), 2004 (45), 2003 (45), 2002 (45), 2001 (45), 2000 (45), 1999 (40), 1998 (40), 1997 (34), 1996 (53), 1995 (35), 1994 (34), 1993 (33), 1992 (30), 1991 (34), 1990 (18), 1989 (10), 1988 (9), 1987 (9), 1986 (10), 1985 (9), 1984 (9), 1983 (9), 1982 (9), 1981 (10), 1980 (8)
Announced:
abril 19: Guanyador2023 Recent
febrer 21: Finalista2023 Recent

Winner 10

ObraCategoriaAny
The Passage of Power de Robert A. CaroBiography2012
Behind the Beautiful Forevers de Katherine BooCurrent Interest2012
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk de Ben FountainFiction2012
Seating Arrangements de Maggie ShipsteadFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2012
Sammy Harkham: Everything Together: Collected Stories (Picturebox Books) de Sammy HarkhamGraphic Novel/Comics2012
America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union de Fergus M. BordewichHistory2012
Broken Harbour de Tana FrenchMystery/Thriller2012
Poems 1962-2012 de Louise GlückPoetry2012
Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History de Florence WilliamsScience & Technology2012
Ask the Passengers de A. S. KingYoung Adult Literature2012

Finalist 48

ObraCategoriaAny
The Passage of Power de Robert A. CaroBiography2012
The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace de H. W. BrandsBiography2012
A Difficult Woman: The Challenging Life and Times of Lillian Hellman de Alice Kessler-HarrisBiography2012
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy de David NasawBiography2012
The One: The Life and Music of James Brown de RJ SmithBiography2012
Behind the Beautiful Forevers de Katherine BooCurrent Interest2012
Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power de Steve CollCurrent Interest2012
On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines - and Future de Karen Elliott HouseCurrent Interest2012
Nature Wars: The Incredible Story of How Wildlife Comebacks Turned Backyards into Battlegrounds de Jim SterbaCurrent Interest2012
The Outpost de Jake TapperCurrent Interest2012
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk de Ben FountainFiction2012
The Middlesteins de Jami AttenbergFiction2012
Telegraph Avenue de Michael ChabonFiction2012
Arcadia de Lauren GroffFiction2012
Magnificence de Lydia MilletFiction2012
Seating Arrangements de Maggie ShipsteadFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2012
Fobbit de David AbramsFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2012
The Natural Order of Things de Kevin P. KeatingFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2012
La llibreria del senyor Penombra, oberta les 24 hores. de Robin SloanFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2012
Sammy Harkham: Everything Together: Collected Stories (Picturebox Books) de Sammy HarkhamGraphic Novel/Comics2012
Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama de Alison BechdelGraphic Novel/Comics2012
Unterzakhn de Leela CormanGraphic Novel/Comics2012
Cruisin' With the Hound: The Life and Times of Fred Toote de Spain RodriguezGraphic Novel/Comics2012
Building Stories de Chris WareGraphic Novel/Comics2012
America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union de Fergus M. BordewichHistory2012
Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty de John M. BarryHistory2012
Empire of Shadows: The Epic Story of Yellowstone de George BlackHistory2012
A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico de Amy S. GreenbergHistory2012
Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party de Geoffrey KabaserviceHistory2012
Broken Harbour de Tana FrenchMystery/Thriller2012
The Thief de Fuminori NakamuraMystery/Thriller2012
The Expats de Chris PavoneMystery/Thriller2012
The Twenty-Year Death (Hard Case Crime) de Ariel S. WinterMystery/Thriller2012
Poems 1962-2012 de Louise GlückPoetry2012
The Ground: Poems de Rowan Ricardo PhillipsPoetry2012
Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys: Poems de D.A. PowellPoetry2012
Aerial de Bin RamkePoetry2012
Gravesend de Cole SwensenPoetry2012
Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History de Florence WilliamsScience & Technology2012
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking de Susan CainScience & Technology2012
Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe de George DysonScience & Technology2012
The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human de Jonathan GottschallScience & Technology2012
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail — but Some Don't de Nate SilverScience & Technology2012
Ask the Passengers de A. S. KingYoung Adult Literature2012
The Drowned Cities de Paolo BacigalupiYoung Adult Literature2012
My Book of Life by Angel de Martine LeavittYoung Adult Literature2012
Boy21 de Matthew QuickYoung Adult Literature2012
Code Name Verity de Elizabeth WeinYoung Adult Literature2012

Descripcions

The Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of book prizes annually since 1980. Eligibility for the prizes requires a book to have its first United States publication between January 1 and December 31 of any given year. This American publication must be in English; however, English does not have to be the original language of the work. Authors may be of any nationality. They should be alive at the time of their book’s qualifying U.S. publication although eligibility is also extended to significant new translations of the work of deceased writers. Books by current employees of the Los Angeles Times, by current employees of Tribune Company or any of its other affiliates, by currently serving judges of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, or by immediate family members of these groups are not eligible. (English, Escrit per membres)
This year’s Los Angeles Times Book Prizes honored outstanding literary achievement in nine categories: biography, current interest, fiction, first fiction, history, mystery/thriller, poetry, science and technology, and young adult fiction. Each winner receives a $1,000 cash award. (English, Escrit per membres)

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