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Dara Horn: Awards and Best-of Lists

Dara Horn has won 2 awards, including the National Jewish Book Awards (2006) for The World to Come, with 1 shortlist or finalist place, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 12 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2021People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted PresentNational Jewish Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Contemporary Jewish Life and Practice
2021People Love Dead JewsKirkus Prize source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Nonfiction
2021People Love Dead Jews: Reports From A Haunted PresentChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2021People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted PresentNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2021People Love Dead JewsKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2021People Love Dead JewsNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2021People Love Dead Jews: Notes from a Haunted PresentPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2020Eternal LifeDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2018Eternal LifeBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Fiction
2018Eternal Life: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2018Eternal LifeNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2014A Guide for the PerplexedAndrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2013A Guide for the PerplexedBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Fiction
2009All Other NightsBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Fiction
2009All Other NightsWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2006The World to ComeNational Jewish Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2006The World to ComeBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Fiction

Books

  1. People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present7 sources · 2021
  2. Eternal Life4 sources · 2018 to 2020
  3. A Guide for the Perplexed2 sources · 2013 to 2014
  4. All Other Nights2 sources · 2009
  5. The World to Come2 sources · 2006