Author record · 2018 to 2025
Adib Khorram: Awards and Best-of Lists
Adib Khorram has won 1 award, the William C. Morris YA Debut Award (2019) for Darius the Great Is Not Okay, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 13 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | It Had to Be Him | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | The Breakup Lists | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2024 | I'll Have What He's Having | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | I'll Have What He's Having | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Romance | |
| 2024 | I’ll Have What He’s Having | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Romance | |
| 2024 | The Breakup Lists | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2024 | The Breakup Lists | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2022 | Kiss and Tell | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2022 | Kiss & Tell | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2021 | Darius the Great Deserves Better | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's and Young Adult | |
| 2020 | Darius the Great Deserves Better | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Young Adult Fiction | |
| 2020 | Darius the Great Deserves Better | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2019 | Darius the Great Is Not Okay | William C. Morris YA Debut Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · YA Debut | |
| 2019 | Darius the Great Is Not Okay | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Fiction and Poetry | |
| 2019 | Darius the Great Is Not Okay | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Children’s/Young Adult | |
| 2018 | Darius the Great Is Not Okay | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2018 | Darius the Great Is Not Okay | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2018 | Darius the Great Is Not Okay | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult |
Books
- Darius the Great Is Not Okay6 sources · 2018 to 2019
- Darius the Great Deserves Better3 sources · 2020 to 2021
- I'll Have What He's Having3 sources · 2024
- The Breakup Lists3 sources · 2024
- Kiss and Tell2 sources · 2022
- It Had to Be Him1 source · 2025