Author record · 2012 to 2025

Leigh Bardugo: Awards and Best-of Lists

Leigh Bardugo has won 3 awards, including the Goodreads Choice Awards (2019) for Ninth House, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 10 longlist or nominee places, and 17 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025The Invisible ParadeBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Young Fiction
2025The Invisible ParadeKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Picture Books
2024The FamiliarGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fantasy
2024The FamiliarNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Adults
2024The FamiliarNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2024The FamiliarKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2024The FamiliarNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2024The FamiliarChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Must-Read Books: Fantasy, Horror & Sci-Fi
2024The FamiliarAmazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 20
2023Hell BentGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fantasy
2023Hell BentBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · SFF & Horror
2022Demon in the WoodGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics
2021Rule of WolvesGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Young Adult Fantasy
2020Ninth HouseLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fantasy Novel
2020King of ScarsLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young Adult Book
2019Ninth HouseGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fantasy
2019Ninth HouseShirley Jackson Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Novel
2019King of ScarsGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2019Ninth HouseBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction
2019Ninth HouseNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Adults
2019Ninth HouseNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2019Ninth HousePaste Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2019Ninth HouseBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Science Fiction & Fantasy
2017Crooked KingdomLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young Adult Book
2017The Language of ThornsGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2016Crooked KingdomGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2016Crooked KingdomEntertainment Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult
2015Six of CrowsGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2015Six of CrowsNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Teens
2014Ruin and RisingGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2013Siege and StormGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2012Shadow and BoneGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2012Shadow and BoneAmazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 100

Books

  1. Ninth House8 sources · 2019 to 2020
  2. The Familiar7 sources · 2024
  3. Crooked Kingdom3 sources · 2016 to 2017
  4. Hell Bent2 sources · 2023
  5. King of Scars2 sources · 2019 to 2020
  6. Shadow and Bone2 sources · 2012
  7. Six of Crows2 sources · 2015
  8. The Invisible Parade2 sources · 2025
  9. Demon in the Wood1 source · 2022
  10. Ruin and Rising1 source · 2014
  11. Rule of Wolves1 source · 2021
  12. Siege and Storm1 source · 2013
  13. The Language of Thorns1 source · 2017