Author record · 2007 to 2024
Ben Macintyre: Awards and Best-of Lists
Ben Macintyre has won 1 award, the CWA Daggers (2019) for The Spy and the Traitor, with 6 shortlist or finalist places, 7 longlist or nominee places, and 26 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Rescue | Waterstones Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2024 | The Siege | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2024 | The Siege | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2024 | The Siege: A Six-day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-forces Operation That Shocked the World | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Prisoners of the Castle | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2022 | Prisoners of the Castle | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Agent Sonya | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction | |
| 2020 | Agent Sonya | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2020 | The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War | Bill Gates' Summer and Holiday Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Holiday Books | |
| 2020 | Agent Sonya | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2020 | Agent Sonya | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | The Spy and the Traitor | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War | Pushkin House Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-fiction | |
| 2018 | The Spy and the Traitor | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2018 | A Spy and a Traitor | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2018 | The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain’s Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2016 | Rogue Heroes: The History Of The SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged The Nazis And Changed The Nature Of War | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | A Spy Among Friends | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2014 | A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: More Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | A Spy Among Friends | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | A Spy Among Friends | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Fact Crime | |
| 2012 | Double Cross | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Double Cross | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2012 | Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | Operation Mincemeat | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Popular Non-Fiction | |
| 2010 | Operation Mincemeat | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2008 | Agent Zigzag | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Biography/Autobiography of the Year | |
| 2007 | Agent Zigzag | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Biography | |
| 2007 | Agent Zigzag | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | Agent Zigzag | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | Agent Zigzag | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction |
Books
- The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War7 sources · 2018 to 2020
- A Spy Among Friends5 sources · 2014
- Agent Zigzag5 sources · 2007 to 2008
- Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies5 sources · 2012 to 2013
- The Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Rescue5 sources · 2024
- Agent Sonya4 sources · 2020 to 2021
- Operation Mincemeat4 sources · 2010
- Prisoners of the Castle2 sources · 2022
- Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain’s Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War2 sources · 2016
- A Spy and a Traitor1 source · 2018