William Dean Howells Medal Winners

This award is administered by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Established in 1925, the Howells Medal, named after Williams Dean Howells (183 ...more

Winners

	The Overstory by Richard Powers 4.12 avg rating — 148,708 ratings William Dean Howells Medal (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
	Middle C by William H. Gass 3.47 avg rating — 999 ratings William Dean Howells Medal (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
	Shadow Country by Peter Matthiessen 4.06 avg rating — 5,143 ratings William Dean Howells Medal (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 Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard 3.48 avg rating — 5,106 ratings William Dean Howells Medal (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
	Underworld by Don DeLillo 3.94 avg rating — 30,667 ratings William Dean Howells Medal (2000)	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
	Rabbit at Rest (Rabbit Angstrom, #4) by John Updike 3.99 avg rating — 15,370 ratings William Dean Howells Medal (1995)	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
	Billy Bathgate by E.L. Doctorow 3.81 avg rating — 7,252 ratings William Dean Howells Medal (1990)	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
	So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell 3.91 avg rating — 11,702 ratings William Dean Howells Medal (1980)	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
	Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 42,834 ratings William Dean Howells Medal (1975)	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 Nat Turner by William Styron 3.96 avg rating — 14,713 ratings William Dean Howells Medal (1970)	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 Wapshot Scandal by John Cheever 3.75 avg rating — 861 ratings William Dean Howells Medal (1965)	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
	By Love Possessed by James Gould Cozzens 3.20 avg rating — 123 ratings William Dean Howells Medal (1960)	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 Ponder Heart by Eudora Welty 3.62 avg rating — 1,950 ratings William Dean Howells Medal (1955)	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 Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) by Pearl S. Buck really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 245,485 ratings William Dean Howells Medal (1935)	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
	Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather 3.95 avg rating — 35,991 ratings William Dean Howells Medal (1930)	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