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Rainbow Rowell: Awards and Best-of Lists

Rainbow Rowell has won 4 awards, including the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards (2013) for Eleanor & Park, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 5 longlist or nominee places, and 19 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2024Slow DanceReese's Book Club source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Book Club Selection
2021Any Way the Wind BlowsGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2019PumpkinheadsGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Graphic Novels & Comics
2019Wayward SonGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2019Pumpkinheads: A Graphic NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Graphic Novels and Manga
2019PumpkinheadsKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2018Eleanor & ParkGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best of the Best
2015Carry OnGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2015Carry on: The Rise and Fall of Simon SnowChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2015Carry OnNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2015Carry OnBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers
2015Carry OnSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult
2014LandlineGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2014Eleanor & ParkMichael L. Printz Award source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Young Adult Literature
2014LandlineLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Women's Fiction
2013Eleanor & ParkBoston Globe–Horn Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction and Poetry
2013Eleanor & ParkGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Young Adult Fiction
2013FangirlLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young Adult Literature
2013FangirlGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fiction
2013Eleanor & ParkChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2013FangirlChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2013Eleanor & ParkNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2013Eleanor & ParkBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers
2013Eleanor & ParkPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Children's Fiction
2013Eleanor & ParkHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2013Eleanor & ParkSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2013FangirlSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2013Eleanor & ParkKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2013Eleanor & ParkAmazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 10
2013Eleanor & ParkBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult

Books

  1. Eleanor & Park12 sources · 2013 to 2018
  2. Carry On5 sources · 2015
  3. Fangirl4 sources · 2013
  4. Pumpkinheads3 sources · 2019
  5. Landline2 sources · 2014
  6. Any Way the Wind Blows1 source · 2021
  7. Slow Dance1 source · 2024
  8. Wayward Son1 source · 2019