Author record · 2011 to 2025
James Patterson: Awards and Best-of Lists
James Patterson has 10 longlist or nominee places and 4 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Kwame Alexander, Bill Clinton
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Idaho Four | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | The Elephant Girl | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's | |
| 2021 | Walk in My Combat Boots | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2021 | Best Nerds Forever | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's | |
| 2020 | The House of Kennedy | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2020 | Ali Cross | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's | |
| 2020 | Becoming Muhammad Ali | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | Becoming Muhammad Ali | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2018 | All-American Murder | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | The President is Missing | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Big Words for Little Geniuses | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2012 | 11th Hour | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2012 | Guilty Wives | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2011 | Now You See Her | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller |
Books
- Becoming Muhammad Ali2 sources · 2020
- 11th Hour1 source · 2012
- Ali Cross1 source · 2020
- All-American Murder1 source · 2018
- Best Nerds Forever1 source · 2021
- Big Words for Little Geniuses1 source · 2017
- Guilty Wives1 source · 2012
- Now You See Her1 source · 2011
- The Elephant Girl1 source · 2022
- The House of Kennedy1 source · 2020
- The Idaho Four1 source · 2025
- The President is Missing1 source · 2018
- Walk in My Combat Boots1 source · 2021