LA Times Book Prize2015

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Andere Namen: Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Englisch)
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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 mehr anzeigen 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. weniger anzeigen
Etappen:
Alle, Winner (364), Finalist (1,601)
Kategorien:
Jahre:
Alle, 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)
Angekündigt:
April 19: Gewinner2023 Zuletzt
Februar 21: Finalist2023 Zuletzt

Winner 10

Finalist 50

WerkKategorieJahr
Listening to Stone: The Art and Life of Isamu Noguchi von Hayden HerreraBiography2015
Fortune's Fool (Author Unknown) von Terry AlfordBiography2015
Jonas Salk: A Life von Charlotte DeCroes JacobsBiography2015
Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane von Patrick McGilliganBiography2015
Mary McGrory: The First Queen of Journalism von John NorrisBiography2015
Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security von Sarah ChayesCurrent Interest2015
Blue: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Policing von Joe DomanickCurrent Interest2015
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic von Sam QuinonesCurrent Interest2015
Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land von Sandy TolanCurrent Interest2015
How Music Got Free: Wie zwei Erfinder, ein Plattenboss und ein Gauner eine ganze Industrie zu Fall brachten (German Edition) von Stephen WittCurrent Interest2015
The Story of My Teeth von Valeria LuiselliFiction2015
Rosaleens Fest von Anne EnrightFiction2015
Delicious Foods von James HannahamFiction2015
Nirvana - Stories von Adam JohnsonFiction2015
The Beautiful Bureaucrat von Helen PhillipsFiction2015
The Fishermen von Chigozie ObiomaFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2015
Binary Star von Sarah GerardFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2015
Against the Country: A Novel von Ben MetcalfFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2015
Girl at War von Sara NovicFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2015
The Miracle Girl von Andrew RoeFirst fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)2015
Der Super-Araber: Eine Kindheit im Nahen Osten (1978-1984) von Riad SattoufGraphic Novel/Comics2015
New Construction: Two More Stories von Sam AldenGraphic Novel/Comics2015
Tim Ginger von Julian HanshawGraphic Novel/Comics2015
Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir von Maggie ThrashGraphic Novel/Comics2015
Soldier's Heart: The Campaign to Understand My WWII Veteran Father: A Daughter's Memoir (You'll Never Know) von Carol TylerGraphic Novel/Comics2015
Killing a King: The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Remaking of Israel von Dan EphronHistory2015
SPQR : Die tausendjährige Geschichte Roms von Mary BeardHistory2015
Dark Places of the Earth: The Voyage of the Slave Ship Antelope von Jonathan M. BryantHistory2015
Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story von David MaranissHistory2015
This Gulf of Fire: The Destruction of Lisbon, or Apocalypse in the Age of Science and Reason von Mark MoleskyHistory2015
Das Kartell von Don WinslowMystery/Thriller2015
The Long and Faraway Gone von Lou BerneyMystery/Thriller2015
The Sympathizer von Viet Thanh NguyenMystery/Thriller2015
Bull Mountain von Brian PanowichMystery/Thriller2015
The Whites von Richard PriceMystery/Thriller2015
From the New World: Poems 1976-2014 von Jorie GrahamPoetry2015
Chord von Rick BarotPoetry2015
The Ruined Elegance: Poems von Fiona Sze-LorrainPoetry2015
Shirt in Heaven von Jean ValentinePoetry2015
Alexander von Humboldt und die Erfindung der Natur von Andrea WulfScience & Technology2015
Machines of Loving Grace: The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots von John MarkoffScience & Technology2015
The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder von David J. MorrisScience & Technology2015
How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction von Beth ShapiroScience & Technology2015
Rust : the longest war von Jonathan WaldmanScience & Technology2015
My Seneca Village von Marilyn NelsonYoung Adult Literature2015
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans von Don BrownYoung Adult Literature2015
The Boy in the Black Suit von Jason ReynoldsYoung Adult Literature2015
The Hired Girl von Laura Amy SchlitzYoung Adult Literature2015
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War von Steve SheinkinYoung Adult Literature2015
Voyage of the Sable Venus and Other Poems von Robin Coste Lewis2015

Beschreibungen

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, Von Mitgliedern verfasst)
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, Von Mitgliedern verfasst)

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