Author record · 2017 to 2025

Kaveh Akbar: Awards and Best-of Lists

Kaveh Akbar has won 2 awards, including the Dayton Literary Peace Prize (2025) for Martyr!, with 4 shortlist or finalist places, 5 longlist or nominee places, and 29 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Martyr!American Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Book
2025Martyr!Dayton Literary Peace Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2025Martyr!Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2025Martyr!Dublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2024Martyr!National Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2024Martyr!The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · First Novel
2024Martyr!Goodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Debut Novel
2024Martyr!Goodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fiction
2024Martyr!TIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · 100 Must-Read
2024Martyr!Booklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Fiction
2024Martyr!The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Also Recommended
2024Martyr!The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2024Martyr!Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2024Martyr!Slate Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2024Martyr!Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2024Martyr!New York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Adults
2024Martyr!NPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2024Martyr!Barack Obama's Favorite Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Favorite Books
2024Martyr!Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2024Martyr!The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2024Martyr!The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2024Martyr!Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2024Martyr!New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2024Martyr!TIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2024Martyr!New York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2024Martyr!Library Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Literary Fiction
2024Martyr!Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction
2024Martyr!Washington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2024Martyr!Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Our Favorite Books
2024Martyr!Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Our Favorite Books: Top 10
2024Martyr!Barack Obama's Favorite Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Summer Reading
2024Martyr!Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 20
2022Pilgrim BellForward Prizes for Poetry source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Best Collection
2021Pilgrim BellTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · 100 Must-Read
2021Pilgrim Bell: PoemsNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2021Pilgrim Bell: PoemsLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2018Calling a Wolf a WolfForward Prizes for Poetry source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Best First Collection
2017Portrait of the AlcoholicGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Poetry
2017Calling A Wolf A WolfNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2017Calling a Wolf a WolfLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry

Books

  1. Martyr!27 sources · 2024 to 2025
  2. Pilgrim Bell4 sources · 2021 to 2022
  3. Calling a Wolf a Wolf3 sources · 2017 to 2018
  4. Portrait of the Alcoholic1 source · 2017