Author record · 2008 to 2025
Kate Summerscale: Awards and Best-of Lists
Kate Summerscale has won 5 awards, including the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction (2008) for The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House, with 4 shortlist or finalist places, 8 longlist or nominee places, and 7 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Peepshow | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary non-fiction | |
| 2022 | The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Critical/Nonfiction Work | |
| 2022 | The Book of Phobias and Manias: A History of the World in 99 Obsessions | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary non-fiction | |
| 2021 | The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Fact Crime | |
| 2017 | The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Critical/Nonfiction Work | |
| 2017 | The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Nonfiction/Critical | |
| 2016 | The Wicked Boy | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2016 | The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | The Suspicions of Mr Whicher | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book of the Year | |
| 2009 | The Suspicions of Mr Whicher | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Popular Non-Fiction | |
| 2009 | The Suspicions of Mr Whicher | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year | |
| 2009 | The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Critical/Nonfiction Work | |
| 2009 | The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Fact Crime | |
| 2009 | The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Nonfiction/Critical | |
| 2008 | The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Non-Fiction | |
| 2008 | The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or The Murder at Road Hill House | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction | |
| 2008 | The Suspicions of Mr. Whitcher, or The Murder at Road Hill House | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction |
Books
- The Suspicions of Mr Whicher6 sources · 2008 to 2009
- The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer6 sources · 2016 to 2017
- The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place4 sources · 2024 to 2025
- The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story3 sources · 2020 to 2022
- The Book of Phobias and Manias: A History of the World in 99 Obsessions1 source · 2022
- The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or The Murder at Road Hill House1 source · 2008
- The Suspicions of Mr. Whitcher, or The Murder at Road Hill House1 source · 2008