Awards & Recognition
Princeton University Press books have won numerous awards, including six Pulitzer Prizes, five Bancroft Prizes, three National Book Awards, and hundreds of major awards from academic organizations. Dozens of Press authors have been awarded the most prestigious academic prizes in the world, including the Nobel Prize in economics, physics, chemistry, medicine, and literature, the Fields Medal, and the Holberg Prize. To inquire about our awards program, including for nomination calls and author requests, please contact Steve_Stillman@press.princeton.edu.
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A New Statesman Best of the Academic Presses for AutumnA New Yorker Best Book We've Read This Year
A New Statesman Best of the Academic Presses for Autumn
A New Yorker Best Book We've Read This Year
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Honorable Mention for the Asia and Asian America Section Book Award, American Sociological Association
Winner of the 1997 Tanning Prize for Lifetime Achievement, Academy of American Poets
Winner of the Outstanding Monograph Prize, American Society for Aesthetics
A Seminary Co-Op Notable Book of the Year
A Seminary Co-Op Notable Book of the Year
A Seminary Co-Op Notable Book of the YearWinner of the Easton Award, Foundations of Political Thought section of the American Political Science Association
Winner of the Easton Award, Foundations of Political Thought section of the American Political Science Association
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Winner of the PROSE Award in Philosophy, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the Best First Book Prize, Foundations of Political Theory section of the American Political Science Association
A Financial Times FT Critics' Book of the YearA Next Big Idea Club Top Happiness Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order
Winner of the Foundations of Political Theory Section First Book Award, American Political Science Association
One of Bloomberg’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2021Shortlisted for the Gladstone Book Prize, Royal Historical Society
Shortlisted for the ECPR Political Theory Prize, European Consortium for Political Research
Winner of the Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit, Society for Classical Studies
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year
A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2021Honorable Mention for the Journal of the History of Philosophy Book Prize
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Winner of the ECPR Political Theory Prize, European Consortium for Political Research
One of New Statesman's Books of the Year 2020A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2021
Finalist for the North American Society for Social Philosophy Book Award
Finalist for the PROSE Award in Philosophy, Association of American PublishersOne of Next Big Idea Club's Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books of Spring
One of The Atlantic's Best Books of 2018
Winner of the S-USIH Book Prize, Society for U.S. Intellectual HistoryWinner of the Merle Curti Intellectual History Award, Organization of American Historians
Shortlisted for the RHS Gladstone Book Prize, Royal Historical Society
Shortlisted for the ECPR Political Theory Prize, European Consortium for Political Research
One of New Statesman's Books of the Year 2019
Winner of the David and Elaine Spitz Prize, The International Conference for the Study of Political Thought
Honorable Mention for the Order of the Coif Book Award
One of The Australian Review’s 2017 Books of the YearOne of The Guardian’s Best Books of 2017
Selected for Bloomberg View’s “Must-Reads of 2017: From Space to Chinese Noir”
One of Project Syndicate’s Best Reads in 2017 (chosen by Kaushik Basu)
Shortlisted for the 2018 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award, Phi Beta Kappa Society
One of New Statesman's Books of the Year 2019
One of the Financial Times' Summer Books of 2019: Politics
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1998
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Winner of the Frantz Fanon Prize, Caribbean Philosophical AssociationWinner of the ASA Best Book Prize, African Studies Association
Winner of the First Book Award, Foundations of Political Theory Section of the American Political Science Association
Co-Winner of the W.E.B. Du Bois Distinguished Book Award, National Conference of Black Political Scientists
Co-Winner of the J. David Greenstone Book Prize, Politics & History Section of the American Political Science Association
Winner of the ISA Theory Best Book, Theory Section of the International Studies Association
One of Foreign Affairs' Best Books of 2020
One of Bloomberg Opinion's Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2018 (Stephen L. Carter)
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Inside Philanthropy's Philanthropy Critic of 2018One of the LSE Marshall Institute's Books of 2019
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
One of Michael Dirda's Best Books of 2018
One of Blackwell’s Best of Non-Fiction 2017
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Of Note in the 2018 Freeman Book Awards (Young Adult / High School Books), Weatherhead East Asian Institute of Columbia University
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Winner of the David Easton Prize
Winner of the 2002 Robert K. Merton Professional Award
Co-Winner of the 2007 Shoenfield Prize, Association for Symbolic Logic
One of Spirituality and Practice's 50 Best Spirituality Books of 2018
Winner of the 2011 Award for Excellence in Biology & Life Sciences, Association of American PublishersOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012
Martha C. Nussbaum, Recipient of the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
Winner of the 2017 Deutscher Memorial PrizeShortlisted for the 2018 C.B. Macpherson Prize, Canadian Political Science Association
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2010
Winner of the 2017 PROSE Award in Philosophy, Association of American Publishers
One of Zócalo’s 10 Favorite Books of 2016
One of Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of 2017 in American HistoryHonorable Mention for the 2018 PROSE Award in U.S. History, Association of American Publishers
Honorable Mention for the 2018 PROSE Award in Philosophy, Association of American Publishers2017 Bronze Winner in Philosophy, ForeWord Reviews’ INDIES Book of the Year Awards
Winner of a 2018 Outstanding Achievement Title Award, Wisconsin Library Association Literary Awards
One of CHOICE’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2017
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1993
Winner of a 2015 Charles Goodwin Award of Merit, Society for Classical Studies
2015 Bronze Medal Winner in the Independent Publisher Book Awards, World History category
One of Zócalo’s 10 Favorite Books of 2016A Project Syndicate Best Read in 2019
One of The Times Literary Supplement’s Books of the Year 2016, chosen by Clare Carlisle
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1992
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1991
Harry G. Frankfurt, 2017 Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecturer, American Council of Learned SocietiesOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016
Winner of the 2015 Christian Gauss Award, Phi Beta Kappa SocietyHonorable Mention for the 2015 PROSE Award in Language & Linguistics, Association of American Publishers
Shortlisted for the 2015 Christian Gauss Award, Phi Beta Kappa Society
One of The Times Literary Supplement’s Books of the year 2014, chosen by Thom Shippey
Selected for the Claremont Review of Books CRB Christmas Reading List 2015
Winner of the 2002 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Philosophy, Association of American PublishersWinner of the 2003 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion, American Academy of Religion
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2003
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2013
Honorable Mention for the 2015 PROSE Award in Philosophy, Association of American PublishersOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2014
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2013
Winner of the 2010 Spitz Prize for the Best Book on Liberal or Democratic Theory, International Conference for the Study of Political ThoughtWinner of the 2009 Alexander L. George Book Award of the International Society of Political Psychology
Finalist for the 2004 Lionel Gelber Prize
Co-Winner of the 2012 Salo Wittmayer Baron Prize, American Academy for Jewish ResearchFinalist for the 2012 National Jewish Book Award in History
Honorable Mention for the 2012 Green Book Festival, General Non-FictionA New Jersey Council for the Humanities Book Honor Award for 2012
Third Place for the 2012 Cover/Jacket Award in the Professional, Scholarly category, New York Book Show
Avishai Margalit, Winner of the 2012 Ernst-Bloch-Prize
One of The Wall Street Journal Bookshelf Best Books of 2013, chosen by Mike Tyson
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles Top 25 Academic Books for 2014
Honorable Mention for the 2012 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Philosophy, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the 2001 American Political Science Association's Best First Book Award, Foundations of Political Theory Section
Winner of the 2012 Philosophical Book Award, The Hannover Institute of Philosophical ResearchAvishai Margalit, Winner of the 2012 Ernst-Bloch-Prize
Winner of the 2000 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Multivolume Reference/Humanities, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the 2008 Prix François Guizot, Académie française
One of The New Yorker's Reviewer's Favorites of 2011
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2011: Top 25 Books
Finalist for the 2012 - 26th Annual Translation Prize in Nonfiction, French-American Foundation & Florence Gould Foundation
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012
Winner of the 2007 Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Philosophy, Association of American Publishers
Honorable Mention for the 2002 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Philosophy, Association of American Publishers
A New York Times Editors' ChoiceOne of Amazon.com's Best Nonfiction Books for 2005
Winner of the 2005 Award for Excellence in Professional/Scholarly Publishing in Philosophy, Association of American Publishers
Honorable Mention for the 2005 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award, Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights
Kwame Anthony Appiah, Winner of the 2011 National Humanities Medal
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1999
A New York Times Notable Book of 2008
Winner of the 2008 PROSE Award in Philosophy, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the 2006 First Book Award, Foundations of Political Theory Section of the American Political Science AssociationOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2005
Winner of the 2006 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Philosophy, Association of American Publishers
Martha C. Nussbaum, Recipient of the Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences for 2012
Honorable Mention for the 2001 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Government and Science, Association of American PublishersWinner of the David Easton Award
Winner of the 2003 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Philosophy, Association of American PublishersOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2004
Winner of the 2003 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Philosophy, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the 2004 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion, Constructive-Reflective Studies Category, American Academy of Religion
Winner of the 2004 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Philosophy, Association of American PublishersHarry G. Frankfurt, 2017 Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecturer, American Council of Learned Societies
Winner of the 2003 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Government and Political Science, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the First Book Award, Foundations of Political Theory Section of the American Political Science Association
Winner of the 2009 Joseph B. Gittler Award, American Philosophical Association
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007
Harry G. Frankfurt, 2017 Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecturer, American Council of Learned Societies
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2009
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2006
A Village Voice Best Book of the YearFinalist for the French-American Translation Prize, French-American Foundation
A #1 New York Times BestsellerHarry G. Frankfurt, Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecturer, American Council of Learned Societies
Winner of the Bestseller Award in Philosophy, The Book Standard
A #1 New York Times Bestseller
Harry G. Frankfurt, Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecturer, American Council of Learned Societies
Winner of the Bestseller Award in Philosophy, The Book Standard
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2003
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2000
Co-Winner of the 2000 Truman Capote Award, Literary Criticism
Winner of the Isaac Deutscher Memorial Prize
Winner of the 1989 American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2000
Winner of the 1997 Ralph J. Bunche Award, American Political Science AssociationNamed an Outstanding Book by the Gustavus Meyers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America for 1998
Winner of the 1997 Book Award of the North American Society for Social Philosophy
Kwame Anthony Appiah, Winner of the 2011 National Humanities Medal
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1995
Winner of the Charles Rufus Morey Award, College Art AssociationOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1993
Winner of the 1994 National Jewish Honor Book in Jewish Thought
Winner of the 1999 Benjamin Evans Lippincott Award, American Political Science Association
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1991
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1992
Martha C. Nussbaum, Recipient of the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences