Author record · 2017 to 2023

Dan Egan: Awards and Best-of Lists

Dan Egan has won 1 award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes (2017) for The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, with 1 longlist or nominee place and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2023The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World out of BalanceBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Science
2023The Devil’s ElementThe New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Also Recommended
2023The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of BalanceSmithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Science
2017The Death and Life of the Great LakesLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Winner · History
2017The Death and Life of the Great LakesGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Science & Technology
2017The Death and Life of the Great LakesBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Science & Technology
2017The Death and Life of the Great LakesChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2017The Death and Life of the Great LakesNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction

Books

  1. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes5 sources · 2017
  2. The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World out of Balance3 sources · 2023