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Author record · 2008 to 2025

Neil Shubin: Awards and Best-of Lists

Neil Shubin has 2 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 8 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Ends of the EarthRoyal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Science Book
2025Ends of the EarthThe New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Also Recommended
2025Ends of the EarthThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Non-Fiction
2025Ends of the EarthThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Science and nature
2025Ends of the EarthThe Economist Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Science and technology
2020Some Assembly RequiredGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Science & Technology
2020Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, From Ancient Fossils to DNAChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2013The Universe WithinKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2009Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human BodyRoyal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Science Book
2008Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human BodyKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult
2008Your Inner FishWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Nonfiction

Books

  1. Ends of the Earth5 sources · 2025
  2. Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body3 sources · 2008 to 2009
  3. Some Assembly Required2 sources · 2020
  4. The Universe Within1 source · 2013