The Award Tally
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Adam Higginbotham

3

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2

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39

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Books from Adam Higginbotham that won awards or were shortlisted.

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  1. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space cover
    Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

    2024

    24

    score

    • WonKirkus Prize for Nonfiction (2024)
    • WonNational Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction (2024)Major
    • ShortlistedAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction (2025)Major
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon
  2. Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster cover
    Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

    2020

    15

    score

    • WonAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction (2020)Major
    • ShortlistedLos Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology (2019)
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon

Recent Standouts (2020+)

  1. 1Tiya Miles39 score
  2. 2Adam Higginbotham36 score
  3. 3Roxanna Asgarian35 score
  4. 4Kathleen DuVal33 score
  5. 5Beverly Gage32 score
  6. 6Les Payne and Tamara Payne31 score
  7. 7Ed Yong30 score
  8. 8Ada Ferrer26 score
  9. 9Greg Grandin26 score
  10. 10Ned Blackhawk25 score

Most Prolific Authors

  1. 1Anne Applebaum8 books
  2. 2George F. Kennan7 books
  3. 3Jill Lepore7 books
  4. 4John McPhee7 books
  5. 5Steve Coll7 books
  6. 6Steven Pinker6 books
  7. 7Adam Hochschild5 books
  8. 8David Levering Lewis5 books
  9. 9Deirdre Bair5 books
  10. 10Garry Wills5 books