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Author record · 2011 to 2024

Rumaan Alam: Awards and Best-of Lists

Rumaan Alam has 3 shortlist or finalist places and 37 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Christiane Lemieux

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2024EntitlementThe New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Also Recommended
2024EntitlementNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2024EntitlementBarnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2024EntitlementThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2024EntitlementKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2024EntitlementChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction
2024EntitlementWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2024EntitlementChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Our Favorite Books
2021Leave the World BehindAspen Words Literary Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Fiction
2021Leave the World BehindThe Orwell Prize (book prizes) source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Political Fiction
2021Leave the World BehindBarack Obama's Favorite Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Favorite Books
2021Leave the World BehindBarack Obama's Favorite Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Summer Reading
2020Leave the World BehindBarnes & Noble Book of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Book of the Year
2020Leave the World BehindNational Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2020Leave the World BehindTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · 100 Must-Read
2020Leave the World BehindBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Fiction
2020Leave the World BehindBarnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2020Leave the World BehindEsquire Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2020Leave the World BehindLos Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2020Leave the World BehindVogue Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2020Leave the World Behind: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2020Leave the World Behind: A NovelNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Adults
2020Leave the World Behind: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books: Top 20
2020Leave the World BehindRead with Jenna source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Book Club Selection
2020Leave the World BehindEntertainment Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books
2020Leave The World Behind: A NovelNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2020Leave the World BehindThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Crime and thrillers
2020Leave the World BehindThe Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2020Leave the World BehindThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2020Leave the World BehindKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2020Leave the World BehindBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2020Leave the World BehindLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Literary Fiction
2020Leave the World BehindWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2018That Kind of MotherChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2018That Kind Of Mother: A NovelNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2018That Kind of MotherKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2018That Kind of MotherWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2018That Kind of MotherLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Pop Fiction
2016Rich and PrettyEsquire Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2011Undecorate: The No-Rules Approach to Interior DesignLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Interior Design

Books

  1. Leave the World Behind23 sources · 2020 to 2021
  2. Entitlement7 sources · 2024
  3. That Kind of Mother5 sources · 2018
  4. Rich and Pretty1 source · 2016
  5. Undecorate: The No-Rules Approach to Interior Design1 source · 2011