Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winners

Since 1980, the Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of annual book prizes. The Prizes "currently have nine single-title categories: biography, current...more

Winners

	Poems 1962-2012 by Louise Glück 4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 39 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ask The Passengers by A.S. King (Goodreads Author) 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 2,072 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 668 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union by Fergus M. Bordewich (Goodreads Author) 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 81 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 5,824 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 19,018 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4) by Robert A. Caro 4.59 of 5 stars 4.59 avg rating — 1,954 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shards by Ismet Prcic 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 245 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finder, Vol. 09: Voice by Carla Speed McNeil (Goodreads Author) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 195 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Crunch by Pete Hautman 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 940 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognanni (Goodreads Author) 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 1,107 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 29,366 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Conspiracy of Kings (The Queen's Thief, #4) by Megan Whalen Turner 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 5,819 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand 4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 132,436 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Duncan the Wonder Dog: Show One by Adam Hines 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 264 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (Goodreads Author) 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 71,882 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Killing of Crazy Horse by Thomas Powers 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 270 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin (Goodreads Author) 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 15,300 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where I Live: New & Selected Poems 1990-2010 by Maxine Kumin 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Price of Altruism: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness by Oren Harman 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 186 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science & Technology (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zeitoun by Dave Eggers 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 32,349 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Rust by Philipp Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 2,225 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits by Linda Gordon 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 153 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ida: A Sword among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign against Lynching by Paula J. Giddings 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 85 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography (2008)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nation by Terry Pratchett 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 13,779 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature (2008)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding Nouf (Nayir al-Sharqi, #1) by Zoë Ferraris (Goodreads Author) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 2,952 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (2008)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Darkling Plain (The Hungry City Chronicles, #4) by Philip Reeve 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 1,605 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2007)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 3,006 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (2007)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Indian Bride by Karin Fossum 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 2,098 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2007)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 1,215 ratings Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2007)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars