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Author record · 2009 to 2025

Joe Sacco: Awards and Best-of Lists

Joe Sacco has 2 shortlist or finalist places and 15 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Adam Hochschild

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
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2025The Once and Future RiotPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Comics
2025The Once and Future RiotLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Graphic Novels
2025The Once and Future RiotBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Graphic Novels: Adult
2025The Once and Future RiotThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Graphic novels
2020Paying the LandPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Comics
2020Paying the LandThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Graphic Literature
2020Paying the LandThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Graphic novels
2013The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the SommeLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Graphic Novel/Comics
2013The Great War: July 1, 1916, the First Day of the Battle of the SommeBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: History
2013The Great WarLos Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2013The Great WarThe Observer Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Graphic Novels
2013The Great WarKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2012JournalismSlate Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2012JournalismThe Observer Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Graphic Novels
2009Footnotes in GazaLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Graphic Novel/Comics
2009Footnotes in GazaPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Comics
2009Footnotes in GazaThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction

Books

  1. The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme5 sources · 2013
  2. The Once and Future Riot4 sources · 2025
  3. Footnotes in Gaza3 sources · 2009
  4. Paying the Land3 sources · 2020
  5. Journalism2 sources · 2012