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Daisy Hernández: Awards and Best-of Lists

Daisy Hernández has won 1 award, the PEN America Literary Awards (2022) for The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly Disease, with 1 shortlist or finalist place and 5 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2022The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly DiseasePEN America Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · PEN/Jean Stein Book Award
2022The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation's Neglect of a Deadly DiseaseLambda Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Bisexual Nonfiction
2021The Kissing BugTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · 100 Must-Read
2021The Kissing Bug: A True Story of A Family, An Insect, and A Nation's Neglect of A Deadly DiseaseChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2021The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation's Neglect of a Deadly DiseaseNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2021The Kissing BugTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2014A Cup of Water Under My BedKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction

Books

  1. The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly Disease5 sources · 2021 to 2022
  2. A Cup of Water Under My Bed1 source · 2014