LA Times Book Prize2003

Given by Los Angeles Times

Other Names: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
45 Works 99,780 Books 2,826 Reviews 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 show more 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. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (364), Finalist (1,601)
Categories:
Years:
All, 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:
April 19: Winner2023 Recent
February 21: Finalist2023 Recent

Winner 9

Finalist 45

WorkCategoryYear
American Empire: Roosevelt's Geographer and the Prelude to Globalization by Neil SmithBiography2003
Jung: A Biography by Deirdre BairBiography2003
Pushkin: A Biography by T. J. BinyonBiography2003
Goya by Robert HughesBiography2003
River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West by Rebecca SolnitBiography2003
The New Chinese Empire: And What It Means For The United States by Ross TerrillCurrent Interest2003
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon KrakauerCurrent Interest2003
Why America Slept: The Failure to Prevent 9/11 by Gerald L. PosnerCurrent Interest2003
Cut Time: An Education at the Fights by Carlo RotellaCurrent Interest2003
Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles by Anthony SwoffordCurrent Interest2003
Train by Pete DexterFiction2003
Ten Little Indians by Sherman AlexieFiction2003
Jamesland by Michelle HunevenFiction2003
The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriFiction2003
Old School by Tobias WolffFiction2003
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2003
Brick Lane by Monica AliFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2003
Goblin Fruit: Stories by David Marshall ChanFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2003
A Few Short Notes on Tropical Butterflies: Stories by John MurrayFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2003
There Are Jews in My House by Lara VapnyarFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2003
An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America by Henry WiencekHistory2003
Gulag: A History by Anne ApplebaumHistory2003
Homosexuality and Civilization by Louis CromptonHistory2003
Wings of Madness: Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of Flight by Paul HoffmanHistory2003
They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967 by David MaranissHistory2003
When the King Took Flight by Timothy TackettHistory2003
Soul Circus by George P. PelecanosMystery/Thriller2003
The Company You Keep by Neil GordonMystery/Thriller2003
The House Sitter by Peter LoveseyMystery/Thriller2003
The Dogs of Riga by Henning MankellMystery/Thriller2003
Death of a Nationalist by Rebecca PawelMystery/Thriller2003
Collected Later Poems by Anthony HechtPoetry2003
Middle Earth: Poems by Henri ColePoetry2003
The Voice at 3:00 A.M.: Selected Late and New Poems by Charles SimicPoetry2003
Departure: Poems by Rosanna WarrenPoetry2003
Jelly Roll by Kevin YoungPoetry2003
Protecting America's Health: The FDA, Business, and One Hundred Years of Regulation by Philip J. HiltsScience & Technology2003
The Beast in the Garden: The True Story of a Predator's Deadly Return to Suburban America by David BaronScience & Technology2003
The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession by Chandler BurrScience & Technology2003
Merchants of Immortality: Chasing the Dream of Human Life Extension by Stephen S. HallScience & Technology2003
A Northern Light by Jennifer DonnellyYoung Adult Literature2003
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl by Martha BrooksYoung Adult Literature2003
Olive's Ocean by Kevin HenkesYoung Adult Literature2003
The River Between Us by Richard PeckYoung Adult Literature2003
After by Francine ProseYoung Adult Literature2003

Descriptions

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, Member-written)
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, Member-written)

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