Author record · 2006 to 2025

Horatio Clare: Awards and Best-of Lists

Horatio Clare has 1 shortlist or finalist place and 7 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
Year	Book	Source	Result
2025	We Came by Sea	Nero Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)	Shortlist · Non-Fiction
2018	The Light in the Dark	The Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Nature
2018	Something of his Art: Walking to Lubeck with JS Bach	Financial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Travel
2017	Icebreaker: A Voyage Far North	Financial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Travel
2016	Orison for a Curlew	The Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Nature
2014	Down to the Sea in Ships	Financial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Travel
2006	Running for the Hills	The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Books of the Year
2006	Running for the Hills: Growing Up on My Mother's Sheep Farm in Wales	The Economist Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Fiction