Author record · 2012 to 2025
Anne Applebaum: Awards and Best-of Lists
Anne Applebaum has won 2 awards, including the Cundill History Prize (2013) for Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944–1956, with 7 shortlist or finalist places, 3 longlist or nominee places, and 21 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Autocracy Inc. | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Political Writing | |
| 2025 | Autocracy, Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2024 | Autocracy, Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Autocracy, Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2024 | Autocracy, Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics | |
| 2024 | Autocracy, Inc. | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics and current affairs | |
| 2021 | Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism | Lionel Gelber Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · International Affairs | |
| 2021 | Twilight of Democracy: The Failure of Politics and the Parting of Friends | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Political Writing | |
| 2020 | Twilight of Democracy | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2020 | Twilight of Democracy | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2020 | Twilight of Democracy | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Twilight of Democracy: The Failure of Politics and the Parting of Friends | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics | |
| 2020 | Twilight of Democracy | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics and current affairs | |
| 2018 | Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine | Lionel Gelber Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · International Affairs | |
| 2018 | Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine | Cundill History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |
| 2017 | Red Famine | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2017 | Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2013 | Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944–1956 | Cundill History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · History | |
| 2013 | Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956 | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956 | Lionel Gelber Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · International Affairs | |
| 2013 | Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944–1956 | Pushkin House Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-fiction | |
| 2012 | Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956 | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956 | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2012 | Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-56 | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2012 | Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956 | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2012 | Iron Curtain | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Iron Curtain | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Iron Curtain | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics | |
| 2012 | Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945–1956 | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2012 | Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956 | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 |
Books
- Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944–195615 sources · 2012 to 2013
- Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism8 sources · 2020 to 2021
- Autocracy Inc.5 sources · 2024 to 2025
- Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine4 sources · 2017 to 2018