Author record · 2015 to 2025
Sam Quinones: Awards and Best-of Lists
Sam Quinones has won 1 award, the National Book Critics Circle Awards (2015) for Dreamland: The True Story of America's Opiate Epidemic, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Perfect Tuba | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Age of Fentanyl and Meth | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2017 | Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Dreamland: The True Story of America's Opiate Epidemic | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · General Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Current Interest | |
| 2015 | Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Dreamland | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2015 | Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction |
Books
- Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic8 sources · 2015 to 2019
- The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Age of Fentanyl and Meth2 sources · 2021 to 2022
- The Perfect Tuba1 source · 2025