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Books from Bench Ansfield that won awards or were shortlisted.

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  1. Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City cover
    Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City

    2025

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    • WonAnisfield-Wolf Book Award (2026)
    • ShortlistedJ. Anthony Lukas Book Prize (2026)
    • ShortlistedPulitzer Prize for History (2026)Major
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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