Kirkus Prize winners

Original list ↗︎

• The Sport of Kings — C. E. Morgan (2016) · Fiction · winner · Source
• In the Darkroom — Susan Faludi (2016) · Nonfiction · winner · Source
• As Brave as You — Jason Reynolds (2016) · Young Readers’ Literature · winner · Source
• What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky — Lesley Nneka Arimah (2017) · Fiction · winner · Source
• The Gulf — Jack E. Davis (2017) · Nonfiction · winner · Source
• The Marrow Thieves — Cherie Dimaline (2017) · Young Readers’ Literature · winner · Source
• Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut — Derrick Barnes (2018) · Young Readers’ Literature · winner · Source
• Severance — Ling Ma (2018) · Fiction · winner · Source
• Call Them By Their True Names — Rebecca Solnit (2018) · Nonfiction · winner · Source
• The Nickel Boys — Colson Whitehead (2019) · Fiction · winner · Source
• New Kid — Jerry Craft (2019) · Young Readers’ Literature · winner · Source
• How We Fight for Our Lives — Saeed Jones (2019) · Nonfiction · winner · Source
• I Am Every Good Thing — Derrick Barnes (2020) · Young Readers’ Literature · winner · Source
• Luster — Raven Leilani (2020) · Fiction · winner · Source
• Stakes Is High — Mychal Denzel Smith (2020) · Nonfiction · winner · Source
• All Thirteen — Christina Soontornvat (2021) · Young Readers’ Literature · winner · Source
• Harrow — Joy Williams (2021) · Fiction · winner · Source
• Punch Me Up to the Gods — Brian Broome (2021) · Nonfiction · winner · Source
• Trust — Hernan Diaz (2022) · Fiction · winner · Source
• In Sensorium — Tanaïs (2022) · Nonfiction · winner · Source
• Himawari House — Harmony Becker (2022) · Young Readers’ Literature · winner · Source
• The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store — James McBride (2023) · Fiction · winner · Source
• Our Migrant Souls — Héctor Tobar (2023) · Nonfiction · winner · Source
• America Redux — Ariel Aberg-Riger (2023) · Young Readers’ Literature · winner · Source
• James — Percival Everett (2024) · Fiction · winner · Source
• Challenger — Adam Higginbotham (2024) · Nonfiction · winner · Source
• Gather — Kenneth M. Cadow (2024) · Young Readers’ Literature · winner · Source
• Everybelly — Thao Lam (2025) · Young Readers’ Literature · winner · Source
• The Slip — Lucas Schaefer (2025) · Fiction · winner · Source
• King Of Kings — Scott Anderson (2025) · Nonfiction · winner · Source
• Kin — Tayari Jones (2026) · Fiction · winner · Source
• Catch The Devil — Pamela Colloff (2026) · Nonfiction · winner · Source
• Anger Is Only A Shadow — Elizabeth Acevedo (2026) · Young Readers’ Literature · winner · Source