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Ryan North: Awards and Best-of Lists

Ryan North has won 2 awards, including the Alex Awards (2017) for Romeo and/or Juliet: A Choosable-Path Adventure, with 3 longlist or nominee places and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Chris Fenoglio, Erica Henderson, Kurt Vonnegut

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Star Trek: Lower Decks: Warp Your Own WayHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Graphic Story
2022How to Take Over the WorldEsquire Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2022How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring SupervillainNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2020Slaughter House-FiveLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Graphic Novels
2018How to Invent EverythingGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Science & Technology
2018How To Invent Everything: A Survival Guide For The Stranded Time TravelerNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2017Romeo and/or Juliet: A Choosable-Path AdventureAlex Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Adult Books for Teens
2015The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1Goodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics
2015The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Vol. 1, Squirrel PowerChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Graphic Novels and Manga
2015The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1: Squirrel PowerNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2013To Be or Not To BeGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Humor

Books

  1. How to Invent Everything2 sources · 2018
  2. How to Take Over the World2 sources · 2022
  3. The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 12 sources · 2015
  4. Romeo and/or Juliet: A Choosable-Path Adventure1 source · 2017
  5. Slaughter House-Five1 source · 2020
  6. Star Trek: Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way1 source · 2025
  7. The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Vol. 1, Squirrel Power1 source · 2015
  8. To Be or Not To Be1 source · 2013