New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Winners

Established in 2001, The New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award is a $10,000 prize awarded each spring to a writer age 35 or younger for a ...more

Winners

	Pew by Catherine Lacey (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 8,102 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Lot by Bryan Washington 3.77 avg rating — 8,798 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Severance by Ling Ma (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 80,414 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 14,543 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 14,005 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Gutshot by Amelia Gray (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 2,133 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 UnAmericans by Molly Antopol 3.97 avg rating — 2,491 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Snow Hunters by Paul Yoon 3.68 avg rating — 2,708 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Battleborn by Claire Vaye Watkins 4.12 avg rating — 5,051 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Swamplandia! by Karen Russell (Goodreads Author) 3.27 avg rating — 56,091 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Instructions by Adam Levin 4.07 avg rating — 2,565 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower 3.87 avg rating — 8,683 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 End by Salvatore Scibona 3.36 avg rating — 634 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	God Is Dead by Ron Currie Jr. (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 3,150 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Dream Life of Sukhanov by Olga Grushin (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 1,567 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala 3.78 avg rating — 6,140 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Happy Baby by Stephen Elliott 3.72 avg rating — 701 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer 3.69 avg rating — 7,356 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Book of Salt by Monique Truong (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 5,894 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Shell Collector by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14,474 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 176,500 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 2,950 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 156,623 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award (2001)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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

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	How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 21,604 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Nominee (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Real Life by Brandon Taylor 3.82 avg rating — 29,861 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Nominee (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Temporary by Hilary Leichter (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 3,907 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Nominee (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Little Gods by Meng Jin (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 4,507 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Nominee (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Home Remedies by Xuan Juliana Wang (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 1,330 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Nominee (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid 3.81 avg rating — 476,474 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Nominee (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 50,384 ratings New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Nominee (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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

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