Author record · 2020 to 2022

Raven Leilani: Awards and Best-of Lists

Raven Leilani has won 4 awards, including the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize (2020) for Luster, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 4 longlist or nominee places, and 11 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2022LusterBritish Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Debut Book of the Year
2021LusterSwansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Literature
2021Luster: A NovelPEN America Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
2021LusterAndrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2021LusterWomen's Prize for Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2020LusterKirkus Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2020LusterThe Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · First Novel
2020LusterNational Book Critics Circle Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · John Leonard Prize
2020LusterGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Debut Novel
2020LusterGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fiction
2020LusterTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · 100 Must-Read
2020LusterChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2020LusterLos Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2020LusterVogue Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2020LusterNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Adults
2020LusterChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books: Top 20
2020Luster: A NovelNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2020LusterBarack Obama's Favorite Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Favorite Books
2020LusterThe Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2020LusterKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2020LusterNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry

Books

  1. Luster19 sources · 2020 to 2022