Author record · 2011 to 2022

Simon Garfield: Awards and Best-of Lists

Simon Garfield has 1 longlist or nominee place and 5 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2022All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the EncyclopaediaFinancial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Literary non-fiction
2016Timekeepers: How the World Became Obsessed With TimeThe Observer Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Science
2014On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World LooksAndrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Nonfiction
2012On the MapWaterstones Book of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Book of the Year
2012On the MapThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · History
2011Just My Type: A Book About FontsAmazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 100

Books

  1. On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks3 sources · 2012 to 2014
  2. All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia1 source · 2022
  3. Just My Type: A Book About Fonts1 source · 2011
  4. Timekeepers: How the World Became Obsessed With Time1 source · 2016